The items are listed with the most recent at top.
The Students for Environmental Sustainability are hard at work planning 2007's
Earth Week events for Michigan Tech and its surrounding communities. This year's Earth Week
celebrations correspond with International Earth Day on March 20, 2007 (check out
http://www.earthsite.org/).
Join us for the documentary Who Killed the Electric Car?, come to a presentation of the book
Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World, make some household cleaners with
Annie Bond, or
check out one of our other great events. Hope you can join us!
| Date |
Activity/Accomplishment |
|
2008 |
| April 29-30 |
Drop-N-Shop |
| March 18-20 |
Earth Week 2008: featuring wildlife biologist
Rolf Peterson |
|
2007 |
| April 15&22 |
Noticing Nature: a call-in talk radio show
hosted by Darlene Basto [pdf]
[archived shows] |
|
2006 |
| April 30 |
Volunteer Search & Rescue Hungarian Falls clean-up |
| April 22 |
Trinity Episcopal Church electronic items collection |
| April 21 |
ESC Earth Day Lunch 'N Learn |
| April 14 |
Drop 'N Shop Booth at Spring Fling 2006
Flyer 1 |
Flyer 2 |
| March 27-31 |
Earth Week 2006(click to view full archives of schedules and articles) |
| February 23 |
Students from SfES led a session for 255 middle school girls during the
2006 Get WISE program (Get Women in Science & Engineering) |
|
2005 |
| October |
SfES led the Make a Difference Day clean-up @ Michigan Tech (Princess Point) |
| September 8 |
The ESC/SfES hadan information booth at K-Day 2005 |
| Fall Orientation @ Michigan Tech |
ESC information was presented to incoming students during Fall Orientation
2005 |
| Summer of 2005 |
Following an invitation from the ESC, Elly Bunzendahl and Chris Edlin led a
youth program workshop focusing on sustainability issues for high school students from Flint during the summer of 2005 |
| April 15 - April 23 |
Earth Week 2005(click to view full archives of schedules and articles) |
| Spring Fling 2005 |
The ESC did both a book
recycling and a drop-n-shop collection at Spring Fling 2005 |
| Friday, Feb. 25 |
Susan Burns Presentation
(Itinerary)
(Poster 1)
(Poster 2)
Read
the article about Susan Burns at KeweenawNow.com |
| February 2 |
Environmental Sustainability
Committee Meeting
Click Here for Minutes (PDF) |
| January 19 |
Environmental Sustainability
Committee Meeting
Click Here for Minutes (PDF) |
|
2004 |
| December 3 |
Wind Energy Teleconference
8:00 am - 11:00 am
Copper Country Intermediate School District
REMC 1, 809 Helca Street, HancockTopic: Wind
Turbine Noise Impact |
| December 1 |
Notes from the System Administrator Council Brown Bag
Luncheon |
| October 23 |
Make A Difference Day (MADD)
Please go to the following address and sign up for the ESC
Princess Point Clean-Up or the SfES Hancock Beach Clean-Up:
http://www.admin.mtu.edu/fyp/madd/ |
| October 16 |
SFES hike/picnic/color cruise |
| October 6 |
ESC Meeting
DOW 875 Conference Room
12:00-1:00 pm
click for minutes |
| October 6 |
Get WISE |
| May
2002-March2004 |
Recycled
about 172 tons of paper resulting in revenue/savings to Michigan Tech
of $18,500 |
| |
Cooperated with Copper Country Mental Health, National Park
Service, and U.S. Forest Service to assist paper recycling
efforts in the greater Michigan Tech community |
| April |
Participated in Sustainable Futures Institute informational
meeting |
| April |
Collaborated with SFES and other student organizations to
sponsor six days of Earth Week events |
| April |
Working
with Facilities Management/Central Stores to open Michigan Techs
existing monitor recycling program to include recycling of
no-longer-usable TVs and computers from home |
| March 26 |
ESC Meeting
MUB Commons – Peninsula Room
11:00-12:00 pm
click for minutes |
| March |
Remaining
members of SAVE officially changed their name to Students
For Environmental Sustainability (SFES), a recognized
student organization affiliated with the ESC and principally
responsible for Earth Week activities |
| March |
Visited
Northland College in Ashland and The Conserve School
(environmental-focus high school) in Land O'Lakes, Wisconsin,
met and toured with their environmental councils, and shared
experiences and resources |
| January 30 |
ESC Meeting
Basement Conference Room of the Alumni House
11:00-12:00 pm
click for minutes |
| January |
Issued
memo to Greek organizations about the paper recycling
program and ESC (and how they can become involved in either
or both), plus information about other local recycling
opportunities |
| January |
Created a
set of slides for the Michigan Tech Film Board movie previews and the
Electronic Display System to promote recycling, energy
savings, and First Monday of the Month recycling |
| December |
Attended
Michigan Tech Board of Control Breakfast to represent ESC |
| December |
Took over
recycling of pop cans in the MUB (formerly done by SAVE)
|
| November 5 |
ESC Meeting
Basement Conference Room of the Alumni House
2:00-3:00 pm
click for minutes |
|
2003 |
| November
2003 |
Energy
efficiency subcommittee met with campus Energy Manager Dave
Taivalkoski for an update on campus energy management |
| November
2003 |
Transportation alternatives subcommittee met with
transportation engineer Bill Sproule regarding his study
examining various transit options between the Calumet and
Quincy units of Keweenaw National Historical Park |
| November
2003 |
Hosted
brown bag luncheon in the MUB on home energy savings and
winterization |
|
August-December 2003 |
Presented
ESC and/or recycling program to the following Michigan Tech groups:
Graduate Student Council, Resident Assistants, Residential
Facilities staff, Daniell Heights Residents Council,
Inter-Fraternity Council |
| October 22, 2003 |
ESC Meeting
Basement Conference Room of the Alumni House
2:00-3:00 pm
click for minutes |
| October
2003 |
Created
Environmental Sustainability Committee display for kiosk
outside the MUB |
| October
2003 |
Interviewed by Lode reporter for article on campus
recycling |
| September 24, 2003 |
ESC Meeting
Room 875 of the DOW Building
2:00-3:00 pm
click for minutes |
| September
2003 and ongoing |
Assisted
Van Pelt Library with recycling of discarded books |
| September
2003 |
Participated in Sustainable Futures Institute organizational
meeting |
| September 10, 2003 |
ESC Meeting
5th floor conference room of Administration
Building
2:00-3:00 pm
click for minutes |
|
August-September 2003 |
Staffed
displays at parent/student orientation fair, K-Day,
University Open House |
| May 2003 |
Held
recognition luncheon for departmental recycling liaisons
|
|
March-April 2003 |
Published
4 articles in the Lode
•"Turning off the Switch"
•"Going Green Means Saving Green"
•"Campus Committee Seeks 'Green' Buildings"
•"Reducing Waste Reduces Costs on Campus" |
| March-April
2003 |
Posted 3
articles on Keweenaw Now website (www.KeweenawNow.com)
•"Michigan Tech Environmental Sustainability Committee offers 'Greenprint'
for Campus and Community"
•"Michigan Tech Offers Earth Week Events for Whole Family April 21-26"
•"Energy Conservation Makes Cents" |
|
March-April 2003 |
Published
5 articles in Tech Topics
•"Environmental Sustainability Committee: Going Green Means
Saving Green"
•"Reducing Waste Reduces Cost"
•"Turning off the Switch Makes Cents"
•"Michigan Tech Buildings: Financially and Environmentally
Green?"
•"Wheels of Change for Campus Commuters" |
| April
2003 |
Co-sponsored Earth Week 2003 activities with SAVE, with
support from other organizations |
| April
2003 and 2004 |
Recycled
books left over from annual Friends of the Van Pelt Library
Book Sale |
| April
2003 |
Created
Environmental Sustainability Committee website,
www.esc.mtu.edu |
|
January-May 2003, January May 2004 |
Participated in new "Sustainability Seminar" course |
| January
2003 |
Participated in Michigan Tech "Educating for the Environment"
Workshop |
|
2002 |
| October
2002 and October 2003 |
Presented
at Upper Peninsula Recycling Coalition conference |
| August
2002 |
Participated in hiring of workshop architects for MUB
expansion |
| ? 2002 |
Published
articles on the ESC (Tech Topics, Lode - Marcel)
|
| May 2002 |
Established "First Monday of the Month" collections for
paper from home in cooperation with Facilities Management
and SAVE |
| May 2002
and August 2003 |
Diverted
discarded library books from the landfill by removing covers
(ESC and SAVE volunteers) |
| May 2002 |
Began
on-demand recycling pickups for office clean-outs and
discards of outdated publications |
| April
2002 |
Assisted
Students Against Violating the Environment (SAVE) and
Society for Conservation Biology with Earth Week activities
|
| April
2002 |
Launched
mixed paper recycling program |
| March
2002? |
Selected
as Vision Fund awardee |
| February
2002 |
Presented
Vision Fund proposal to the Strategic Planning Work Group |
| January
2002 |
Met with
SmithGroup LEED representatives regarding CILIT (ongoing
w/Jim Heikkinen) |
|
2001 |
| December
2001 |
Submitted
Vision Fund proposal, "Greening Michigan Tech: Environmental
Sustainability in Campus Operations and Activities" |
| July 2001 |
Held ESC
organizational meeting |
If you have any questions on the recycling program at Michigan Tech: