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Webinar: "Creating Sustainable Communities"
Friday, December 4 at 10:00 AM
The University's Building Sustainable Communities initiative and Students for Place-Based Planning and Urban Design will host a webinar titled "Creating Sustainable Communities" on Friday, Dec. 4, at 10 a.m., in the Idaho Commons Panorama Room. The session, part of the American Planning Association webinar series, is free and open to the public. This session will begin with an overview of the sus...
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Friday, December 4 at 10:00 AM
The University's Building Sustainable Communities initiative and Students for Place-Based Planning and Urban Design will host a webinar titled "Creating Sustainable Communities" on Friday, Dec. 4, at 10 a.m., in the Idaho Commons Panorama Room. The session, part of the American Planning Association webinar series, is free and open to the public. This session will begin with an overview of the sus...
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Sustainability Center: Second Annual Sustainable Holiday Fair
Thursday, December 3 at 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
The University Sustainability Center will host the second annual Sustainable Holiday Fair on Thursday, Dec. 3, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., in the Idaho Commons Clearwater and Whitewater rooms. The fair feature sustainable gifts, such as those produced locally, fairly traded, hand crafted, and using environmentally friendly materials. There will be many local vendors at the fair as well as several student group...
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Thursday, December 3 at 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
The University Sustainability Center will host the second annual Sustainable Holiday Fair on Thursday, Dec. 3, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., in the Idaho Commons Clearwater and Whitewater rooms. The fair feature sustainable gifts, such as those produced locally, fairly traded, hand crafted, and using environmentally friendly materials. There will be many local vendors at the fair as well as several student group...
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Student Forum on Social Equity
Thursday, November 12 at 4:00 PM
Sustainability has become a hot topic in recent years as businesses, homeowners and universities try to save money while going "green." True sustainability, however, requires more than just financial savings. Sustainability includes the balancing and integration of environment, economy and social values. The University Sustainability Center is launching an effort to strengthen the social equity ...
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Thursday, November 12 at 4:00 PM
Sustainability has become a hot topic in recent years as businesses, homeowners and universities try to save money while going "green." True sustainability, however, requires more than just financial savings. Sustainability includes the balancing and integration of environment, economy and social values. The University Sustainability Center is launching an effort to strengthen the social equity ...
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Advancing Sustainability Efforts: $25,000 in Grants to Fund Projects
Friday, November 6
MOSCOW, Idaho – Through a competitive process, thanks to $25,000 in funding provided by the University of Idaho Sustainability Center and the Sustainable Idaho Initiative, nine projects have been selected to advance sustainability efforts at the University of Idaho's Moscow campus in surrounding communities. The annual grant competition is one collaborative way the university's sustainability ef...
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Friday, November 6
MOSCOW, Idaho – Through a competitive process, thanks to $25,000 in funding provided by the University of Idaho Sustainability Center and the Sustainable Idaho Initiative, nine projects have been selected to advance sustainability efforts at the University of Idaho's Moscow campus in surrounding communities. The annual grant competition is one collaborative way the university's sustainability ef...
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Focus on Sustainability: E-Waste Kick-Off Event
Thursday, November 5 at 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
The University Sustainability Center will be collecting electronic waste on the Moscow campus at various convenient locations. The center will have a table in front of the Idaho Commons on Thursday, Nov. 5, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., to kick off the collection and spread the word about the importance of recycling e-waste.
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Thursday, November 5 at 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
The University Sustainability Center will be collecting electronic waste on the Moscow campus at various convenient locations. The center will have a table in front of the Idaho Commons on Thursday, Nov. 5, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., to kick off the collection and spread the word about the importance of recycling e-waste.
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Serve On a Sustainability Center Committee
Friday, October 30
Members of the University and greater Moscow communities are invited to join University Sustainability Center committees that pioneer sustainability projects related to seven interconnected issues: waste minimization, recycling, reducing food waste on campus, regional food systems, consumer behavior, energy conservation and green house gas reduction. Committee members can participate in a variety ...
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Friday, October 30
Members of the University and greater Moscow communities are invited to join University Sustainability Center committees that pioneer sustainability projects related to seven interconnected issues: waste minimization, recycling, reducing food waste on campus, regional food systems, consumer behavior, energy conservation and green house gas reduction. Committee members can participate in a variety ...
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Brown Bag: Paradise Creek Ecosystem Restoration Project
Wednesday, October 28 at 12:30 PM
On Wednesday, Oct. 28, the Sustainable Idaho Initiative will host a presentation on the Paradise Creek Ecosystem Restoration Project as part of its GreenHows speaker series. Participants will meet at 12:30 p.m., in the Student Recreation Center classroom for a presentation by Ray Pankopf, director of Architecture and Engineering Services for University of Idaho Facilities. Pankopf will lead a tour...
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Wednesday, October 28 at 12:30 PM
On Wednesday, Oct. 28, the Sustainable Idaho Initiative will host a presentation on the Paradise Creek Ecosystem Restoration Project as part of its GreenHows speaker series. Participants will meet at 12:30 p.m., in the Student Recreation Center classroom for a presentation by Ray Pankopf, director of Architecture and Engineering Services for University of Idaho Facilities. Pankopf will lead a tour...
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Recycling at Tailgating Supported by PanHelennic and Interfraternity Councils
Monday, October 26
Written by Melissa Shumake MOSCOW, Idaho – Vandal fans may have noticed something new at pre-game tailgating events this season: student volunteers collecting aluminum cans, plastic bottles, cardboard and other recyclable materials. The Panhellenic Council and the Interfraternity Council, the governing bodies of the university’s sororities and fraternities, have both agreed to make recycling at...
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Monday, October 26
Written by Melissa Shumake MOSCOW, Idaho – Vandal fans may have noticed something new at pre-game tailgating events this season: student volunteers collecting aluminum cans, plastic bottles, cardboard and other recyclable materials. The Panhellenic Council and the Interfraternity Council, the governing bodies of the university’s sororities and fraternities, have both agreed to make recycling at...
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Reusable Bottle Giveaway Promotes Sustainability
Monday, October 26
Written by Melissa Shumake MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho Sustainability Center and the university’s Dean of Students office gave away 1,500 reusable stainless steel beverage containers this fall to new students on campus, including freshmen, transfer students, and incoming graduate and law students. The Dean of Students office participated as a way to incorporate the values of Bill McK...
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Monday, October 26
Written by Melissa Shumake MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho Sustainability Center and the university’s Dean of Students office gave away 1,500 reusable stainless steel beverage containers this fall to new students on campus, including freshmen, transfer students, and incoming graduate and law students. The Dean of Students office participated as a way to incorporate the values of Bill McK...
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University of Idaho Sustainability Center Sponsors Cell Phone and Ink Cartridge Recycling on Campus
Monday, October 26
Written by Fatou Sogoyou-Bekeyi MOSCOW, Idaho - The University of Idaho Sustainability Center has placed collection boxes around campus to encourage recycling of old cell phones and empty ink cartridges. The collected cell phones will be reused, refurbished, or smelted down for metal and plastic components to be made into new products. Empty ink cartridges will be refilled and reused. Many cel...
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Monday, October 26
Written by Fatou Sogoyou-Bekeyi MOSCOW, Idaho - The University of Idaho Sustainability Center has placed collection boxes around campus to encourage recycling of old cell phones and empty ink cartridges. The collected cell phones will be reused, refurbished, or smelted down for metal and plastic components to be made into new products. Empty ink cartridges will be refilled and reused. Many cel...
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