Earth Week

Coming up March 24th - 30th!

All Week

Leave No Trace Trivia
During normal OAP hours (Sunday 6-8PM, Monday-Saturday 12-5PM) at the OAP
Show off your eco-friendly wilderness know-how for the chance to win LNT Prizes!

Residence Halls Recycling Competition
Wednesday - Saturday
Put on by the 1st year cohort of the Pavlis Institute

Sunday


Magic School Bus Green Marathon!

3-5PM, Fisher 135
Free popcorn and cotton candy!  Stop by and catch an episode (or 4!)

Friends of the Land Keweenaw (FOLK) Are Some Places Too Special to Mine?

7PM, Forestry G002

Monday


Theta Chi Epsilon's Dirt Cup and Cupcake Sale

10AM-2PM, Fisher near the Aftermath Cafe
Prices vary and the funds go to The Nature Conservancy, with funds being directed towards projects in Michigan!


Film Screening: Baraka & Baked Goods Potluck
7PM, Forestry G002
Come enjoy a diverse view of the Earth (152 locaitons in 24 countries) and enjoys shared baked goods!
Watch the trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO1nSVy8q8I

Tuesday


Build Your Own Terrarium with the OAP

5-7PM (drop in!), OAP
Bring a glass jar or pay $1 for one!

Wednesday: Bike To School Day!

Bike to campus and you'll be eligible to win great prizes!  Make sure to check your bike before leaving for the day!

Bike Tune-Up Basics

5-8PM (drop in!), OAP

Thursday


Green Campus Lorax Movie Showing

5-6PM, Rekhi 214
Snacks Provided!  Come learn more about Green Campus Enterprise!

Green Trivia Night Fundraiser with EWB and SEEn 

(Engineers Without Borders and Society of Environmental Engineers)
8:30PM, Keweenaw Brewing Company (no age restriction to trivia participation)
$2 per player, great prizes available!

Friday


Air Quality Test Kitchen

9AM-4PM, Dow Lobby or Courtyard
Come learn about this senior design team's hands-on research into decreasing human exposure to cookstove pollutants.  We'll have our test kitchen set up in preparation for our trip to DC for the People, Prosperity and the Planet Student Design Competition for Sustainability!

Outwash Plain Concert and CD Release Party

7PM, Orpheum Theater (Studio Pizza)
Join the Keweenaw's "greenest" band for their debut album release party!
Tickets available for purchase ($5) at the Orpheum

Saturday


Fishing Club Outing

7-11AM, meet in lot 14 by in front of DHH
Come and enjoy what the local waters have to offer with the fishing club at Michigan Tech.  (like us on facebook to keep updated on events).  Club gear will be provided, first come first served.  Instruction provided if needed.  What we target species wise will be weather dependent.  RSVP or any questions to bcborowi@mtu.edu

IEEE Recycle Your Computer!
10AM-5PM (drop in!), EERC 809
Come drop off unwanted electronics and/or make a project out of recycling electronics!  All levels invited, no experience necessary!
Some ideas include:
Computer power supply to bench power supply
Audio port to headphone splitter
Decoration with LEDs
USB monitors turned into USB hubs
USB ports to put onto computer power supplies 

Cesar Chavez Day of Service: Seed Planting with Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

11AM-1PM, MUB Circle (MUB Commons in case of bad weather)
Come plant seeds to grow into a beautiful student garden at the MUB busstop! Service groups and individuals welcome. Snacks provided by the CDI.
Please RSVP to mjbrisen@mtu.edu

Green Comedy: Jeff Wozer

9PM, DHH Ballroom
Come early to get a free plant courtesy of Botany Club and stay late to enjoy the outdoor and environmental comedy of Colorado's Jeff Wozer!  There will be CAKE (and veggies too)!



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