Opportunities to Get Involved
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No matter what role you play at 91桃色 鈥 from undergraduate students to tenured professors, graduate assistants to senior administrators 鈥 there are ways for you to engage with sustainability at 91桃色. Your ability and desire to create change on campus is how we will all succeed,听together.
Keep an eye out for future Earth Day events!听
91桃色 departments may come together in future years to celebrate Earth Day with a full month of campus events. Check back here for updates as plans take shape.
Sustainability Council
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The Sustainability Council is open to everyone in the 91桃色 community and is where the larger goals and strategy for sustainability at 91桃色 are discussed. The full council meets one time per quarter, with smaller committees meeting monthly 鈥 this is 鈥渨here the work gets done.鈥 The Council is your opportunity to have your voice heard as we move toward听a more just and sustainable campus. Leave a lasting mark on campus by helping to craft policies that will drive decision-making at 91桃色, put together action plans that will form the map we follow toward听our goals听or write goals for the short or long term.
Sustainability Initiatives at 91桃色
Earth Week of 91桃色-ing
The Earth Week of 91桃色-ing seeks to immerse the 91桃色 community in the school鈥檚 vision of a private University for the public good. Organizing with more than a dozen community partners focused on justice and sustainability in Denver, this event sends students, faculty, staff, alumni听and friends out into the wider Denver community to make a tangible and meaningful difference in our city鈥檚 vibrant neighborhoods.
Inspired by excellent partnerships with organizations in the wider Denver community, this event focuses on building connections between the 91桃色 community and the natural world. Through a planning partnership between the Center for a Regenerative Future, the Center for Community Engagement to promote Scholarship and Learning (CCESL), , , 听and the we work to create a truly One 91桃色 event.
Spend your Earth Week connecting with nature, learning new ways to live sustainably, getting to know your fellow 91桃色 community members, and working with one of our amazing on-campus or community partners.听
Interested in hosting a volunteer project for Earth Day of 91桃色-ing? Interested in bringing your whole staff to volunteer together? Email Julia at Julia.Senecal@du.edu.听
Bridge Community Garden
Located at the corner of Race Street and Iliff Ave, the Bridge Community Garden offers a growing green oasis at the south side of campus. 91桃色 community members are able to rent a garden plot for a growing season, which makes it possible for people without space at their own homes to garden and produce their own food. Additionally, the Bridge Garden hosts several public workdays to help maintain the garden beds, shared spaces听and compost piles during the fall and spring quarters, which serve as a great opportunity to meet others at 91桃色, get your hands dirty听and learn more about what the garden is doing.
Interested in renting a garden plot or volunteering at a future garden workday? Email Julie at julie.morris@du.edu.
Interested in staying up to date with the awesome plants all over campus? Follow the Bridge Garden on and .
Sustainability Fairs
Every quarter, the Center for a Regenerative Future hosts a huge sustainability fair intended to offer an array of opportunities to learn, engage, have fun, eat听and take home some great sustainability swag. Fall quarter鈥檚 event features a Shop and Swap clothing thrift store and the winter quarter features the annual Local Market, which highlights locally and sustainably produced foods by small companies all over Colorado. Spring quarter focuses on the Earth Day of 91桃色-ing and collecting donations during Move-Out. Beyond these larger events, the Center for a Regenerative Future also hosts a variety of smaller events from Mobility Munchies, garden workdays听and听many more. Follow the Center for a Regenerative Future on to get the scoop on all the ways to be involved!