2008 Woodie Awards
Celebrating Earth Week
Samantha Buckley
News | 4/14/08
Beginning April 16, the University will spend seven days celebrating the Earth and raising awareness about ways to protect the planet. The events will run through April 23.
Earth Week 2008 will kick off with a broadcast screening of "Chill Out Broadcast: Campus Solutions to Global Warming" in the University Union Paws at 7 p.m. on April 16. The National Wildlife Federation will host the event and propose solutions to global warming. Saturday, the University and the Towson community will partner in a Town and Gown Clean Up starting at 7:30 a.m. beginning at the University Union loading docks.
Nicky Everette, assistant director of marketing and communication in campus life, said more than 500 students and volunteers will participate in the clean-up effort.
Volunteers will pick up trash, power wash sidewalks and weed plant beds.
"Our first Town and Gown Clean-Up Day was held last semester and was hugely successful with over 150 students in attendance. The turn out for this semester should be much bigger and allow us to cover more of the Towson area," Everette said.
On April 22, Thomas Hylton, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, will participate in the TU Tree Club's discussion, "Greening our Cities and Towns."
"We, as a class, are trying to get dedicated bicycle lanes and signage in the streets around campus to improve bicycle commuting and cut down on traffic and pollution. We recycle ink cartridges and ink toners on a regular basis. We are also trying to get students to work with community groups to promote the greening of Towson and Baltimore by planting more trees," Steve Heaney, a lecturer in the English department and director of the TU Tree Club, said.
Other featured events for the week include a screening of "The 11th Hour" in the University Union Potomac Lounge at 7 p.m. on April 21, a New York "Times Talk" Lunch with New York Times editor James Gorman, focusing on "Global Warming and Who Gets Hit" on April 22, and Campus Recycling Day on April 23. Students can drop off their cans, bottles, printer cartridges, and other recyclable goods at the Osler Drive exit to the Union Garage.
For a schedule of events and information on how to get involved with Earth Week 2008, check out www.towson.edu/studentaffairs/civicengagement.
Earth Week 2008 will kick off with a broadcast screening of "Chill Out Broadcast: Campus Solutions to Global Warming" in the University Union Paws at 7 p.m. on April 16. The National Wildlife Federation will host the event and propose solutions to global warming. Saturday, the University and the Towson community will partner in a Town and Gown Clean Up starting at 7:30 a.m. beginning at the University Union loading docks.
Nicky Everette, assistant director of marketing and communication in campus life, said more than 500 students and volunteers will participate in the clean-up effort.
Volunteers will pick up trash, power wash sidewalks and weed plant beds.
"Our first Town and Gown Clean-Up Day was held last semester and was hugely successful with over 150 students in attendance. The turn out for this semester should be much bigger and allow us to cover more of the Towson area," Everette said.
On April 22, Thomas Hylton, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, will participate in the TU Tree Club's discussion, "Greening our Cities and Towns."
"We, as a class, are trying to get dedicated bicycle lanes and signage in the streets around campus to improve bicycle commuting and cut down on traffic and pollution. We recycle ink cartridges and ink toners on a regular basis. We are also trying to get students to work with community groups to promote the greening of Towson and Baltimore by planting more trees," Steve Heaney, a lecturer in the English department and director of the TU Tree Club, said.
Other featured events for the week include a screening of "The 11th Hour" in the University Union Potomac Lounge at 7 p.m. on April 21, a New York "Times Talk" Lunch with New York Times editor James Gorman, focusing on "Global Warming and Who Gets Hit" on April 22, and Campus Recycling Day on April 23. Students can drop off their cans, bottles, printer cartridges, and other recyclable goods at the Osler Drive exit to the Union Garage.
For a schedule of events and information on how to get involved with Earth Week 2008, check out www.towson.edu/studentaffairs/civicengagement.
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posted 4/16/08 @ 11:39 AM EST
Doesnt say nothing about earthe wekk........DUH!!
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