AUM to celebrate Earth Week beginning April 16
On April 22, people in more than 190 countries around the world will join forces to celebrate Earth Day and increase awareness of and appreciation for our natural environment. With the help of the student-led AUM Green Alliance, the AUM Sustainability Committee and students in the Cornerstone of Communication class, the campus community can join the celebration of our Earth throughout a week full of fun and exciting events.
Auburn Montgomery is committed to becoming a more responsible corporate citizen by integrating sustainability initiatives into all aspects of university operations and reducing their negative impact on the environment. The main objective for Earth Week is to create awareness among the AUM community of the "Go Green" movement and its importance.
Here's a schedule of events during Earth Week, with more information below:
Monday, April 16
 Free Coffee! Bring Your Own Mug: 7:45 a.m., in front of Goodwyn Hall- Brown Bag Lunch Series: 12:05 p.m., Taylor Center 230
Tuesday, April 17
- Free Coffee! Bring Your Own Mug: 7:45 a.m., in front of Goodwyn Hall
Wednesday, April 18 - Wear Green Day
Thursday, April 19
Friday, April 20
Brown Bag Lunch Series: This month’s Brown Bag Lunch Series presents Dawn Cole, Education Liaison from Waste Management. She will talk about how university campuses across the country are going green and what we, at AUM, could be doing to move in that direction. The event is open to all AUM students, faculty and staff. Refreshments will be provided.
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AUM Goes Green Fearlessly: Join us in the Quad for a fun time with free food (provided by Chartwells), prizes, music and games. DJ TailSpin will play the newest songs while you compete in the watermelon eating contest, play Frisbee or football, plant your own veggies, and dunk AUM "celebrities" in the dunking booth. If you participate in any of these events, you get an AUM Earth Week T-shirt free.
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Trash to Treasure: Students of the Cornerstone of Communication class at AUM will celebrate Earth Week with "Trash to Treasure," a donation sale and recycling event that will include games, prizes and free food. The event will be held on Wednesday, April 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Taylor Center 230. Students are requesting donations of clothes, shoes and recyclable items such as cans, plastic, paper and cardboard. All proceeds from the event will go to the campus Green Alliance, and all remaining inventory will be donated to the Goodwill Industries of Montgomery. Donations will be accepted before the event each day during the week of April 9 in Taylor Center 230 from noon to 1 p.m. For more information, contact Tyler Fomby at tfomby@aum.edu.
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Save Green, Go Green: In collaboration with AUM's Green Alliance and Student Government Association, the Cornerstone of Communication class will hold a Save Green, Go Green event in front of Goodwyn Hall. The event will include demonstrations on how to reuse old items, create homemade cleaners and collect old cell phones and cell phone chargers for recycling. Students are encouraged to come to this event and discover ways to go green without spending lots of money. Bring your old and unwanted T-shirts and your old cell phones and chargers to be recycled. The AUM Green Alliance strives to heighten awareness of factors that impact the environment and increase participation in activities and behaviors that improve sustainability at Auburn Montgomery. For more information, contact LaTara Holloway at lhollow1@yahoo.com or 334-590-9570.
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Kermit Was Wrong; Being Green Is Easy: "Our funny green friend always told us that being green was hard. And while it may be difficult to have green skin, going green is easier than ever. Many steps that we take to save the environment can also save us time and money. So, what's to lose?" Sam Davidson, president and co-founder of Cool People Care and author of New Day Revolution: How to Save the World in 24 Hours, will be presenting ideas for going green and impacting your community - easily. "It is so hard sometimes to start new, green habits, but it is so important that each of us take the small steps towards making the planet a better place to live." There will be a question-and-answer session following the presentation. Refreshments will be provided. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Chad Underwood at cunderw2@aum.edu or 205-223-3518.
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City of Montgomery E-cycling: On Friday, April 20, from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the Montgomery Clean City Commission in partnership with Ecovery LLC will sponsor the semiannual city e-cycling event. Your help is needed to exceed the more than 100,000 pounds of e-cycling materials collected in 2011. The following equipment is accepted:
- Computers
- Monitors
- Copiers
- Printers
- Fax machines
- Scanners
- Stereo equipment
- Keyboards/mice/peripherals
- VCR/DVD machines
- Telephone systems
- Cell phones
- Cameras
- Wireless devices
- Microwave
- Smoke alarms
- Communication cables and cords
- Medical electronics
- Servers
- Typewriters
- CD and tape players
- Electronic games
- Word processors
- Modems
- Pagers and PDAs
- Radios
- Camcorders
- Answering machines
- Power supplies
- Routers/hubs
There will be a small fee per television and per monitor due to the high content of hazardous waste (i.e. lead/mercury). We are also looking for volunteers. The volunteers will help with the registration of items and the collection and placement of these items in trucks (some heavy lifting might be involved). If you have any questions or want to volunteer, contact Delia Sescioreanu at dsescior@aum.edu or 334-244-3605.
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