Tag: Sustainability Committee
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Seeing stars: UW-Green Bay earns strong sustainability rating
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Green Bay, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is seeing STARS thanks to a “Silver” environmental rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education AASHE. STARS—the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System—is a program that measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education. The designation is both a nod to…
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Local man launches composting program ‘Greener Bay Compost’ out of his backyard
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GREEN BAY (NBC 26) — Cory Groshek is running Green Bay’s only curbside compost pickup service, right out of his backyard. “I make this easy, clean and convenient,” he said. “Those are the three things I hear from most of my subscribers.” After only two months, Groshek and his subscribers have already kept more than 2,000…
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Reminder: Public presentations for sustainability coordinator are this week
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As a continuation of UW-Green Bay’s Strategic Priorities, the University is in the process of hiring a University Sustainability Coordinator. This position will provide leadership in the area of sustainability, recognizing the University’s long-standing environmental focus and historical reputation as the original “Eco U.” To attend the public presentations, please use the links provided or…
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UW-Green Bay Sustainability Committee Launches Phoenix Green Teacher Badge
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As part of Earth Week 2021, the UW-Green Bay Sustainability Committee is launching the Phoenix Green Teacher Badge program. The program is overseen by the UWGB Sustainability Committee and is administered by the UW-Green Bay Office of Sustainability, with assistance from the UW-Green Bay Center for the Advancement of Teaching & Learning (CATL). The program…
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Reminder: Sustainability Teaching Grant applications due Feb. 15
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Applications are due Feb. 15, 2020 for The Sustainability Teaching Development Grant. The grant provides monetary support for professional development activities or projects that lead to the infusion of sustainability into any aspect of teaching, including classes, labs, field work and/or undergraduate independent research/study. The Sustainability Committee sponsors this grant. Please contact David Helpap, chair of…
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Reminder: Sustainability Teaching Grant applications due Feb. 15
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Applications are due Feb. 15, 2020 for The Sustainability Teaching Development Grant. The grant provides monetary support for professional development activities or projects that lead to the infusion of sustainability into any aspect of teaching, including classes, labs, field work and/or undergraduate independent research/study. The Sustainability Committee sponsors this grant. Please contact David Helpap, chair of…
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No plastic recycling during break (but bring in those old holiday light strings)
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Students from PEAC have pulled the plastic film collection bins during the semester break and will return them for collection once the spring semester has started. People should be encouraged to deposit their plastic bags at local grocery stores in the meantime. The bins to recycle holiday lights will remain on the Green Bay campus…
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Sustainability Teaching Grant applications due Feb.15
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Applications are due Feb. 15, 2020 for The Sustainability Teaching Development Grant. The grant provides monetary support for professional development activities or projects that lead to the infusion of sustainability into any aspect of teaching, including classes, labs, field work and/or undergraduate independent research/study. The Sustainability Committee sponsors this grant. Please contact David Helpap, Chair of…
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Learn how to help save the environment with PEAC’s Plastic Film Program
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Without even knowing it, you may be harming the very ecosystem you inhabit everyday. However, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Public and Environmental Affairs Council (PEAC) plastic film recycling program is seeking to make the community more sustainable by getting plastic out of the waste stream. The program was started in spring 2014 by a…