During the month of April, The Center for Sustainability, student organizations, and departments across KU are collaborating to bring an array of sustainable events to campus. Workshops, speakers, displays, and other events will emphasize education, awareness, and actions to help members of the campus community live more sustainable lifestyles. Below is a listing of scheduled events. Please check back frequently for updates.
Sunday, April 12
Lawrence Freecycle Free-For-All - Drop Off
12:00-7:00 PM | Lot 94, Memorial Stadium | Event Details
Monday, April 13
Green Fair
10:00-3:00 PM | UPDATE: Kansas Union Ballroom | Event Details
Film: Manufactured Landscapes
8:00-9:30 PM | Kansas Union, Woodruff Auditorium | Event Details
Tuesday, April 14
Environmental Justice Q&A with Richard Mabion
4:00-5:00 PM | Multicultural Resource Center Classroom | Event Details
Race, Justice, and the Environment: Getting a Place at the Table
7:00-8:30 PM | Kansas Union, Alderson Auditorium | Event Details
Who Killed the Electric Car?
7:00-9:00 PM | Kansas Union, Walnut Room | Event Details
Wednesday, April 15
Bike Event on Wescoe Beach
10:00-2:00 PM | Wescoe Hall | Event Details
3:00-4:00 PM | Kansas Union, Alderson Auditorium | Speaker: James Roberts
Thursday, April 16
Three Cheers to the Environment!
7:00-8:15 PM | Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center | Event Details
University Dance Company: Other Ramifications
7:30 PM | Lied Center | Event Details
7:00 - 8:30 PM | Parlors (KS Union)
Friday, April 17
Critical Mass Bike Event: Bike Ride for Sustainability
start at the KS Union Parking Garage, 11:30 am
Blue to Green (Thumb): Vegetable Gardening 101
12:00-1:00 PM | Burge Union, Olympian Room (309) | Event Details
Saturday, April 18
Lawrence City Earth Day Parade
11:00-4:00pm | Downtown/South Park | Event Details
Alternative Weekend Break at the KU Ecological Reserve
Sunday, April 19
Potter Lake Unplugged: Sustainability Festival
2:00-5:00 pm | Potter Lake | Event Details
Monday, April 20
Sustainable Business: Innovation and Design Inspired by Nature
7:00 pm | Spahr Engineering Auditorium, Eaton Hall | Event Details
Tuesday, April 21
Permaculture Workshop
10:00-3:00 pm | Kansas Union Main Entrance | Event Details
Vegetation of Antarctica with Dr. Edith L. Taylor
7:00 PM | Lawrence Library
Wednesday, April 22
KU Student Rain Garden Planting
10:00-4:00 PM | Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center | Event Details
Toward Sustainability of Energy, Water and Land through a Whole Community Approach
7:30-8:30 PM | Spencer Museum of Art, Auditorium | Event Details
Thursday, April 23
Spencer Spring Student Night: "Art On the Green" at the Spencer Art Museum
6:00-8:00 PM | Spencer Museum of Art | Event Details
Friday, April 24
Eyewitness to Global Warming: Will Steger, Polar explorer and educator
3:00-5:00 PM | Spencer Museum of Art Auditorium | Event Details
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