Events
Events with a sustainability focus occur year-round. If you have an event idea or wish to collaborate, please email sustainability@uncc.edu. The most concentrated and coordinated periods are celebrations of Campus Sustainability Month (October) and Earth Month (April).
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April is Earth Month! Check Out a Full List of Events Here
Earth Month Tour Series
Dates: Thursdays in April (4/25), 12pm
Location: Various locations on campus
Join the Office of Sustainability and campus partners for a series of campus tours highlighting services and services on campus supporting sustainability efforts. Tour topics/locations will include:
- UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens, April 25th. Click here to register.
Registration is free but required for each tour. Space is limited, so make sure to claim your spot today!
Swipe Out Hunger
Date: Mon. April 22 – Fri. April 26
Location: SoVi Dining Hall and Social 704
Swipe Out Hunger is a nationwide program that partners with colleges to end student hunger and assist those who struggle with food insecurity. Donate your meal swipes at tables outside of SoVi and Social 704 to fight hunger on campus! This program is brought to you by Leadership & Community Engagement, Chartwells Dining Services, Auxiliary Services, Student Assistance and Support Services, and the Office of Sustainability.
Stop Food Waste Day
Date: Wed. April 24, 5-8:30pm
Location: SoVi Dining Hall
Stop Food Waste Day is an annual global awareness day. SoVi will have station take-overs featuring creative menu items that highlight reducing food waste.
Wear, Care Repair: A Clothes Mending Workshop
Date: Wed. April 24, 1-3pm
Location: Area 49 Makerspace, Atkins Library 2nd Floor
Hosted in partnership with Area 49 Makerspace and the Charlotte Green Initiative, drop by to repair and repurpose your old clothes! Sewing machines, hand sewing materials, buttons, patches, and basic instructions will be provided to help you give new life to your old clothes.
Center for Applied GIScience Seminar Series: The Effectiveness of “Greening”
Date: Thurs. April 25, 2:30-3:30pm
Location: McEniry 116
The Center for Applied GISCience (CAGIS) will host Landscape Ecologist Dr. Li An from Auburn University. Dr. An will discuss his research on the effectiveness of “Green Initiatives” – governmental or NGO programs designed to conserve the environment or reduce pollutants – and his team’s recent study that highlights the potential for greater environmental progress if initiatives are designed to work together.
Earth Month Film Series: WILD HOPE
Date: Thurs. April 25, 5-7pm
Location: CHHS 376
Join the Office of Sustainability and two Sustainability Ambassadors for a screening of a series of short films from WILD HOPE focused on biodiversity conservation efforts in the southeast United States and abroad. In addition to the film, the filmmakers and local experts will be invited to participate in a panel discussion/Q&A session with the audience. Panelists include:
- Ellen Wisner, UNC Charlotte Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
- Shem Unger, Wingate University Assoicate Professor, Biology Department
- Carolina Burgett, Project Manager, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services
Earth Month Scavenger Hunt
Date: Fri. April 26, 9am – 12:30pm
Location: Campus-wide, end at Student Gardens
Join the Office of Sustainability to close out Earth Month 2024 with a Scavenger Hunt! Participants will be provided a list of items to find across campus that relate to sustainability on Friday morning at 9am, and will have 3.5 hours to find as many items as possible. All participants will end at the Student Gardens (behind Storrs and Robinson) for judging and announcing a winner. Pizza will be provided to all participants.
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Student Gathering
Event Date: October 16
We enjoyed an evening of learning, collaboration, and fall fun hosted by the Charlotte Green Initiative! The event included opportunities to learn about the student green fund, the types of projects that CGI supports, and collaborate on CGI project proposals in support of Sustainability Month, along with pumpkin painting, pizza, and a Halloween costume contest!
Student Sustainability Summit
Event Date: November 4
On November 4th, we explored the question, “What Does it Take?” to create a more sustainable world. Student organizations and other passionate groups shared their insights, engaged in discussion, and motivated on another around the topics of Sustainability, Education, and Society.
King Week: Breaking Boundaries Film Festival
Date: Tues. January 16, 5:30 – 8:30pm
Location: Popp Martin Student Union Theater
This Niner Nation King Week event highlighted Dr. King’s focus on environmental justice in the South. A series of short films focused on efforts and challenges to achieving environmental justice in Alabama communities – a state heavily tied to Dr. King’s legacy. These films were provided by Southern Exposure, a film fellowship program raising awareness of Alabama’s natural resources and the wide-reaching and often disproportionate impacts of environmental issues on communities. A panel of UNC Charlotte students and faculty also shared their perspectives to encourage audience discussion.
King Week: TLC for the Student Gardens
Date: Fri. January 19, 10am – 2pm
Location: UNC Charlotte Student Gardens, near Storrs and Robinson Halls
This Niner Nation King Week event provided volunteers, alongside University staff and faculty, an opportunity to rejuvenate the Student Gardens that provide students with food for the Jamil Niner Student Pantry and plants for botany research and art classes.