Welcome to Westminster's Environmental Center!
The Westminster Environmental Center fosters campus engagement in local and global environmental issues. We SUPPORT academic endeavors, CONNECT students with local community partners, and TRANSFORM our campus into a model for sustainability.
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Bike Collective Open for Spring!
A partnership between the Environmental Center and the SLC Bicycle Collective, the campus collective offers members access to professional tools and expert advice. Located down the alley off of 1200 East by the garden. |
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 Plastic Bag Man Is Visiting Campus This Week
He will Be at our Earth Day Celebration!
Thursday, April 19th in the Westminster Commons!
THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR SINGLE USE
PLASTIC BAG MAN IS LURKING AROUND WESTMINSTER!
(VISIT OUR FACE BOOK PAGE AND WEBSITE FOR PLASTIC BAG MAN SIGHTINGS)
WHO IS PLASTIC BAG MAN?
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Earth Day 2012 Celebration
Thursday, April 19th from 11am-2pm in the commons.
Come enjoy delicious food and good music while you check out all the exciting environmental things happening on campus. This year's celebration includes a plant sale, stuff swap, real food tasting, recycling game with prizes, and much more!
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Statewide Transportation Survey
Utah’s six major transportation planning agencies are inviting students at ten universities across the state to participate in the Utah Travel Study. The results will be used to better plan for students’ travel needs, as well as to obtain your suggestions for improving area roads, transit, and biking/walking. Participation is voluntary and no personal info is required, and you can enter a drawing to win a new iPad! Click the link to get started and learn more:
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Spring Garden Mondays!
Time to get growing! Weekly work parties in the garden every Monday from 4-5:30pm. Come learn all your early season gardening basics |
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...invites artists to come up with solutions for using less plastic. This show is up in varous location on campus from March 27-April 18, 2012.
LEARN MORE
Read Recent Reviews
"Plastic Lunch" by Scott Andrew, www.scottnandrew.com
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Youth Environmental Fair
Westminster Roots & Shoots would like to applaud all students' efforts for research done on behalf of the environment. The fair is designed for youth (k-12) to bring a research or informational project with an environmental theme. It is a chance for them to connect with their peers and discuss the future of our environment and how they can become stewards of their communities.
Fair is April 12th, 2012
Email us for volunteering opportunities!! mferreira@westminstercollege.edu or ljk0113@westminstercollege.edu
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Thanks to the leadership and hard work of the Sustainability Fellows and Intro to Environmental Studies students, we are the first institution in Utah to complete this comprehensive sustainability assessment.
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Westminster College wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 15% by 2015 and 100% by 2030. Learn more about our climate commitment and what you can do to help us meet the 2030 challenge.
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