Congrats to Kari Grace ’11, co-chair of the GREENetwork, who was named Illinois Wesleyan’s recipient of the 2010 Lincoln Academy of Illinois Student Laureate Award. Read the news release.
Real People Making a Sustainable Difference
Monday, Nov. 15, 7 p.m., Beckman Auditorium, The Ames Library
Epiphany Farms is a organic farm/restaurant operation that was founded by Ken Myszka and three other certified chefs. They grow their own organic plants and animals, sell them in farmer’s markets, and make really delicious dishes and sell those at their new restaurant. And they’re all in their 30s. If you’re an environmental studies major/minor and don’t know what to do after college, this is a great talk to go to to learn from someone who’s done it and they’re making a difference. If you like to eat healthy food, you need to be there. If you live on this planet, you need to be there because this is important.
Contact dkenny@iwu.edu or erichar1@iwu.edu if you have questions.
Environmental Studies Alumnus in Lima, Peru
Robert Guise, who graduated in 2008 with a major in Environmental Studies, is keeping a blog while serving in the Peace Corps as an Environmental Educator with Peru’s Community-Based Environmental Management Program.
IWU Joins Community Composting Initiative
As reported in The Pantagraph, Illinois Wesleyan and Sodexo Campus Services are joining a community composting initiative to divert food waste from landfills and create a greener Twin Cities.
The story was carried by the Associated Press and appeared in other newspapers:
IWU’s Green Report Card Grade Improves to “C”
In the College Sustainability Report Card 2011, released Oct. 27 by the Sustainable Endowments Institute, Illinois Wesleyan received an overall grade of “C.”
This continues our improvement from a “D-” two years ago, when we first participated in the study, and a “D+” last year.
We made our greatest progress in the areas of “Food & Recycling” and “Student Involvement.”
- View our Green Report Card online
- Or download a pdf
- Find our Green Report Cards from past years on the GREENetwork Resources page
E-Waste Collection Event – One Day ONLY!
Saturday, November 13
11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Shirk Center Parking Lot (off Titan Drive)
IWU’s GREENetwork and the City of Bloomington will be bringing in SIMS Recycling Solutions to collect unwanted electronics from the community.
Collection is limited to Covered/Eligible Electronic Devices (CED/EED’s) – Only 10 devices per car
CED-computers (PC, laptops), computer monitors, televisions or printers from residents.
EED-mobile telephones, computer cables, mouse, keyboards, fax machines, MP3 players, PDA’s, video game consoles, video cassette recorder/player, DVD/CD players, or similar video device, zip drive or scanners.
No Hazardous Materials Please
Green Cleaning Machine
Physical Plant Custodial Services has a new floor cleaning machine at the Shirk Center. By cleaning with ionized water, the machine reduces the use of water and chemicals — reducing both the environmental and budgetary impact of maintaining the facility, according to Dale Conover, assistant manager of custodial services and GREENetwork member.
Watch Living Downstream Again…and again…and again
Due to the graciousness of the well-known IWU alumni, Dr. Sandra Steingraber, we have a copy of Living Downstream available to the members of Illinois Wesleyan’s campus. If you missed this documentary the first time, now’s your chance to see it. This insightful and eye-opening film traces the environmental causes of diseases, such as cancer, back to the very air and water we are exposed to every day. This DVD will be available on reserve at The Ames Library under Professor Brown’s Environmental Health class. Be sure to check it out if you missed the original showing.
Contact: dkenny@iwu.edu or Professor Brown at lbrown@iwu.edu
Steingraber Speaks, Donates Papers to IWU
Environmental author and activist Sandra Steingraber returned to her alma mater on Monday, Oct. 18 to donate her papers to a new special collection at The Ames Library, and to discuss her writings that bring awareness to the link between cancer and the environment. The struggle is a personal one for Steingraber, who not only is a noted biology researcher, but is also a cancer survivor.
GHOST BIRD!
Come see “Ghost Bird”, a documentary about the extinction, re-discovery and search for the Ivory Billed Woodpecker. Join us at CNS room C101 at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 21. Sponsored by the Environmental Studies Program and the JWP Audobon Society, be sure to join us as we learn about this creature that is simultaneously both bird and ghost.