The University’s two charging stations for electric vehicles have been installed in the parking lot at the Minor Myers, jr. Welcome Center.
Pictured at left, Director of Government and Community Relations and GREENetwork Co-Chair Carl Teichman plugs in a car owned by the town of Normal.
Doug Faulkner, executive director of the Immanuel Bible Foundation, and Illinois Wesleyan President Richard F. Wilson break ground at the new Peace Garden near campus on April 17. Danny Kenny ’13 (back left) wrote a successful grant request to support the project.
A groundbreaking ceremony for a new Peace Garden is scheduled on Tuesday, April 17 at 5 p.m. at the corner of Francis Street and Prospect Avenue (across from the practice football field near BroMenn Hospital.)
The garden will provide a local food source for the community and be available as a supplemental instruction tool.
Two charging stations for electric vehicles will be installed in the Welcome Center parking lot this week, as part of the Bloomington-Normal EVTown initiative.
Don’t throw it away! Give it away! We will be creating an opportunity to give away your unwanted stuff and to take what you like — FOR FREE!
Please Bring:
Household Items
– Knick-knacks, lamps, vases, paintings, prints, etc. Items must be clean and in good condition.
– No large furniture
Men & Women’s Clothing
– Adult men & women’s clothing only.
– Clothes must be clean and in good shape.
Toys
– Toys must be in good shape (all parts and pieces) and clean.
Please bring items that deserve a second life to the IWU Wellness Office by Friday, April 6. Please contact us with questions or if you need help with pick-up, ext. 3334 or wellness@iwu.edu.
Donated items will be available at the
Illinois Sustainable Living & Wellness Expo
Saturday, April 14
9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Shirk Center
Leadership McLean County is working with the Office of Residential Life and Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity on plans to collect and recycle textiles from residence halls at the end of the spring semester and May Term.
Through this “Give and Go” project, as students leave campus they will be able to drop off unwanted clothes and shoes in the lobby of their residence — instead of throwing them in a dumpster. The materials will be recycled within the community or sold to support the Home Sweet Home Mission.
During the “Mega Recycling Event” conducted last fall as part of America Recycles Day, collected items totaled:
Electronics – 22,245 lbs
Plastic garden pots – 475 lbs
CFL Lamps – 161 lbs
Household Batteries – 1035 lbs
Another Mega Recycling Event is planned this spring, in conjunction with the April 14 Illinois Sustainabile Living and Wellness Expo.
In one year of composting at Illinois Wesleyan, Sodexo reports that 62.6 tons of food waste have been composted and diverted from landfills.
Since launching in late January 2011, in conjunction with a community initiative spearheaded by Illinois State University, composting efforts at Illinois Wesleyan have expanded from the student dining hall and kitchen to also include the faculty/staff dining room and major catering events.
The new classroom building now under construction on Illinois Wesleyan’s campus will be built to LEED standards, with a list of energy-efficient elements planned in its design. These include geothermal heating and cooling, added insulation, energy-efficient lighting, water-saving plumbing fixtures, and more. See the list.
Construction materials weren’t the only items reclaimed during the demolition of Sheean Library, where ground is now being prepared for construction of the new main classroom building. Two oak trees, although quite large, were relocated to other sites on campus by a contractor using special equipment.
One of the oaks was replanted near The Ames Library loading dock and appears to be doing well, according to Assistant Manager of Grounds Services Ken Detloff. A second tree replanted across from Holmes Hall may not survive.
As plans go forward for the new classroom building, Grounds Services will work with the landscape architect to try to save additional trees at the site. Special care will be given to the more than 100-year-old bur oak at the southwest corner of the site, near Stevenson Hall.