2011 Earth Week events

April 13, 2011

University Relations

UAF will celebrate Earth Week with a variety of free events and activities sponsored in part by the Office of Sustainability, Sustainable Campus Task Force and Residence Life, along with local businesses, students, faculty and staff volunteers.

The community is invited to participate in these events, which will be held predominately on the Fairbanks campus. Events include films, forums, a bike fest, food, demonstrations and competitions in celebration of the Earth. All events are free.

UAF Earth Week 2011 Events — April 14 – May 2


April 15 – 19, Residence Life — Lights Out Competition


April 14, 10 p.m., Hess Rec Center — Recycle Craft Night


April 15, 2 p.m., MBS parking lot — Repurpose / Free Van Rides to Gullivers Booksellers, Value Village and Fireweed Consignment Shop.


April 16, 11 a.m., Patty Center Beat Beethoven 5K Run (Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra fundraiser)


April 17, 7 p.m., Schaible Auditorium — Eating Alaska Movie, Ripe for Change


April 18, 7 p.m., Schaible Auditorium — design e:The Economics of Being Environmentally Conscious


April 19, 6 – 7:30 p.m., Blue Loon — Moving towards the Zero Energy House. Speakers will be Richard Seifert, Cooperative Extension Service, and Thorsten Chlupp. Contact the Office of Sustainability for rides at mahebert@alaska.edu


April 20, 6 – 9 p.m., Schaible Auditorium — Path to Zero Energy:Green Building Codes for a Small Planet, lecture by David Eisenberg


April 21, 8 – 10 p.m., MBS Lobby — Sustainability Info Night and Karaoke


April 22, 6 p.m. Schaible Auditorium — Green Carpet, Sustainability Student Awards


April 22, 6 – 8 p.m., Schaible Auditorium — Fourth Annual Pi Sigma Alpha Sustainable Event, Chancellor Rogers, Bernie Karl, Mike Emers and Joe Blanchard


April 23, 10 a.m., Lola Tilly Commons — Green Bike Program Kickoff


April 23, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Lola Tilly Commons — Earth Fair. SCTF Fair, music, food, booths, demonstrations. General information, bring your bike for a free tune-up.


April 23, 7 p.m., Schaible Auditorium — Green Fire Movie and Sustainability Panel


April 29 — Campus Clean Up/Outside Trash Pick Up


May 1, Hess Rec Center — Recyclable Art Show