Hello friends!

We have a Sustainability Community meetup while at ACUI in NYC. Please join me on Wednesday, March 19 from 7:30-8:30am (I know, it’s early) in the Gilbert Room on the 4th floor. Please bring your breakfast and coffee!
we will discuss what’s going on on our campuses, in our unions, and just get to know others who are looking to do…

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Hey Kourtney,
We’re working with UMBC’s Sustainability Department to include a presentation on Sustainable Events in our in-person training day. We have lots of sign ups for that session, so we’re hoping it’s something we can include in our semesterly open house.?

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Gina Hoagland
Administrative Assistant to Events… Read more

Hello Sustainability Folks

I subscribe to AASHE’s listserves and thought I would share some relevant to Unions/Student Activities topics here for y’all.?

Recently there was a question and thread about green event planning. Here are a couple of responses. I’d love to hear if any of you have green event certifications, planning processes,…

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Hello Sustainability Friends

I’m excited to be the Community of Practice Leader for this academic year.

To get us started, I’ve scheduled a Sustainability Virtual Meet Up for Thursday, November 14th from 12-1 Eastern Time, Zoom link here. I’m hoping this is a good enough middle ground time wise. At this meet up I hope to do some…

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Oh, duh, Jeremy Davis, CSU Spur, which we visited at Conference, their Terra Building has a new rooftop garden!

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Steve Chaplin
Content Development Manager
Manager – College Union and Student Activities Evaluation… Read more

Talley Student Center has a pollinator rooftop that may as well be a garden. https://cals.ncsu.edu/horticultural-science/research/areas/pollinator-rooftop/
TJ Willis: tgwillis@ncsu.edu Pollinator Rooftop Living Lab College of Agriculture and Life Sciences cals.ncsu.edu

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Good Morning!

I am wondering if anyone has a community rooftop or patio garden as part of their student union.? We have an unused patio space on the 2nd floor of our building that I would love to turn into a community garden.? The hope is to be able to grow herbs/vegetables to give to the food pantry.? If you have something like this, could…

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I trust this message finds you well. I am reaching out to inform you about the ongoing planning for the?ACUI Communities of Practice Virtual Community Week.

The Virtual Community Week presents a unique opportunity for Communities of Practice to gather before the ACUI Annual Conference. It serves as a platform for community members to…

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Hi Everyone!

ACUI is hoping to signal boost this opportunity for anyone you may know with in your community, thank you!

The Revis A. Cox Memorial Award?

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We are currently inviting nominations for The Revis A. Cox Memorial Award. The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, December 8th.?

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Your community of practice has two leader positions open. Nominate someone today you think would make a great leader for this community.?

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Scarlett Winters
Instructional Designer
ACUI
Bloomington IN
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Colleagues,

I am part of the 2023 ACUI Annual Conference Program Team for Boston in February 2023. As part of the team, I am working with a subgroup of people curating educational content for the conference.??

I am reaching out to you to encourage you to consider presenting an educational session at the conference. Presenting an…

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Hello Sustainability Community,
I wanted to share with this group that this community does not currently have a Community Leader. If you’re someone that benefits from the conversations and materials in this community, and would like to contribute to its continuation, please consider applying for the Community Leader role.
This role is a one… Read more

Our Sustainability from a Social Justice Lens webinar is coming up this week. What questions do you have about the relationship between sustainability and social justice that you would like to ask our panelists?

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Scarlett Winters
Online Engagement Specialist
ACUI
Bloomington IN
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On behalf of the 2022 Annual Conference Planning Team, I want to connect with you briefly about our conference in Chicago.

It’s less than 5 short weeks away, and is our first in-person annual conference in years!
This year’s conference includes over 100 sessions, workshops, a keynote from Black Lives Matter co-founder and abolitionist… Read more

Happy New Year,

ACUI’s March online learning theme is Sustainability. We have two programs planned. One is on Reducing Your Union’s Footprint. This would cover purchasing/reusing, shopping local, less waste, LEED certified unions, etc. The other is Turning Green Into Brown, which would be about composting, community gardens, food forests,… Read more