Academic News
Application Deadline: Sustainable Practices in Panama Study Abroad
This Wednesday, October 1st, is the deadline for applications to be a part of the Sustainable Practices in Panama Study Abroad Experience. All applications must include unofficial transcript, statement of purpose, professor recommendation by the deadline. Passport copies may be submitted after the deadline. This deadline does not have any effect on scholarship applications. Please contact Professor Boss (sboss@uark.edu) if you have any questions.
Events
Illinois River Watershed Partnership Restoration of Our Rivers Conference
The Restoration of Our Rivers Conference will provide a national perspective on
land conservation and best management practices that protect and improve
water quality in urban and rural settings. On a regional scale, the conference will
address conservation, water quality and watershed management issues that are
specific to northwest Arkansas. Registration starts at $129 per person.
Thursday and Friday, October 2nd & 3rd
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Bentonville, AR
Volunteer Opportunities
Fayetteville Public Library
The Fayetteville Public Library needs volunteers for our 2nd Annual Literary Festival on October 3rd and 4th. “True Lit” is 2-day event featuring author talks, writing workshops, art displays, music and award-winning young adult author Jacqueline Woodson.
Friday, October 3rd 3:00pm-4:30pm – Set-up for author talk. Move children’s book bins and set-up 300 chairs. Lifting up to 25 lbs. Need 15 volunteers.
Friday, October 3rd 4:30pm-5:30pm – Set-up for reception. Set-up chairs, tables, bar, buffet. Need 2 volunteers.
Friday, October 3rd 5:45pm-6:45pm – Buss tables after reception. Gather glasses and plates from reception and rinse them. Need 3 volunteers.
Friday, October 3rd 6:45pm-8:00pm – Tear down after reception. Rinse dishes, glasses, move chairs, table, bar and buffet pieces. Need 4 volunteers.
Saturday, October 4th 8:30am-1:00pm – Move stage and serve as crossing guards for True Lit activities on Mountain Street. Need 5 volunteers.
Saturday, October 4th 11:30am-1:00pm – Tear-down after author talk. Move children’s book bins and take down stage and 300 chairs. Lifting up to 25 lbs. Need 15 volunteers.
Email Margaret Burdette at mburdette@faylib.org and include the specific date, time and task you want to volunteer for.
Tuesday, September 16, 6 Pm – 8:30 Pm
Fayetteville Public Library
401 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville, AR 72701
Beaver Lake Cleanup
Join us on Saturday, October 4th for the Annual Beaver Lake Cleanup! Supplies and arm bands will be distributed at check-in. Volunteers will be directed to areas of the parks and shorelines that need to be cleaned. Volunteer boaters will be available to transport participants to areas not accessible by road. Lunch and Festivities will take place from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Lunch will be served to volunteers around noon at the Prairie Creek Park Grand Shelter. Volunteers will be entered into a door prize drawing to be held following lunch.
For more information, please call Ranger Alan Bland with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at (479) 636-1210 X1705
Saturday, October 4th, 7:30 Am – 2:00 Pm
Prairie Creek Park, Rogers, AR
Highway 412 Cleanup
Help keep our roadside clean and prevent trash from running off into the White River, before it flows into Beaver Lake by coming out for the BWA Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup on Highway 412. Meet at the R&S Kountry Store Valero gas station on Hwy 412 at 1 pm to check-in and get supplies.
Contact us at 479-750-8007 or info@beaverwatershedalliance.org for more information.
Monday, October 6th, 1 Pm
R&S Kountry Store Valero, 17410 E Highway 412
Springdale, AR
Bike Trail Data Collection Project
Help a fellow sustainability minor student and your ASG Sustainability Director, Cameron Baker, with his Capstone Project. Cameron is currently conducting a project with the Sustainability and Resilience department for the City of Fayetteville. The city has a need for data concerning the volume and behavior of bike transportation around the city. Cameron will be collecting this data by conducting bike counts at five different locations across Fayetteville, and he needs your help. The shifts will be two hours long, and will consist of tallying bikes and pedestrians as they cross your location. The five locations where we will be counting are:
Dickson St
Trenton Blvd
Lawson
Appleby Rd
Washington Ave
Sign up to tally trail users here
Shifts are available October 4th-9th
Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities
Habitat for Humanity ReStore Assistant
The ReStore is a discount home improvement center open to the public that accepts donations of new and gently used building materials, furniture, and appliances and sells them at greatly reduced prices. Customer service is the primary focus for our ReStore Volunteers. Our ReStore staff will assign jobs as needed.
Sign Up to Volunteer at the ReStore
1421 E. 15th St.
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Fayetteville Public Library
They Fayetteville Public Library is inviting UA sustainability students to get involved by volunteering at the library. Volunteers can set their own hours and choose from a variety of programs and departments.
Volunteer Application
Margaret Burdette, Manager of Volunteer Services
Fayetteville Public Library
401 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville, AR 72701
direct phone – 479.856.7104 | library phone – 479.856.7000
www.faylib.org
TriCycle Farms
Tri Cycle Farms, located at the corner of Sycamore and Garland Avenue, is a centrally located urban farm on the blue and red bus routes (free parking is also available at the Trinity United Methodist Church). The mission of Tri Cycle Farms is to “build community through soil,” and the nonprofit (via fiscal partnership with the OMNI Center for Peace, Justice and Ecology) is working broadly with other like-minded organizations in the region to strengthen food security. Tri Cycle Farms has ongoing “Farm to Table” programs, gardening classes, volunteer opportunities, chicken husbandry, herb walks, a composting system, and new plans to develop a farmer’s market with the Trinity United Methodist Church, which is directly across the street from Tri Cycle.
Contact Don Bennett at fayettevilletricyclefarms@gmail.com or 479-966-0572, or Joanna Pollock at JPollock@walton.uark.edu or 708-828-5695 for more information about how to get involved or tour Tri Cycle. You can also find Tri Cycle Farms on Facebook.
The content of this post does not constitute an official endorsement by the University of Arkansas or the Office for Sustainability. All announcements are for informational purposes only.