by | Aug 25, 2014 | ASG, Game Day Challenge, Housing, Residence Halls, RIC, RSO, Student Leaders
Cameron Baker, ASG Director of Campus Sustainability Cameron is a senior from Fayetteville, Arkansas, with a double major in International Relations and Earth Science, as well as minors in both Sustainability and Economics. He became interested in sustainability on...
by sustain | May 8, 2014 | Office for Sustainability, Recycle, RecycleMania, Residence Halls, RSO, Waste
The University of Arkansas recently placed fourth in the Southeastern Conference division of RecycleMania with an 18.71% diversion rate. During the competition, the University of Arkansas mitigated 604 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, which is equivalent to...
by sustain | May 1, 2014 | Competitions & Programs, Events, Green Living, Housing, Office for Sustainability, Recycle, Volunteer, Waste
Chartwells, the campus dining service provider and the University of Arkansas Office for Sustainability recently wrapped up Project Clean Plate, a two week long event to educate students on the U of A campus about ways to reduce food waste. The project reduced at...
by sustain | Mar 31, 2014 | CCN, Competitions & Programs, Energy, Events, Housing, Office for Sustainability, Residence Halls, RIC
Campus Conservation Nationals, a three-week energy reduction competition among campus residence halls, will begin March 31 at The University of Arkansas. The competition is part of a nationwide effort at colleges and universities worldwide promoting electricity and...
by sustain | Mar 17, 2014 | Competitions & Programs, Events, Green Living, Higher Education, Housing, Recycle, RecycleMania, Residence Halls, RSO, Waste
Where do we stand? The University of Arkansas is ranked #3 in the SEC with a recycling rate of 17.372%. Cumulatively, we have reduced 238 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, or 47 cars off the road, or the energy consumption of 21 households! View the...
by sustain | Mar 12, 2014 | Academics, Agriculture, ASG, Electric Vehicles, Energy, Engineering, Events, Food Justice, Green Design, Green Jobs, Green Living, GroGreen, Office for Sustainability, OFS Events, Recycle, RIC, RSO, Volunteer, Waste, Water
Earth Day 2014 Vendor Fair Update Spring is finally here, and the Office for Sustainability is gearing up for the big Earth Day celebration, next week on April 22nd, 10am-2:00pm on the Union Mall! The Earth Day Vendor Fair is now completely booked for vendors. We’re...
