by Julia Nall | Sep 10, 2019 | Events, Green Jobs, Internships, OFS Events, RSO, Volunteer
The Office for Sustainability is partnering with the Brewer Family Entrepreneurship Hub to present the Campus and Community Sustainability Mixer. This event will have free food (Whole Foods pizza!) and drinks, as well as opportunities to network with sustainability...
by Linden Cheek | Sep 27, 2017 | Food, Green Living, Student Leaders, Volunteer, Zero Waste
Back in 2013, a USDA survey announced the 21.3% of Arkansan households were food insecure. At the same time, it is estimated that colleges throw away 22 millions pounds of good food every year, adding to the global epidemic of food waste. A few students at the U of A...
by Linden Cheek | Apr 17, 2017 | Earth Day, Earth Week, Events, Green Living, Volunteer
Earth Week is Here This year the Office for Sustainability has teamed up with Associated Student Government, University Programs, and the Net Impact RSO, the Department of Landscape Architecture, and the Social Innovation Hub to bring the University of Arkansas an...
by | Nov 18, 2016 | Food, Green Living, Transportation, Volunteer
As you finalize your Thanksgiving plans and the look forward to taking a break, you are probably hearing the usual talk about Black Friday, which stores will or will not be open on Thursday, and, of course, mountains of food. Maybe all this talk has started you...
by | Oct 12, 2016 | Challenge, Events, Office for Sustainability, Recycle, Volunteer, Zero Waste
The GameDay Recycling Challenge is a nationwide competition among universities to reduce and recycle the waste generated at home football games. For the first two years we competed, the University of Arkansas placed 1st in the SEC and 8th in the nation. This year we...
by | Jul 26, 2016 | Volunteer
The University Relations Digital Design and Development team is conducting a focus group for the Office for Sustainability website. We need volunteers to participate in the focus group session to provide feedback on the ease and effectiveness of our website. By...
