Weekly Sustainability Announcements

November 30, 2015

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Contents

• Spring 2016 Sustainability Classes
• InterVarsity Fair Trade Sale
• Student Sustainability Club Meeting
• Literacy Awareness Week: Book Club at Seven Hills Homeless Shelter
• Tri Cycle Farms Garden Workday
• Tri Cycle Farms’ Food Recovery/ Compost Crew
• Habitat for Humanity ReStore Assistant
• Feed the Hungry and Homeless — House of Hope Rescue Mission

Academics

Spring 2016 Sustainability Classes

As you plan your class schedule for the spring, be sure to take advantage of the Upcoming Courses page on the Sustainability website. You will find links to lists of sustainabillity minor and graduate certificate courses being offered next semester. You will also find detailed innformationn about the following featured classes:

• SUST 1103 Foundations of Sustainability
• BIOL 4153/4252 Biology of Global Change
• BIOL 4174/5174 Conservation Genetics
• GEOS 4693/SUST 4693 Environmental Justice
• COMM 5513 Sustainability and Communication
• BIOL 480V/580V Landscape Ecology

If you need to enroll in SUST 4103 Capstone Experience in Sustainnability, please note enrollmeent is by innstructor permission only. You will need to review this document, compllete the included form, and meet with Professor Matlock in order to be enrolled. Please contact Cassandra Gronendyke at 479-575-3715 or cmgronen@uark.edu to schedule an appointment with Professor Matlock.

Events

InterVarsity Fair Trade Sale

Need ideas for Christmas gifts this year? Come by the InterVarsity Fair Trade Sale and find beautiful and elegant crafts made by women all over the world and help support them in giving them fair wages.

Various Times

Monday, November 30th – Wednesday, December 2nd

Arkansas Union Food Court

Student Sustainability Club Meeting

The next SSC meeting is tomorrow, Dec 1st at 5:30pm in OZAR 217. We’ll be watching a VICE video and discussing recent developments in the science behind genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and how they relate to sustainability. Learn more in preparation by visiting this website. You can also RSVP to the meeting on Facebook.

Two of our club members, Matt Gal and Summer Sherrod, recently traveled to San Francisco for the Project Green Challenge Finals. They’ll be sharing about their experiences and talking about some upcoming projects emerging from the summit. Be sure to come if you have questions about PGC!

5:30 Pm

Tuesday, December 1st

OZAR 217

Volunteer Opportunities

Literacy Awareness Week: Book Club at Seven Hills Homeless Shelter

Volunteers will lead a book club discussion with the patrons at Seven Hills. We will provide you the book in time for you to read it before the discussion. Though this is a one-time commitment, there is a possibility that we could turn this into an ongoing program! A great program for those really interested in literacy, poverty, and homelessness.

10:00 – 11:00 Am

Wednesday, December 2nd

Seven Hills Homeless Shelter, 1555 W. Martin Luther King Blvd, Fayetteville, AR 72701

Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities

Tri Cycle Farms Garden Workday

Join us at Tri Cycle Farms every Tuesday from 3-6pm for a volunteer workday in the garden! As fall arrives we will be working in the fall garden, winterizing the summer garden and doing various other farm and garden related chores and activities. See you at the farm!

3:00 – 6:00 Pm

Every Tuesday

1705 N Garland Ave

Tri Cycle Farms’ Food Recovery/ Compost Crew

Every Thursday, we gather at Tri Cycle to sort through boxes of expired produce from Ozark Natural Foods, a local health food coop. We sort and weigh the food, feed some to our sweet chickens, and then add the rest to the compost. There is also usually plenty of still-good-looking, organic produce to share amongst ourselves! If you like veggies, chickens, or compost, come join us for a chill, fun volunteer opportunity while helping to prevent food waste in our community. Just meet outside the community house at the farm (1705 N Garland Ave) at 3:30pm on Thursdays!

3:30 Pm

Every Thursday

1705 N Garland Ave

Habitat for Humanity ReStore Assistant

Customer service is the primary focus for our ReStore Volunteers. Our ReStore staff will assign jobs as needed. Below are examples of the types of jobs you will be asked to do. Greet and assist customers as needed. Assist in cleaning, pricing, and organizing merchandise. Arrange items on display shelves and sales floor. Hang pictures and create decorative displays when needed. Rearrange furniture and other merchandise in all departments to ensure displays remain visually stimulating. Arrange special promotion displays as needed. Help keep aisles clean and safe. Assist with donation pickups if necessary. Light cleaning. Please dress appropriately for the weather. This is a warehouse environment with limited climate control. All volunteers must wear closed toed shoes. The Habitat ReStore is family friendly so please no short, shorts or inappropriate t-shirts.

Multiple Shifts Available

1421 E. 15th St., Fayetteville, AR 72701

Feed the Hungry and Homeless — House of Hope Rescue Mission

The House of Hope Rescue Mission is a “Day Center” for the homeless and needy. Our goal is to provide a place where people can come for shelter from the cold or heat, receive snacks, water and a hot meal while at our facility, get help with life skills and job searches. We provide showers, a place for clients to do their laundry free of charge, and a place they can receive mail. Clients can receive clothing and food from our pantry monthly.

There are multiple ways to volunteer at the House of Hope:

• Be a Greeter
• Work in the Food Pantry: Stock shelves, prepare food bags
• Help clients with laundry
• Prepare meals to serve
• Serve meals to clients
• Clean up after lunch
• Assist clients in finding needed clothing for day to day wear or job interviews
• Assist clients on computers (as available) to search for jobs
• Come to socialize with clients and be a friendly face
• Offer to assist with Bible studies
• Be available in the children’s room to play and read

Multiple Shifts Available

Every Wednesday and Friday

505 E. Emma Ave., Springdale, AR 72764

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