Academic News
Application Deadline for Sustainable Practices in Panama Study Abroad Program
The deadline to apply for the Sustainable Practices in Panama Study Abroad program is October 31st. If you are interested in joining in on this trip, there is still time for you to submit all application materials, including a faculty recommendation.
This program offers students a great opportunity to learn about sustainability practices in another country, all while earning three credits toward their sustainability minor in less than two weeks. That’s right, this course is a Tier 1 elective.
Events
Food for Thought Seminar
The Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences at the University of Arkansas holds its first “Food for Thought” lecture of the year with an appearance by Charlie Arnot, chief executive officer of the Center for Food Integrity.
Arnot will speak at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30 in the Poultry Science Auditorium, Room 211 of the John W. Tyson Building. His lecture is titled, “Size Matters – Why We Love to Hate ‘Big Food’ and Why Sustainable Intensification May Be Key to Survival.”
Thursday, October 30th, 3:30 Pm
Poultry Science Auditorium, Room 211
John W. Tyson Building
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
Zero Waste Recycling Survey
The University of Arkansas and the Chancellor have a goal to be Zero Waste by 2021. Help the U of A reach this goal by volunteering for the Office for Sustainability in the Walton College Zero Waste Pilot Project.
Volunteers will:
Collect data about recycling bins in the Business Building
Survey building occupants on opinions and thoughts about Zero Waste
Enter the collected data in an Excel spreadsheet
A short 15-minute training session will be required for all volunteers. Hours will be flexible and based on the volunteer’s schedule from 8 to 5 during the week day. Volunteers will have the opportunity to work as many hours as they need, and the volunteer opportunity will be available for about 3 weeks from September 29th to October 31st. All help is welcome! Volunteer hours do not need to be consecutive.
Sign Up to Volunteer for the Recycling Survey
October 13th -31st
Make a Difference Day 2014
Make a Difference Day is a national day of service sponsored by USA Weekend magazine and the Hands on Network/Points of Light Institute. The Volunteer Action Center works with over 40 nonprofit organizations, schools and parks to develop meaningful service projects all over the Northwest Arkansas area. This year Make a Difference Day this year will be on November 1, 2014.
You can sign up individually or as a group. There are too many projects to fit in this email, many of which are sustainability-related. The OFS Team is excited to be lending a hand at TriCycle Farms. If you’re like us, you’ll have a hard time choosing just one project.
Saturday, November 1st, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Walker Park Neighborhood Recycling Outreach
During the week of Saturday, November 1st to Thursday, November 6th, the City of Fayetteville will be conducting a door-to-door recycling survey in the Walker Park neighborhood to better understand what drives our residents to recycle and also to help determine the barriers that keep some residents from participating in our recycling program. We will need volunteers to help ask questions and record results from our door-to-door survey form from 9AM-noon on Saturday, and Monday-Thursday 9AM-noon and 4-6PM. It is extremely important to arrive on time at the beginning of your volunteer time slot, so that we can go over instructions. All volunteers will receive some RecycleSomething swag to take home!
There will be a brief ‘training’ before actually going door-to-door, to give some tips for speaking to the residents, and explain how the project will work. Therefore, volunteers must arrive at the beginning of the time slot, to insure they get the important instructions before we start. In addition, we will be walking up and down numerous streets in this neighborhood, so volunteers will need to be able to walk about a mile or so.
Saturday, November 1st through Thursday, November 6th
S. Block Ave & 13th Street
Fayetteville, AR 72701
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.
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.