Academic News
Registration for Spring Classes
Priority registration begins today! As you plan your class schedule for the spring, take advantage of the Upcoming Courses page of our website. There you will find classes being offered for the sustainability minor all in one place.
This year students will have the option to take SUST 1103 for honors credit for the first time. If you are an honors student, you may enroll in SUST 1103H and the co-requisite drill. The honors drill will be a one-hour weekly meeting comprising in-depth discussion and analysis of material. If you or someone you know needs to take the first course in the minor, remember that it is only offered in the spring.
If you need to enroll in the Capstone Experience, please be aware that instructor permission is required. You will need to print and read this form, they schedule a meeting with Dr. Boss to discuss your project. He can be reached at sboss@uark.edu or 479-575-7134. Return the completed form to Cassandra Gronendyke at the Office for Sustainability (238 Harmon Avenue) to be enrolled in SUST 4103.
Events
Founder of Thomas Phifer and Partners to Present Lecture
Thomas Phifer, founder of Thomas Phifer and Partners, will present a lecture at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, in Ken and Linda Sue Shollmier Hall, Room 250 of Vol Walker Hall, on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville, as part of the Fay Jones School of Architecture lecture series. He will present the current work of the firm.
In describing Thomas Phifer and Partners, he said, “In all of our work, we seek a natural economy of elements through order grounded in nature and predicated on conservation. We shape the character of our architecture through passive solar and ventilation strategies, incorporating ancient and modern principles of air movement. We consciously aim for simplicity – in planning, our use of light and air, building organization and circulation – because it is our experience that simplicity leads to economy, efficiency and improved performance.”
Monday, November 3rd, 5:30 Pm
Vol Walker Hall, Room 250
Clinton Global Initiative University
President Clinton and Chelsea Clinton will host the eighth annual CGI U meeting from March 6-8, 2015 at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. The meeting will bring together more than 1,000 student innovators and entrepreneurs to make Commitments to Action that address some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Funding will be available to select students to help them turn their ideas into action. 60 colleges and universities have already joined the CGI University Network, pledging to provide over $750,000 total to student attendees from member universities.
Students must be 18 years of age or older and enrolled in an institution of higher education at the time of the CGI U meeting in order to apply. To be considered for admission, all applicants are required to make a Commitment to Action in one of CGI U’s five focus areas: Education, Environment and Climate Change, Peace and Human Rights, Poverty Alleviation, and Public Health. The final application deadline is December 1, 2014.
Apply Now
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.