Earth Week 2012, April 23-26

Welcome to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater's 2012 Earth Week celebration! This year Earth Day is on Sunday, April 22nd, so UW-Whitewater will be celebrating Earth Week between April 23th through 26st with a series of presentations and on-campus events including guest lectures, film showings, an energy efficient automobile show, and a green business and organization expo.  Earth Week organizers are inviting interested students, faculty, and community members to participate in the celebration. 

The theme of this year's event is Connected by Rivers and Roads. 

Throughout American history, transportation has been an essential ingredient to the exploration, settlement, and expansion of American society to fulfill "Manifest Destiny."  Prior to the exploitation of fossil fuel resources, our nation's waterways were an integral part of our transportation infrastructure by providing routes for raw materials to travel to market and offered vital environmental services to the early settlements.  With the invention of land-based mechanized transportation, such as railroads and automobiles, and culminating with advent of the Interstate Highway System, our economic system is now fully reliant on our modes of transportation.  This year, we examine the environmental threats posed to our river systems and the environmental threats caused by fossil fuel vehicles and how we are responding to these challenges to remain Connected by Rivers and Roads.

Earth Week Schedule

Earth Week events include a variety of talks, films and activities to allow for greater participation from those with a variety of interests. Our schedule for the week includes links to Facebook Events for easy scheduling.  Click on each event to learn more about it! 

Please refer to our campus map for locations of buildings and directions.  Guest parking can be purchased at the Visitor's Center on Starin Road at a rate of $1 per day.  Most campus parking lots also have paid meter parking as needed.

Printable PDF version of Earth Week 2012 Schedule

Entire Week

Earth Week Photo Competition

PLEASE NOTE:  DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, APRIL 20!

Earth Day organizers are inviting interested students, faculty and community members to participate in the celebration by submitting digital photographs for inclusion in an exhibition to be held at a variety of sites on campus.  Venues to view the photographs include public video monitors in the Greenhill Center of the Arts, Connor University Center and the College of Business and Economics facility in Hyland Hall.  Computers with display monitors will also be placed in the exhibitions located in the Hamilton Room during Earth Day presentations for a series of rotating slide shows.  Entries must be submitted to the Earth Day Photography Exhibition no later than Friday, April 20th, by 4:30 pm.  More details can be found on the entry form, which can be downloaded here.

Race to Recycle (sponsored by Creative Marketing Unlimited)

Creative Marketing Unlimited will be hosting a table during Earth Week. The table will consist of a challenge: be the fastest to correctly sort the items on the table into either "recyclable" or "non-recyclable" items. The individual who can complete this the fasted throughout the week will be with winner of a gift card. Get your sort on and remember to trend #hylandtrashtree to hear the conversations about sustainability on UW-Whitewater's campus.

Monday, April 23

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Plastic Bag Upcycling Workshop (sponsored by Students Allied for a Green Earth) TBD

Tuesday, April 24

11:00 am - 12:15 pm	Speaker:  C. Holly Denning - Protecting the Waters: Indigenous Resistance from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico University Center:  Ballroom (upstairs in Room 275)
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm	Chemistry for the Consumer Poster Session University Center:  Ballroom (upstairs in Room 275)
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm	Speaker:  Todd Ambs Hyland Hall:  Room 1302

Wednesday, April 25:  Earth Week Film Festival

11:00 am - 12:00 pm	SoLa:  Louisiana Water Stories University Center:  Summers Auditorium
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm	King Corn/Big River University Center:  Summers Auditorium
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm	Taken for a Ride University Center:  Summers Auditorium
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Swim for the River University Center:  Summers Auditorium
4:15 pm - 5:45 pm	The Yes Men Fix the World University Center:  Summers Auditorium
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm	Revenge of the Electric Car University Center:  Summers Auditorium

Thursday, April 26

9:00 am - 2:00 pm	Earth Week Expo University Center:  Ballroom (upstairs in Room 275)
9:15 am - 9:30 am	Chancellor Telfer Welcome Address University Center:  Hamilton Room
9:30 am - 10:45 am	Speaker:  Chad Pregracke University Center:  Hamilton Room
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm	Speaker:  Paul Scott - Transition to Electric Transportation: Why and How Hyland Hall:  Timmerman Auditorium
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Advanced Technology Vehicle Show Upham Hall:  Parking Lot 14
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm	Innovation Center Tour and Nature Walk Upham Hall:  Parking Lot 14 to Whitewater University Technology Park
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm	Discussion:  Empowering Individuals to Make a Difference in Society Hyland Hall:  Room 2102
3:15 pm - 4:30 pm	Innovation Center Tour and Nature Walk Upham Hall:  Parking Lot 14 to Whitewater University Technology Park
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Auto Industry Forum Upham Hall:  Room 145

Sunday, April 29

6:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Earth Hour:  Campus-wide Capture the Flag (sponsored by Students Allied for a Green Earth) TBD

See you at UW-Whitewater for Earth Week 2012!

For further information, contact an Earth Week Committee Co-Chair:

Holly Denning Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice denningc@uww.edu

OR

Linda Reid Department of Finance and Business Law reidl@uww.edu