“The Great Work: Re-imagining Humanity as the Planet Changes” is a contest which invites OSU students to submit written works or videos that tell hopeful stories about new ways for humans to prosper on Earth. This contest is sponsored by the Spring Creek Project for Ideas, Nature, and the Written Word, with support from the Student Sustainability Initiative.
Climate change, declining cheap energy and many other environmental and social disruptions present major opportunities to “re-imagine how we live on Earth” says Charles Goodrich, Director of the Spring Creek Project. Engineers, technicians and scientists have great ideas and designs for creating a more sustainable society, but the focus of this competition is “to imagine new ways of thinking about what we value the most — success, community, happiness, and human thriving” says Charles.
The contest takes its title from the visionary moral thinker Thomas Berry. Berry wrote that “the Great Work” is for our species to transform ourselves from destructive forces into co-creators of the planet’s ecological abundance.
This is a great opportunity for students to creatively express their perspectives and stories to the OSU community. Winning written entries will be published in an insert in the Daily Barometer, and winning videos will be screened at a special event in the spring. Winners also receive $100 awards!
The deadline for submissions is March 5, 2012.
Contest guidelines and submission information can be found on the Spring Creek website
RecycleMania
urban poverty, hunger issues, and complete city beautification and restoration projects with the local parks and recreation office. You will learn about the complex issues the small city faces, and will work with several non-profits, both human services and environmental, and the city itself to complete a variety of projects to meet pressing needs. The group will elect outings to explore the local culture and bioregion.
that are addressing hunger and homelessness issues in one of the nation’s greatest cities. If you have an interest in learning about homelessness issues in major urban areas, this is the perfect spring break trip for you. The trip will include hands-on direct service work with people experiencing homelessness from diverse backgrounds. You will meet and work alongside local visionaries who have created programs to combat issues close to their hearts.
bility Offices have been working tirelessly through all kinds of weather to remove old bike racks and install new ones. Nearly 600 new bike racks have recently been installed! The new racks are simple to use and hold more bikes in the same amount of space. These new racks are also easier to lock a bike securely to because bicyclists are able to lock to the frame. A few select buildings, such as Owen and Ballard Extension, have also added more spaces. With the new style of bike rack and more of them around campus, bike parking at OSU will be more convenient than ever.
