Posts Tagged ‘SSI’

Final Repair Fair Wed. May 29: Free repairs and demonstrations

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

Come to the Recycling Warehouse at 644 SW 13th Street on Wednesday, May 29th between the hours of 5:30 and 7:30 pm for our last Repair Fair of the year!
Bring your broken items and questions; volunteers will help you learn how to repair your things.
Save money, save natural resources and be part of a DIY [...]

Earth Week kicks off tomorrow! Runs April 20-27.

Friday, April 19th, 2013

At OSU, we have been celebrating Earth Day ever since the first one in 1970. But we’re too hardcore for just one day of observance of this amazing planet we live on, so we celebrate for a full week! Hence: Earth Week, a week of fun and educational activities geared toward raising environmental awareness and [...]

OSU listed again in Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges

Wednesday, April 17th, 2013

OSU received 98 points out of a possible 99 as a ‘green’ school in the latest edition of “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges: 2013 Edition.”  The Princeton Review analyzes data from the survey about the schools’ course offerings, campus infrastructure, activities and career preparation to measure their commitment [...]

Congrats Weatherford and Hawley Halls: Eco-Challenge winners!

Friday, March 8th, 2013

Congratulations for the Res. Hall Eco-Challenge Month winners, Weatherford for recycling and Hawley for electricity!
Weatherford recycled the most, 3.1 pounds per person over the three weeks, and won the RecycleMania Res. Hall trophy.
Hawley used the least amount of electricity compared to an earlier baseline, and won a certificate.
See the full results here and learn about [...]

OSU Now Recruiting Student Sustainability Advisor

Monday, March 4th, 2013

Oregon State University and the Department of Student Leadership and Involvement (SLI) invite applications for our newly created Student Sustainability Advisor.  This position is 12-month, 1.0 FTE professional faculty appointment. Salary will be commensurate with education and experience.  Applications are due by March 31, 2013.

The Student Sustainability Advisor is charged with supporting and advising the STUDENT SUSTAINABILITY [...]

Repair Fair Feb. 27th: free repairs and demonstrations

Friday, February 22nd, 2013

Come to the Recycling Warehouse at 644 SW 13th Street on Wednesday, February 27th between the hours of 5 and 7 pm for our Repair Fair!
Bring your broken items and questions; volunteers will help you learn how to repair your things (see list below for what’s on offer this time)! Repair demonstrations also offered. Save [...]

RecycleMania 2013 has begun! Check out the event calendar.

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013

RecycleMania is a 10-week national recycling competition between universities, which started Sunday and runs through March 30. We are offering events and other opportunities every week; here’s the line-up for the next couple weeks:

RecycleMania Kickoff Display: January 22-25, Memorial Union Quad
January Repair Fair: Monday, January 28, 6:00-8:00 pm, Recycling Warehouse, 644 SW 13th St.
Res. [...]

Join the plastic jellyfish sculpture construction party Thursday

Monday, January 14th, 2013

Want a break from your busy schedule, and a chance to do something hands-on and fun with others who are interested in recycling?
Come to our Jellyfish Sculpture Construction Party this Thursday, January 17 at 5:00-7:30 pm in the OSU recycling warehouse!
There you can lend a hand building a trio of giant jellyfish out of film [...]

WANTED: Your opinion on winter term RecycleMania activities!

Monday, December 3rd, 2012

We want to know what YOU want to see happen for RecycleMania 2013 (Jan 20 – March 30)!
Background
RecycleMania is a 10-week competition for U.S. college and university recycling programs to see who can recycle the most! OSU competes both nationally, as well as locally in the RecycleMania Civil War, created by OSU and the UO [...]

America Recycles Day collection event exceeds 2011 results

Wednesday, November 21st, 2012

On November 15, OSU hosted its second annual special recycling collection event in the Memorial Union Brick Mall for America Recycles Day.
The purpose of the event was to give the opportunity to recycle hard-to-recycle items all in one convenient location, as well as educate people about recycling and waste reduction all year long. Materials collected [...]