What: Earth Day becomes Earth Week at Saint Joseph’s University with eco-conscious student organizations sponsoring a variety of terra-friendly events to raise awareness of sustainable lifestyle options on campus.
When: Sunday, April 19 – Saturday, April 25, 2009
See below for detailed list of events.
Where: Saint Joseph’s University
5600 City Avenue
Philadelphia, Pa., 19131
See below for event locations.
Highlights: Saint Joseph’s students will clean up both sides of City Avenue and Fairmount Park’s Morris Park; attend a lecture on living green by environmental educator Mike Weilbacher; plant flowers with Gompers students on SJU’s campus; encourage others to “Lose the Lot” by walking or taking the shuttle to classes; turn off the lights and power down neighboring campus dorms to reduce energy consumption; participate in bike and other giveaways.
Who: Events are sponsored by two student organizations: G.R.E.E.N. C.O.W (Get Ready for Environmental Education Now Conserve Our Wildlife) and Resident Hawks Association.
Earth Week Events
Sunday, April 19
- Clean up City Avenue, 4-6 p.m.
56th Street to Cardinal Avenue
- Barbecue
Neuman Lawn, 6-7:30 p.m.
Outside of Science Center facing City Avenue at pedestrian bridge
- Movie on the big outdoor screen – Disney/Pixar’s “Wall-E”
St. Mary’s Lawn, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Located behind McShain Residence Center, 333 W. City Avenue
Monday, April 20
- Lecture: “How to Live Green”
SJU Science Center, SC 300, 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Environmental educator Mike Weilbacher, Executive Director, Lower Merion Conservancy
Tuesday, April 21
- Yucca Bracelet Making and Drum Circle
Campion Student Center Courtyard, 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 22
- Dorm black outs
Dorm residents are invited to turn out the lights and gather for free Rita’s water ice.
Sourin Residence Center parking lot, 2449 Cardinal Avenue, 7 p.m.
Thursday, April 23
- “Lose the Lot”: Students are invited to walk to class or take the shuttle to campus.
- Flower planting with students from Samuel Gompers Elementary School
SJU campus locations T.B.A., 11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
- Tour the Greenhouse with Gompers students
SJU’s Science Center Roof, 12:30-1 p.m.
Friday, April 24
- Bike and other giveaways.
Neuman Lawn, 3 p.m.
Saturday, April 25
- Morris Park restoration/clean up
66th Street and Sherwood Avenue, 9:30 a.m.
Background: Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1851, Saint Joseph's University advances the professional and personal ambitions of men and women by providing a demanding, yet supportive, educational experience. One of only 129 schools with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter and AACSB business school accreditation, Saint Joseph's is home to 4,500 full-time undergraduates and 3,200 graduate, part-time and doctoral students. Steeped in the 450-year Jesuit tradition of scholarship and service, Saint Joseph's was named to the 2008 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for General Community Service. The University strives to be recognized as the preeminent Catholic comprehensive university in the Northeast.
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Student Contact: Kyle Konopka ’11, greencow@sju.edu
Media Contact: Patricia Allen, Associate Director of University Communications, 610-660-3240, patricia.allen@sju.edu
