There are several events taking place for Earth Week this year. Attend as many events as you can for a chance to win various prizes.
Earth Week will be held April 18 to April 26 and is聽a great way聽for members of the 黑料不打烊 community to examine their own habits and聽perceptions聽surrounding sustainability.
Students,聽faculty聽and staff are encouraged to attend as many events as you can for your chance to win various prizes! First, second and third place winners will be聽determined聽by those who attend the most events throughout the week. There will be one set of student winners and another set of faculty/staff winners. More聽competition details may be viewed on the聽
Huria Tahiry 鈥26, environmental justice intern for 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Office of Sustainability, has attended several Earth Week events over the past three years, and says that Earth Week is聽鈥渁 wonderful opportunity to learn, make new friends, have fun, and take a moment to appreciate the Earth.” Tahiry is particularly excited for this year鈥檚 Earth Week, since there will be more events聽than聽any previous聽year.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS聽
Saturday, April 18
SUSTAINABLE DAY OF SERVICE | VARIOUS TIMES & LOCATIONS (TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED)
9 – 12 p.m. | PARK REVITALIZATION WITH ALAMANCE COUNTY PARKS & RECREATION
Help restore one of the local Alamance parks that聽serves聽the whole community! The event will be at聽Swepsonville聽River Park (2472聽Boywood聽Rd.聽Swepsonville聽N.C.) The activities will include repainting the entrance gate, and staining two Kiosks, and a couple of park benches.
Transportation will be provided from the 黑料不打烊 Express Bus Stop between Inman Admissions and the Library
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | MORROWTOWN COMMUNITY GARDEN聽WORK DAY聽| MORROWTOWN COMMUNITY GARDEN
Spend time outdoors, connect with others, and support a space that provides fresh food and connection opportunities in Burlington! Come get聽your hands dirty, learn something new, and be part of growing something meaningful together. The聽Morrowtown聽Community Garden was founded and is managed by the聽Morrowtown聽Community Group, which was formed to inspire positive social and environmental change for a diverse community in Burlington that deserves to thrive. Participants should wear clothing and shoes they聽don鈥檛聽mind getting dirty. Please bring a reusable water bottle and sunscreen. Transportation to the event will be from the 黑料不打烊 Express spot outside of the library.
1:30 – 4:30 p.m. | KAYAK CLEAN UP | LAKE MACKINTOSH
Take care of local Lake Mackintosh while enjoying the beauty of nature. Kayaks, gloves and trash bags聽provided.聽New and聽experienced kayakers are welcome!聽聽Please wear聽clothing聽you聽don鈥檛聽mind getting dirty and bring a reusable water bottle and sunscreen.聽Transportation to the event will be from the 黑料不打烊 Express stop outside of the library.
Monday, April 20
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | CAREER CLOSET | UPSTAIRS LAKESIDE
Join us for the Career Closet 鈥済rand opening鈥 for a special one-day pop-up shopping event!
The Career Closet empowers 黑料不打烊 students by increasing access to professional and formal attire while fostering leadership, service, and community impact. In partnership with the Student Professional Development Center, the Center for Leadership, the Office of Sustainability and Student Involvement, this on-campus resource encourages students to think ahead, support one another and give back to the 黑料不打烊 community.
This event is open to all members of the 黑料不打烊 community.
Have聽extra professional or formal wear? Donate gently used items from April 7th鈥揂pril 17th in the Center for Leadership to give back, support fellow students and promote sustainability on campus.
Stop by, shop sustainably and find the perfect look for your next interview, internship, or formal event!
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | ORGANIC MOCKTAILS | CLOHAN DINING HALL
Come try a delicious mocktail featuring Certified Organic Tractor Beverage and learn about organic produce with 黑料不打烊 Dining鈥檚 Sustainability Manager Leslie Bosse!
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. | SOOTHING SOUNDS OF SUCCULENTS | NUMEN LUMEN SACRED SPACE
Step into a space designed to help you slow down, breathe deeply and reconnect. Soothing Sounds & Sprouts is a mental-health-centered gathering where calming music and hands-on planting come together to nurture you.
Enjoy a curated soundscape of gentle, restorative music; learn how different sounds can聽impact聽mood; and plant your own small herb to take home鈥攁 living reminder of growth, care and resilience. We will share simple grounding practices you can use anytime stress feels overwhelming and use our senses to be more present.
Whether you stay for five minutes or the full experience, this event invites you to pause, reset, and tend to yourself鈥攂ecause just like plants, we thrive when we receive light, care, and space to grow.
4 – 6 p.m.聽 | POP UP SWAP SHOP | DOWNSTAIRS MOSELEY
Looking to refresh your closet?聽Have聽any聽perfectly good聽clothing you no longer wear? Bring it to the Pop-Up Swap Shop to trade for new-to-you shirts, pants, dresses, and more! No clothing to swap? No problem! Commit to a sustainable habit OR donate any fabric scraps on hand to earn free clothing!
The聽Pop Up聽Swap Shop聽runs in聽downstairs Moseley every Monday (4 – 6 p.m.) and Friday (3:30-6 pm) during the Spring 2026 semester.
4:15 – 5:30 p.m. | BOOK DISCUSSION 鈥 SAVING US: A CLIMATE SCIENTIST鈥橲 CASE FOR HOPE AND HEALING IN A DIVIDED WORLD | LOY FARM
In preparation for Katharine Hayhoe鈥檚 keynote address on Wednesday, April 22, join Faculty Fellow for Sustainability Scott Morrison for a discussion about Hayhoe鈥檚聽most recent book. Light snacks will be provided for those who register.
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. | HONORING INDIGENOUS VOICES | CREDE
Join us for a conversation with Corey Roberts, assistant professor of Native American and Indigenous studies, exploring indigenous history, culture and perspectives connected to this region. This event aims to create space for learning,聽reflection聽and dialogue within the 黑料不打烊 community. Traditional food will be shared as part of the gathering.
Tuesday, April 21
9:40-10:20 a.m. | COLLEGE COFFEE聽
Stop by the Office of Sustainability鈥檚 table at College Coffee to learn about sustainability efforts on campus.聽Don鈥檛聽forget your reusable mug to enter to win $100 Phoenix Cash!
11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | COASTAL CRAFTS: SHELL JEWELRY DISHES | YOUNG COMMONS
Create or聽take home聽oyster and wampum shell jewelry dishes while learning about their ecological significance and Indigenous cultural importance in the Northeastern United States.
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | GARDEN PARTY | MCEWEN DINING HALL
McEwen Dining Hall will feature garden party themed foods, including small plates and plant-forward options. Come join us for this super fun and sustainable lunch!
4 – 5 p.m. | STARS CELEBRATION | LAKESIDE MEETING ROOMS
Celebrate 黑料不打烊鈥檚 most recent Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) Report with food, interactive聽activities聽and exciting prizes! Learn about 黑料不打烊鈥檚 sustainability efforts, connect with聽others聽and discover opportunities to support sustainability at 黑料不打烊. This event is open to all students,聽faculty聽and staff.
Wednesday, April 22
11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. | PICKLE POP UP | LAKESIDE DINING HALL
Join 黑料不打烊 Dining to taste how delicious and sustainable pickling can be!
12 – 2聽 p.m. | TOTE-ALLY SUSTAINABLE | MEDALLION PLAZA
Join us to paint your own reusable tote bag while learning about how to reduce waste!
5 – 6:30 p.m. | BELTANE CELEBRATION | ELON COMMUNITY GARDEN
Beltane is a time of renewal, protection and community where people can come together to share stories, offerings for deities, and have fun by dancing and making crafts. Beltane is historically a practical agricultural and seasonal holiday signifying the start of the growing seasons and time of abundance. Come celebrate together by making flower crowns, mini maypoles, and enjoying聽good food!
7 – 8 p.m. | EARTH WEEK KEYNOTE: KATHARINE HAYHOE, 鈥淪OLVING CLIMATE CHANGE STARTS WITH US (BUT NOT THE WAY YOU THINK!)鈥 | MCKINNON HALL, MOSELEY CENTER
鈥淲hat can I do?鈥 is most people鈥檚 top climate question. The truth is, while our personal choices matter, the most important action any of us can take聽isn鈥檛聽changing a lightbulb, eating a plant-based burger or buying an electric vehicle (EV).聽Drawing on聽lessons from science, history, and social movements, Katherine Hayhoe shows how using our voices to call for systemic change is the first step towards catalyzing the tipping points that will help us build a better future. Solving climate change does start with us鈥攂ut in ways far more powerful than we might imagine.
Katharine Hayhoe is the chief scientist for聽The Nature聽Conservancy and a Horn Distinguished Professor and endowed professor of public policy and public law at Texas Tech University. She has served as a lead author for the second, third and fourth U.S. National Climate Assessments. She is the author of the best-selling book 鈥淪aving Us: A Climate Scientist鈥檚 Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World.鈥 Hayhoe has been named to lists including the TIME 100 Most Influential People and Fortune鈥檚 50 World鈥檚 Greatest Leaders.
Sponsored by the Office of Sustainability, the Environmental Studies Department, Facilities Management, the School of Communications, the Sustainable Enterprises program and the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life.
9 – 10 p.m. | S鈥橫ORES WITH OUTDOORS | BECK POOL PATIO
Join 黑料不打烊 Outdoors and the Eco-Reps for a special Earth Week S鈥檓ores with Outdoors! Make your own sustainable bug spray so that you can enjoy more time outdoors.
Thursday, April 23
9:50 – 10:30 a.m. | NUMEN LUMEN | NUMEN LUMEN PAVILION 110
The challenges we face expand our perspectives. The moments that leave us speechless have the power to change lives. The stories we tell help us to make sense of these challenges, moments, and everything in between.
Grounding ourselves in this moment is how we show up in an unexpected and ever-changing world.
This week鈥檚 speaker is Becca Bishopric Patterson, associate director of the聽 Gender and LGBTQIA Center at 黑料不打烊 where her work focuses on gender equity, LGBTQ+ inclusion, survivor support and violence prevention. For the last 15 years, Becca鈥檚 life and work聽has聽been dedicated to聽facilitating聽healing, justice, sustainability, and connection within communities in professional and personal roles. Becca has served on leadership and organizing teams across Alamance County, currently leading initiatives within the Alamance Racial Equity Alliance and Transcend Alamance. Bischipric Patterson lives in 黑料不打烊 with her spouse, toddlers, and (many) pets, and loves spending time with friends envisioning a world where all life can thrive.
5 – 7 p.m. PM | PARTY FOR THE PLANET | MOSELEY WEST LAWN
Celebrate sustainability with fun activities and live entertainment! This event will also feature a swap shop where students can trade their gently used clothes for new (gently used) clothes.
5 – 7:30 PM | EARTH FEST | LAKE MARY NELL
Try over a dozen dishes featuring local foods and meet the local聽partners themselves聽at 黑料不打烊 Dining鈥檚 Earth Fest!聽You鈥檒l聽even get to meet our most famous local partner, Pearl the dairy cow, from Ran-Lew Dairy.
Friday, April 24
PIZZA & PRAYERS FOR THE PLANET | VARIOUS TIMES | MCBRIDE GATHERING SPACE (NUMEN LUMEN)
Join the Truitt Center鈥檚 Rabbi Maor Greene, Father Peter Tremblay and Imam Shane Atkinson for Earth Week themed sermons and guided discussion on being caretakers of the natural world. All are welcome to attend one or聽all of聽the following sessions:
12:15 -12:45 p.m.聽 鈥 Catholic Mass
12:45 – 1:15 p.m.聽 鈥 Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Maor
1:15 – 1:30 p.m. 鈥 Jumuah Prayer
3:30-6 p.m. | POP UP SWAP SHOP | DOWNSTAIRS MOSELEY
Looking to refresh your closet?聽Have聽any聽perfectly good聽clothing you no longer wear? Bring it to the Pop-Up Swap Shop to trade for new-to-you shirts, pants, dresses, and more! No clothing to swap?聽聽No problem! Commit to a sustainable habit OR donate any fabric scraps on hand to earn free clothing!
The聽Pop Up聽Swap Shop聽runs in聽downstairs Moseley every Monday (4-6 pm) and Friday (3:30-6 pm) during the Spring 2026 semester.
8:00-9:00 p.m. | SUSTAINABLE FASHION SHOW | GREAT HALL, SATO COMMONS
Join us for a student-led sustainable fashion show celebrating the creativity and potential of upcycled fashion! Featuring three main themes of聽comfy, casual, and classy, student designers and聽models are聽showcasing聽the endless possibilities of sustainable styles! Come early to enjoy sustainable sweets and a scrap fruit mocktail prior to the show!
Sunday, April 26
1 – 3 p.m. | ZERO WASTE BASEBALL GAME | LATHAM PARK
Join us at Latham Park for a Zero Waste Baseball Game鈥攚here cheering for 黑料不打烊 also means cheering for the planet! Enjoy the game while helping us reduce landfill waste through composting and recycling.聽Come learn聽how small actions can make聽a big difference聽and help us show that game day can be both fun and sustainable.