Campus club looks to add a little green to Saint Rose's white and gold
Environmental Club hopes planned events will focus on environment
Allison Maloney
Issue date: 1/30/08 Section: News
The Environmental Club hopes to add green to Saint Rose's white and gold with its two upcoming environmental awareness events. On Thursday, January 31, The College of Saint Rose, along with other colleges across the nation, will participate in Focus the Nation's all day teach-in. Then, on Thursday, February 21, the club will host "Do it in the Dark, You Won't Feel Guilty in the Morning."
Caitlin Pixley, vice president of the Environmental Club, said that the teach-in will run from noon until 7:30 p.m. It will include presentations by Honest Weight, a local co-op located on Central Avenue, and a speech by the Rev. Harper Fletcher, executive director of GreenFaith, a non-profit organization that attempts to connect spiritual beliefs with environmental activism.
According to Focus the Nation's website, this day is about an entire campus focusing on one important subject and St. Rose's Environmental Club is encouraging professors to send their students, and themselves, to the events.
One faculty member is all for this idea. "I plan to require my students to attend instead of class. I would rather have them engaged than just sitting in class," said Cailin Brown, assistant professor of communications. "It's important for learning."
The cleverly termed "Do it in the Dark" will be put on in conjunction with the Student Association as an alcohol-free alternative event from 9-11 p.m. On the docket for this electricity-free, all-nighter is acoustic music, food, information, fair trade tee-shirt sales, and of course, candlelight. "The point is to learn and have fun," explained Pixley, a English adolescence education major.
Ashley Brenon, a part-time graduate student, agrees that the club is doing its best to make environmentalism fun.
"I would love to go. I am inspired. The club is a ton of work and the members seem really dedicated," she said.
The Environmental Club was initiated by the Student Association in April 2007. Since its inception, it has participated in "Step it Up," a rally in support of a bill to reduce carbon emissions 80% by 2020 and visited the United Nations in New York City for a conference on the connection between environmentalism and poverty.
"Spreading awareness on college campuses is important", said Pixley.
She added that now is the time to do it because we have the support, resources, and accessibility to get the word out.
For more information, or to join the environmental club, you can join their club via Facebook. The first meeting for Environmental club is this coming Tuesday at 9 p.m. in the Camelot room.
Caitlin Pixley, vice president of the Environmental Club, said that the teach-in will run from noon until 7:30 p.m. It will include presentations by Honest Weight, a local co-op located on Central Avenue, and a speech by the Rev. Harper Fletcher, executive director of GreenFaith, a non-profit organization that attempts to connect spiritual beliefs with environmental activism.
According to Focus the Nation's website, this day is about an entire campus focusing on one important subject and St. Rose's Environmental Club is encouraging professors to send their students, and themselves, to the events.
One faculty member is all for this idea. "I plan to require my students to attend instead of class. I would rather have them engaged than just sitting in class," said Cailin Brown, assistant professor of communications. "It's important for learning."
The cleverly termed "Do it in the Dark" will be put on in conjunction with the Student Association as an alcohol-free alternative event from 9-11 p.m. On the docket for this electricity-free, all-nighter is acoustic music, food, information, fair trade tee-shirt sales, and of course, candlelight. "The point is to learn and have fun," explained Pixley, a English adolescence education major.
Ashley Brenon, a part-time graduate student, agrees that the club is doing its best to make environmentalism fun.
"I would love to go. I am inspired. The club is a ton of work and the members seem really dedicated," she said.
The Environmental Club was initiated by the Student Association in April 2007. Since its inception, it has participated in "Step it Up," a rally in support of a bill to reduce carbon emissions 80% by 2020 and visited the United Nations in New York City for a conference on the connection between environmentalism and poverty.
"Spreading awareness on college campuses is important", said Pixley.
She added that now is the time to do it because we have the support, resources, and accessibility to get the word out.
For more information, or to join the environmental club, you can join their club via Facebook. The first meeting for Environmental club is this coming Tuesday at 9 p.m. in the Camelot room.
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