Inside this issue:

Earth Love 101 1

What is a clothing exchange?

1

Earth Love 101 schedule

2

Cleaning up our campus and your home

3

Upcoming events and new programs on campus this semester

4

Give and Go program

5

Coming this fall 5

Come celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day on Thursday, April 22nd in the Campus Center Ballroom and Assembly Hall. Learn how to love the Earth with all day long with a variety of events and activities spon-sored by the Office of Environmental Sus-tainability and NYPIRG.

The day will begin at 11 am with a focus on local foods used by Chartwells and a farmer’s market. Come enjoy a piece of birthday cake and ice cream at noon.

Additionally, there will be a clothing and purse exchange throughout the day. See the box on the right for details.

The afternoon will feature performances by Sketchy Characters, demonstrations by the Rowing Club and presentations from our exhibitors.

At 5 pm, a special performance of Sustain-ability, The Musical will occur. Come see these lively student performers sing their hearts out in this original musical.

The day will conclude with a panel discussion beginning at 7 pm. This will feature local experts Steven Leibo and John Delano’s re-flections on the past year’s events in environ-mental sustainability. Specifically, we’ve seen several attempts to introduce and influence policies setting carbon reduction targets. These include the American Clean Energy and Security act (formerly the Waxman-Markey bill) passed by the House in June, Executive Order 24 issued by Governor Paterson in August, the 350 climate action rallies in October and the Copenhagen ac-cord in December.

Earth Love 101 on April 22nd

What is a clothing exchange?

Think of it as an eco-friendly way of Spring cleaning to give your clothes a longer life.

Step 1: Donate your lightly used and laun-dered clothes as well as purses, bags and cold winter accessories to one of our desig-nated collection bins

Step 2: Clothes will be sorted and dis-played at Earth Love 101 on April 22nd between 11 am and 6 pm

Step 3: Come to Earth Love and pick out some “new to you” clothing!

This is a free event but we are accepting suggested donations of non-perishable food items at the exchange.

Collection bins are available in the book-store and near the dorm offices. Addition-ally clothes will be accepted in front of the campus center from 10 am to 3 pm on April 20.

The East Garden is in bloom!

Check it out between the biol-

ogy building and PAC.

Spring 2010 Volume 3, Issue 2

Office of Environmental Sustainability

Sustainability Bulletin

All Events in the Ballroom and Assembly Hall

Schedule of Events:

11 am to 6 pm CLOTHING AND PURSE SWAP

Check out the lightly used and laundered clothing and take home some

new to you garments and purses

11 am to 3 pm FARMER’S MARKET

Jim from Altamont Orchards will be here with your favorite baked goods

11 am to 1 pm SUSTAINABLE FOOD FOCUS

Lunchtime will highlight the local food served in our dining halls by

Chartwells. At noon time the winner of the dorm recycling contest will

be announced followed by the cutting of the anniversary cake with UA U

KNOW U WANT SOME ice cream

2 pm to 6 pm STUDENT PERFORMANCES AND EXHIBITORS FORUM

Visit our wide range of exhibitors including: Clothes Mentor, Plato’s Closet, Green Martha Professional Or-

ganizer, Ecomaids, NYSERDA, Community Energy, Zero Energy, 350.org, UAlbany Career Center,

CDTA, UAlbany shuttle, Albany Pine Bush Preserve, NYPIRG, Pride Alliance and Middle Earth

STUDENT PERFORMANCES BY SKETCHY CHARACTERS AND A ROWING DEMO

Activities include: a recycling bin shoot with prizes, sustainability games and quizzes

5 pm A special performance of SUSTAINABILITY, THE MUSICAL by St. Rose student performers

6:30 PM CUPCAKES! Come to the ballroom for dessert and enjoy an Earth Love cupcakes as we prepare

for our panel discussion

7 pm to 9 pm PANEL FORUM: the year in environmental sustainability

Hear Professor Steven Leibo and Professor John Delano reflect on this past year’s events in environ-

mental sustainability

This event is FREE but we will be collecting donations of non perishable food items for participation in

the clothing exchange

CHECK OUT THE FULL SCHEDULE AT: WWW.ALBANY.EDU/GOGREEN

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Earth Love 101 schedule

UAlbany Green Scene’s Earth Day celebra-

tion is brought to you by:

The Office of Environmental Sustainability

and NYPIRG

This event is made possible by

the generous support of UAS

and Student Success

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Spring Cleaning time

The City of Albany has announced hazardous waste and elec-

tronics drop off days for May 6, June 3, July 8 and August 5th

from 4 to 7 pm. Residents can drop off items at the Rapp Road

landfill. You must pre-register by calling 1-800-494-CARE.

More details are available at our website and at:

www.albany.edu/gogreen/albany_waste_dropoff.shtml

Hazardous Waste Disposal

On April 24th, Capital Region residents will have the opportunity

to get rid of their electronics in an environmentally friendly man-

ner The annual recycling event will be held at Taft Furniture on

April 24th from 7 am to 1 pm. There is a small charge for TV’s

and computer monitors. For more details on the event, go to :

http://wnyt.com/article/stories/S828642.shtml

For a list of accepted items, visit:

http://wnyt.com/article/stories/s864936.shtml?cat=706

Electronics Recycling Day in Albany

Each year the Office of Environmental Sustainability and EAP

sponsor a shredding event on campus. This year it is April 30th

to coincide with Arbor Day. Paper brought to the event will be

shredded, recycled and used to produce more paper products

instead of using virgin material from trees.

A copy of the schedule can also be found at:

http://www.albany.edu/eap/2010_Document_Shredding.pdf

Shredding services are provided by ProShred Security

Rain date is May 7th

For other friendly Arbor day tips, go to

http://www.albany.edu/gogreen

The shredding mobile unit’s

schedule is:

9 to 11 am Science Library Bus Circle

11:15 to 11:45 am MSC parking lot

1 to 2 pm Downtown Campus

Corner of Robin & Washington Avenue

2:30 to 3:30 pm East Campus

C wing parking lot

Save a tree on Arbor Day and attend the Shredding Event on April 30th

Clean up day is April 27th

Our annual tradition of cleaning up the grounds in

preparation for graduation will take place on April

27th. Join over 500 volunteers to rake, plant and

paint. Here’s hoping for beautiful weather but in case

not, April 29th is our rain date. To sign up, go to:

http://apps.albany.edu/volunteer/?ID=32

April brings

many oppor-

tunities to clean up and declutter our homes in an envi-

ronmentally friendly way. This page is dedicated to the

activities occurring on campus and in the Albany area.

Scenes from last year’s clean up:

Interim VP for Finance and Business Steve Beditz and

President George Philip hand out water to the volunteers

Raking by the Library Cleaning up Empire

Commons

Planting by University Hall

Upcoming events and new programs this semester on campus

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On April 21st, the EAP will hold its annual wellness

fair in the Campus Center ballroom between 11:30

am and 1 pm. This year’s theme will be the three R’s

of wellness: resiliency, relationships and resources.

This event brings in community organizations and

health practitioners to share information and re-

sources on healthy living.

In the morning, a cholesterol and lipid and glucose

screening clinic will take place between 8:30 and 11

am in the Fireside Lounge (second floor of the cam-

pus center). The wellness fair is free but there is a

small fee for the screening..

For more details on this and the rest of the day’s ac-

tivities, go to: http://www.albany.edu/eap/

Did you know that we have a free carpooling service

that offers a guaranteed ride home should you be

called away for an emergency?

Did you know that subsidies are being offered to peo-

ple interested in forming a vanpool?

If your answer is no,

then you may want to

check out the brown bag

lunch and learn on these

topics. This will occur on May 4th between 12 and 1

pm in the Terrace Lounge of the Campus Center on

the Uptown Campus. Bring your lunch and hear

about these programs and learn how you can share

your ride and save money!

To register, sign up at the EAP website at:

http://www.albany.edu/eap/event_sign-up.htm

You can also sign up during

our Earth Day celebration.

The flier for the program can

be found at:

http://www.albany.edu/eap/Uptown_Carpool.pdf

Wellness Fair on April 21st

Carpooling brown bag lunch and learn

on May 4th

Business Plan Competition on April 28th

The first ever UAlbany bike share program has started this

semester. A bike share is where bikes are offered for free to

the campus community which can be signed on for a short

period of time.

If students are interested in taking a bike ride or using a bike

for errands, they should go to their apartment or quad office.

There you will be asked to

read and sign the waiver

form, be given a safety tip

sheet and offered a helmet.

Once the bike is logged out,

take the key, unlock your

bike and go riding!!

All bikes should be re-

turned within 24 hours of

signing them out so others can use the bikes as well. We are

starting small with just seven bikes but hope to increase this

amount. The Office of Environmental Sustainability is ac-

cepting any donations of road worthy bikes. Also, if anyone is

interested in helping in the maintenance of the bikes, contact

the office at gogreen@albany.edu

The School of Business and the College of

Nanoscale Science and Engineering are

collaborating with RPI and Union College

to offer the region’s first business plan

competition which will focus on energy

technology. Business plans have been sub-

mitted for a student-born innovation de-

signed for an unmet need in the energy

sector. The top teams will present to a

panel of investors, scientists, and energy

industry executives on April 28 at CNSE.

The grand prize is $10,000. If interested,

in more details or attending this event, go

to:

http://www.neny.org/ContentManager/in

dex.cfm?Step=Display&ContentID=314

.

Bike share

We will be hosting our third annual move out program, now under a new name: the Give and Go. This program collects unwanted items from students as they move out and donates them to local charities. Students

should look for the specially labeled dumpsters at the corner of each quad and between Waterbury and Alden on Alumni from May 12 to 14. Household items, furniture, electron-ics, clothes, books and non perish-able food are all accepted. We are always looking for people to help sit by the bins and encourage collections, if you are available be-tween 12 and 6 pm on May 12 and 13 and between 9 am and 12 pm on May 14, and are willing to help out,

please contact the office at 956-8120.

This program is being sponsored by a grant from UAS.

Give and Go, the spring move out program

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The campus community will be able to

ride all CDTA bus lines— with the

exception of the Northway Express

and Star buses—this fall for free. You

will need to swipe your ID as you enter

the bus. Students must be registered

for classes in order to be eligible for

this benefit.

Make a difference one SWIPE at a

time!

Newsletter Contributors

Contributing authors:

Mary Ellen Mallia

Tina Daniels

Rose Dorsman

Sabrienna Jean

Matt Ryan

Design, Contributor

Office of Environmental Sustainability

University at Albany

University Hall 212 1400 Washington Ave Albany, NY 12222

Phone:

(518) 956-8120

Fax:

(518) 956-8121

E-Mail: gogreen@albany.edu

Web Site: www.albany.edu/gogreen

Car sharing program

More access to CDTA bus lines for free

Coming this fall

What is car sharing? It's all the perks

of having a car without having to own

one. With low hourly rates, which

include fuel, insurance, in-car naviga-

tion and more, hitting the road has

never been easier. Plus, cars are avail-

able 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,

365 days a year!

Cars will be available on the UAlbany

Uptown Campus in conjunction with-

Connect by Hertz. It is easy to join

and affordable with a pay-as-you-go

membership. Members can book vehi-

cles online or via phone for an hour, a

day or up to a week.

For more details visit the Connect by Hertz Products & Services page or go directly to the www.connectbyhertz.com site. Look for UAlbany to join the Connect by Hertz family this summer with cars available beginning in late August.

Volunteers from last year’s program