Join us at sustainability events in May
05/05/2009
Edmonds College is committed to thinking, teaching, and living green. Join us at events focused on sustainability in May. Events include a lecture on about the world's largest eagles, May 14; Bike to Work Day, May 15; LiveScience Day May 15; and a discussion with the college's international students about Sustainability Around the World, May 18.
Here are just some of our upcoming events:
- Save One of the World’s Largest Eagles: biology instructor Hans Landel talks about his volunteer work with the Philippine Eagle Foundation, 12:30 p.m., May 14, Snohomish Hall 304A. There are only about 400 of the birds left in the wild. Free and open to the public.
- Bike to Work Day, Fri., May 15: Bike commuters get your water and healthy snacks at a celebration station 7:30-11:30 a.m. in the courtyard between Lynnwood and Mountlake Terrace Halls. In support of Snohomish County Community Transit’s Bike to Work Day, Edmonds College hosts its first celebration station to encourage students, faculty, staff, and the local business community to stay fit and think green. Free and open to the public.
- LiveScience Day, 9:30 a.m., Fri., May 15: Triton Union Building 202. Join us for hands-on activities, explosively interesting demonstrations, and opportunities to explore college science classes. Materials Science students will talk about the windmill they are designing and installing on campus — the college’s first foray into renewable energy.
Free and open to the public.
Sustainability Around the World, 3 p.m., Mon., May 18, Triton Union Building 202. International students at Edmonds College will show how they’re addressing issues of sustainability in their home countries. Free and open to the public.