Join the UR Ecochallenge!
Celebrate Aotearoa New Zealand during
International Education Week
November 14-18, 2022
Brought to you by the Office of International Education
& Office for Sustainability
There’s no better way to celebrate the wonder and beauty of this planet than by caring for our own little part of it. During this year’s International Education Week, celebrate sustainability in Aotearoa New Zealand by participating in the UR Ecochallenge. It’s a local-to-global challenge! Our themes this year include well-being, biodiversity and conservation, food, community and environmental justice, and living with less.
You can join the online challenge as an individual or as a team. Earn points by attending events, learning about sustainability, and taking environmentally responsible actions each day. The individuals with the top three point totals, the team with the top number of points per capita, and the overall team with the top number of points will receive a prize.
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University of Richmond Ranked #21 in Princeton Review's Top 50 Green Colleges
University of Richmond has been named one of the nation's most environmentally friendly colleges in the U.S. The Princeton Review's Top 50 Green Colleges list highlights schools with strong sustainability performance, educational opportunities, and quality of life for students on campus. We are honored that UR has been recognized for the sustainability efforts of our staff, students, and faculty!
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Sustainability in the Classroom
Thinking about taking a sustainability course? We've got you covered! Spring 2023 sustainability-related courses that count towards UR's Sustainability Minor are live on our website. Course topics cover environmental, economic, and social sustainability. Students in the minor learn core concepts in sustainability, study the impacts of our actions, personally and collectively, on people and the planet, and consider effective means to support environmental and social well-being now and into the future.
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Exploring Sustainability Through
Living-Learning Communities
Earth Lodge is a living-learning community focused on supporting and catalyzing student’s roles as active agents for cultivating a better world. Through an immersive and community-based exploration of sustainability, environmental justice, and social change, we will explore questions like:
- What is your vision for a better world?
- How does social change happen?
- What role can you play in creating positive change in the world?
- How can we co-create the conditions for communities to thrive?
Students will take ownership and agency over the trajectory of the group, based off participants interests in sustainability, environmental studies, and social change. Earth Lodge is an intentional shared living experience that moves students beyond the limits of the traditional classroom to enhance learning and promote interdisciplinary engagement and discussion.
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Spider Exchange: Your Home for Donations and Reuse on Campus
Have gently used, unwanted items to donate? Looking for free office or dorm supplies? Stop by Spider Exchange, UR's "free store," Monday through Thursday, 2:00pm-6:00pm, and Friday, 11:00am-6:00pm. Spider Exchange is located at the end of New Fraternity Row (Parking Lot C62), across from X-Lot.
Rethink Waste also has a monthly newsletter! Stay up-to-date with their progress, events, and tips. And speaking of Rethink Waste events…
Spider Exchange Pop-Up
Wednesday, November 16 from 11:00am-5:00pm
The Pier in THC
Coffee, hot cider, and hot chocolate will be available for people who bring a reusable mug. Collection bins are located in residence hall laundry rooms and the second floor of Tyler Haynes Commons.
Spider Exchange Makers Market
Sunday, November 20 from 11:00am-4:00pm
Rethink Waste House (New Fraternity Row Parking Lot C62)
UR-affliliated artisans and makers will have handcrafted items for sale. Interested in being a vendor? Apply here. Hot cider and hot chocolate will be available for people who bring a reusable mug.
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October Sustainability Champion
In case you missed it, we relaunched our Sustainability Champions series last month. Read our interview with the very impressive McKenna Dunbar, a senior majoring in Business Administration and Environmental Studies. McKenna is also the Community Engagement Coordinator with the VA Sierra Club.
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SEEDS Application Extended to November 8
SEEDS (Students Engaging in and Enacting a Dialogue on Service) is a student-run organization that coordinates three alternative spring break trips to Philadelphia, PA, Charleston, SC, and Morgantown, WV. Students in SEEDS engage in meaningful service projects in communities faced by environmental and social justice issues.
2022-23 Trip Themes:
- Philadelphia, PA: Urban Renewal, Education Inequality, Food Access, Racial Justice
- Charleston, SC: Environmental Justice, Coastal Conservation, Gentrification/Affordable Housing
- Morgantown, WV: Industry, Rural Health Access/Opioid Epidemic, Environmentalism
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Udall Scholarship Info Sessions
There will be two info sessions this week for students interested in applying for a Udall Scholarship. The Udall Scholarship awards scholarships to sophomores and juniors who have demonstrated a commitment to leadership, public service, and the environment. The scholarship provides up to $7,000 for tuition, room & board, and other educational expenses, as well as a five-day orientation and networking event for scholars in Tucson, AZ. The Udall Scholarship is a university-nominated competition, and we can nominate up to four students. Our campus deadline to apply is February 1, 2023.
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Upcoming Events
Unpacking the Census: Celebrating 10 Years of the Project and Looking to the Future (featuring Sustainability Intern Sarah Murtaugh)
Monday, November 7 at 5:00pm
Ukrop Auditorium, Robins School of Business
Learn more and register
"Connect With Your Ecological Self" Workshop
Monday, November 14 at 11:00am
Eco-Corridor (entrance across from the Steam Plant)
Learn more
Eco-Corridor Tours
Tuesday, November 15 at 10:00am and 4:30pm
Eco-Corridor (entrance across from the Steam Plant)
Learn more
Tour of Campus Solar Array
Thursday, November 17 at 12:00pm
Weinstein Center for Recreation (located on the roof next to the Robins Center)
Learn more
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Spiders in the News
How climate change disrupts fall foliage
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Heating Up
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Indigenous defenders stand between illegal roads and survival of the Amazon rainforest – elections in Brazil and Peru could be a turning point
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Deforestation Follows a Road Through Ucayali
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Racial Discrimination has decimated Baltimore’s tree diversity
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What a Supreme Court case on pigs means for renewable energy
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Is the Future of the Amazon Resting on Brazil’s National Election?
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University of Richmond Biologists Partner with State Conservation Experts for Invasive Species management in Chesapeake Bay
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What a Supreme Court case on pigs means for renewable energy
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Is the Future of the Amazon Resting on Brazil’s National Election?
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University of Richmond Biologists Partner with State Conservation Experts for Invasive Species management in Chesapeake Bay
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The invasive emerald ash borer has destroyed millions of trees - scientists aim to control it with tiny parasitic wasps
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An Animal Cruelty Case Could Create Chaos For Clean Energy
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Can a new FERC grid planning proposal succeed in the South?
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Environmental Professor Stephanie Spera Selected as Voices for Science Fellow
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Don’t blink or you’ll miss it: How climate change affects autumn foliage season
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University of Richmond biologists help conservation experts manage aggressive invasive species in Chesapeake Bay
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