Environmental Club Meeting

Love the Environment! Come help us get the ball rolling with Longwood’s new environmental club! We will establish the goals and purpose of the club and start getting to know each other. Be a force of nature!

Next meeting is Monday, April 16, 2012 at 5 pm in Chichester G12.

For more information, please contact Kelsey Scheitlin.

Earth Day

The first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, launched the modern environmental movement.  For more information on Earth Day, please visit the Earth Day Network.  Longwood carries on this tradition every year with different events celebrating Earth Day.

2012 Earth Day Events

Saturday, April 21, 2012 from 10 am-1 pm
Crumptown Farm Open House
5721 Crumptown Road, Buckingham, Virginia
For more information, please visit www.crumptownfarm.com

Sunday, April 22, 2012 beginning at 12 pm at STEPS, 225 Industrial Park Road, Farmville, Virginia
Celebrate Earth Day with the Southside Virginia Chapter of the Holistic Moms Network, STEPS, and Prince Edward County
Bring your expired alkaline/lithium household batteries, compact fluorescent light bulbs, and glass to be recycled.  Electronics recycling will be available as well, but only to Prince Edward County residents.  For more information, please contact Kelly Martin, martinka2@longwood.edu.  

Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 5 pm in Blackwell Ballroom, Longwood University
Kyle Thiermann, a professional surfer and environmental activist from Santa Cruz, California, will give a presentation on his YouTube film series Surfing for Change.  The film series focuses on the power you have to create a better world through everyday decisions.  For more information, please contact Billy Boulden, bouldenwr@longwood.edu.

Saturday, April 28, 2012 from 1-5 pm at Longwood University
Longwood and its partner, Clean Virginia Waterways, will celebrate Earth Day with activities such as rain barrel workshops, a variety of fun and informative events, and a display of Earth Day posters by students.  For more information, please contact 395-2602.

 

 

 

Drop and Swap

Drop and Swap is an annual year-end waste reduction program established by two English 400 students.

The program allows students to do one of two things: donate unwanted items at the end of the academic year during move out or they can swap out an item that they intend to donate for a previously donated item.

The goal of the program is to divert waste from the local landfill and provide non-perishable food and gently used items to non-profit organizations.

Collection boxes for Drop and Swap will be available beginning Wednesday, May 2, 2012 in the lobby of all residence halls and the clubhouse of off-campus apartment communities.