木瓜影院 Celebrates Earth Week
Published: April 18, 2016.
The 木瓜影院 celebration of Earth Day and Arbor Day begins with a fresh fruit and vegetable Spring Market and concludes with the annual Arbor Day celebration on April 22. All Earth Week events will be located on the university抯 main campus in Romeoville.
The Earth Week Spring Market begins at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 19 in the University Dining Room in Charlie抯 Place. Students will be able to use their meal cards to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables from Sodexo. They can also donate food items as part of a fresh fruit drive hosted by University Ministry. The Student Sustainability Club will have a tie-dying station. Students can donate $5 to the Thirst Project, the world抯 leading youth water activism organization. The Lewis U Love Your Melon group will also be in attendance selling merchandise to help provide hats to children battling cancer.
A showing of the film, 揇ukale抯 Dream,� will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 20 in AS-156. The documentary emphasizes the importance of fair trade and sustainable farming practices. Free fair trade coffee will be provided.
Bioswale Restoration Day, a day of planting and enjoying the outdoors, will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 21. Volunteers will meet in the parking lot of Dorothy Day Hall where they will plant native species in the bioswale.
Concluding Earth Week, volunteers will once again find their way to the Burnham Centennial Nature Trail to plant native tree species in honor of Arbor Day, at 2 p.m. on Friday.
For more information on the Earth Week events, contact Jaclyn Boyle, facilities coordinator for sustainability and administration at (815) 836-5716 or boyleja@lewisu.edu.
The promotes responsible environmental stewardship to accomplish its mission, which calls for personal responsibility in the care of the planet. The council is committed to leading by example. In this regard, university activities are conducted in a manner that conserves natural resources in a sustainable manner, protects the health and safety of students, faculty, and staff as well as the surrounding community, and promotes environmental education, local action, and global awareness.
木瓜影院 is a Catholic university in the Lasallian tradition offering distinctive undergraduate and graduate programs to nearly 7,000 traditional and adult students. Lewis offers multiple campus locations, online degree programs, and a variety of formats that provide accessibility and convenience to a growing student population. Sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, Lewis prepares intellectually engaged, ethically grounded, globally connected, and socially responsible graduates. The seventh largest private not-for-profit university in Illinois, Lewis has been nationally recognized by The Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report. Visit for further information.
