Purple & Green - Fall 2013

Page 7

O-Week 2013 gets a dose of green This year, the Sustainability Team put on a special O-Week activity for students to learn more about green infrastructure on campus. The activity required students to visit four of Western’s greenest buildings: Claudette MacKayLassonde Pavillion, Stevenson & Lawson Hall, McIntosh Gallery, and Physics & Astronomy. There was a poster display in each building depicting sustainability facts as well as a question ‘key’ that students had to collect the answer for in order to be eligible for prizes.

prize draw at the Sustainability Booth on September 6. Later that afternoon, our sustainability team drew our 3 grand prize winners! 1.

Cathy Chen

2.

Dimuth Kurukula

3.

Lyn Brown

We would like to thank all of those who participated in the scavenger hunt! Be sure to check out our website for more opportunities to get involved with sustainability on campus and win great prizes!

Once students collected all four keys, they submitted them to the

Cathy Chen was the first place winner of the Sustainability Scavenger Hunt. She won a 2013 GIANT hybrid bike.

Lyn Brown was the third place winner for the Sustainability Scavenger Hunt.

Erin Kearney won a Western lawn chair from the sustainability prize draw.

Sustainability Programs Our sustainability team offers some great programs for enhancing sustainability education on campus. Whether you’re looking to engage your team in a fun workshop or infuse your office with sustainability, we have programs to deliver information on environmental initiatives on campus and ways to reduce our footprint. We also recognize individuals on campus who are dedicated to enhancing sustainability on campus. Follow the links to check out some of our programs. Sustainability Lunch & Learns Green Office Program Green Awards

p. 7


Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.