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Sustainability Events

The Office of Sustainability hosts, supports, and promotes events throughout the year that bring the AU community听together around environmental issues. Please join us at an upcoming discussion, documentary screening, or other event soon.听

Looking to partner with the Office of Sustainability? Have an idea for an event you'd like to see? Want to see your听event promoted here? Get in touch.

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Upcoming Events馃棑锔

November 4听- 18, 2024

Political Signage Recycling
Recycle your political yard signs at AU听after the election. Remove metal or plastic stakes from the plastic signs, and drop off your signs in the collection bins at听Kerwin Hall between November 4听and November 18. The bins are located on the covered patios on both the quad side and Nebraska Ave side of the building. Recycling the signs is free and open to AU students, staff, faculty, community members, and neighbors. After collection from campus, they will be turned into decking material by a Virginia-based company.

Thursdays, Starting September 5, 2024

Crafting with the Office of Sustainability听
1:30听- 2:30 p.m., AU Quad or Makerspace
Join the office of sustainability for a weekly crafting hour. Starting September 5, find us on the quad every Thursday through November 21. In the event of rain,听we will move inside the library to the Makerspace.听

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CECE Events

Expolore events hosted by the Center for Environment, Community, and Equity by clicking the button below.听

Past Events

October 22nd - 24th, 2024

E-Waste Collection Drive
EcoReps will be set up across campus to collect E-Waste such as appliances, computers, phones, cords, batteries, and more. You can find location stations at the听Letts-Anderson Quad, the entrances of Cassell, Hughes, and Nebraska Halls, and at the eagle statue on East 猫咪社区app from 1pm-3pm and 5pm-7pm, on October 22nd-24th. Please reach out to zerowaste@american.edu with any questions!

Worldwide Climate Justice Teach-In: Youth Advocacy with Sunrise AU
Event Date: March 30, 2022


Seeing Climate Change Symposium
Event Date: November 5-7, 2021
Click here to access the event recordings

The Roots of Resistance:听Centering Black Agrarianism and Liberation of the Land
Event Date: April 22, 2021


SIS Book Event: The Water Defenders
Event Date: March 23, 2021


Global to Local: Climate Justice
Event Date: October 22, 2020

PBS Frontline Presents: Plastic Wars
Event Date: September 15, 2020