Proposing Earth Day (or Should I Say Week)

The schedule for Slippery Rock University's annual
Earth Day celebration.

Earth Day is a day that is celebrated every year, but is often ignored by the general student population except those who truly have a passion for sustainablility and going green. To stop those from ignoring the day and stopping the spread of sustainability, Slippery Rock University has created a week and a half worth of events that are taking place all over campus and focus on different parts of the environment.

The program Meograph has the ability to combine text, pictures, and videos, but what makes this program different from all the other programs out there is a feature that includes maps. This feature can be used with Earth Day Week on the SRU campus because all the events are happening at different locations around campus and not just on one day. I would start with researching the beginning of Earth Day, and then try and get into contact with either the CSIL office or the Office of Sustainability to figure out when Slippery Rock began celebrating Earth Day in such an elaborate way, and then to finish off I would attend 2 or 3 events and report the goings on and interview some people who are involved.

Throughout the week events include an Environmental Film Festival from Monday, April 15 to Thursday, April 18, lectures ranging from sustainability to forest destruction, A "One Day Without Shoes" Awareness Walk on April 16, an Earth Day Carnival on Tuesday, April 23, and many more. There is an event for everyone, something for those who are movie buffs, for those who enjoy going to lectures, for those who want to take a stand and raise awareness, and lastly something that can be done with a large group of friends.

Also this is an event that many students and faculty support and participate in, and many do not know very much about the line up of events. This is the perfect chance to showcase what many organizations have put together for students to promote a good cause while still having a good time.