Sustainability

On Feb. 25, 100 trees were planted in Price Park in Greensboro as part of an urban tree-planting pilot program. 

Alfred Simkin, an instructor of biology at Elon, discusses his several year journey to build an alternative vehicle for commuting: an electric bike.

Professor Janet MacFall in the Department of Environmental Studies will be recognized with the Conservation Communicator Award from the Hugh Bennett Chapter of the national Soil and Water Conservation Society on Feb. 25.

The competition runs from Feb. 13 through March 3.

Presented by Frau Fiber’s archivist and biographer, Carole Frances Lung.  
Lung will present 10 years of Frau Fiber’s persistence, encouraging the visitors, residents and citizens of America to exchange their leisure time for personal production of textile and apparel goods.

Emancipate yourself from the global garment industry by learning how to alter, mend and make your own garments and accessories!

Robert Bullard, described as the father of environmental justice, delivers an Earth Day lecture titled "Climate Change as a Human Rights Issue: Why Equity Matters" in McKinnon Hall, Moseley Center at 7:30 p.m.

The City of Greensboro's Operation Bed Roll, in which Elon Law students are assisting, removes plastic bags from the waste stream and transforms them into bed rolls for the homeless.

Your ideas, class projects or research can contribute to sustainability at Elon, even after you’ve graduated.

These faculty scholars will be provided with relevant sustainability resources and pedagogies through a variety of unique opportunities such as speakers, workshops, field trips, and article or book discussions.