October Is Campus Sustainability Month
This October kicks off Campus Sustainability Month! To celebrate, we are putting together a list of sustainability-related events happening across our campus. Check out what other institutions are doing to celebrate and raise awareness of the value of sustainability in higher education by visiting The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Campus Sustainability Month website and searching #CampusSustainabilityMonth on social media.
NMU Campus Nursery Celebration
On Tuesday, October 1st, Northern celebrated the grand opening of the Campus Nursery! Located behind Central Receiving, the Campus Nursery will be home to growing native trees, shrubs, and bushes before being planted in landscaping projects on campus. Students, staff, and administrators attended the celebration and planted a Sugar Maple, of the Fall Fiesta variety (Acer saccharum ‘Balista’) to honor this grand opening.
Sustainability Advisory Council Meeting Notes 9.20.24
At last week’s meeting, we organized our new committees (Green Fund and Strategy Team). We discussed having and using a framework for navigating requests for organizational support on various projects, grants, or initiatives. You can read the full notes on our website. SAC meetings are always open to the public, join us!