Campus Sustainability Updates - Novemeber 1, 2024 - Sustainability Hub for Innovation & Environment

Vote! - November 5 

Exercise your civic duty at the polls on Tuesday, November 5 to contribute your voice to the presidential election! 

Marquette 2049 Learning Circle Event - November 6 

The next Marquette 2049 discussion will be Wednesday, November 6th at 10 am in the Northern Center. We will be discussing what we want the Marquette community to look like in regards to Energy & Power in the year 2049. You will not want to miss out on this discussion; RSVP here! Check out the summaries from the past discussions here! 

LAST Climate@Noon for Fall 2024 Semester with Dr. Alex Stoner - November 8 

The NCN team cannot believe that it is already the LAST climate at noon seminar for the season! We will be discussing climate anxiety, disavowal, and the illusion of economic growth with Dr. Alex Stoner. Join us Friday, November 8th at noon in Jamrich 1311. 

Dr. Stoner is an associate professor of sociology and department head at Northern Michigan University. He is an environmental sociologist who studies the social divers of and societal responses to climate change. His most recent research examines the political-economic and ideological barriers to more effective and meaningful responses to the climate emergency. During this discussion he will identify the socio-structural causes of climate anxiety and explore the phenomenon of climate disavowal. Policy implications for confronting the reality of our current ecological predicament will be discussed as well. 

University of Michigan Library - Free Access to Community Reading

The University of Michigan Library is offering free access to a community reading through Dec. 13. Everyone in the state of Michigan is invited to read or listen to Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility. The book brings strong climate voices from around the world to address the political, scientific, social, and emotional dimensions of the most urgent issue human beings have ever faced. Accessible, encouraging, and engaging, it's an invitation to everyone to understand the issue more deeply, participate more boldly, and imagine the future more creatively. The audio and ebook is available at Read Michigan. If you want to learn more about this project, click here. 

How to Reduce Costume Waste - SHINE 

See the poster attached to this article to learn how you can be more sustainable during the Halloween season. Written and designed by Isabelle Honkomp. 

NMU Food Pantry 

The fall semester hours for the NMU Food Pantry are: 

101D Jacobetti - Mondays from 1-3 pm & Thursdays 1-4 pm

101B Gries Hall - Mondays from 8 am - 1:30 pm, Tuesdays from 9 am - 4 pm, Wednesdays from 12 pm - 5 pm, and Fridays from 12 pm - 4 pm 

NMU Sustainability Group Project - Take This Survey! 

Emma Bentley and group members are working on a project in Professor Adebiyi’s Intro to Sustainability course. Help them out with their group project by filling out this quick (3-minutes or less) survey about the Outdoor Learning Areas (OLA) on NMU's campus. The group working on this project thanks you in advance! Take the survey here! 

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS 

EcoReps 

Weekly meetings are on Mondays at 4 p.m. in Jamrich 1311. To become more involved in the organization, join GroupMe. 

Upcoming Events: 

• Zero-Waste Volleyball Game, November 1, 3:30 to 6:30 pm

• Zero-Waste Diwali Celebration, November 2, 5:30 to 9 pm, Northern Center. Sign up to volunteer here!

• Green Fund Tabling, November 5, 11 to 1 pm, Jamrich Atrium

• Green Friday, November 15, 10 - 3 pm, Jamrich Atrium (Clothing Swap, Coat Supplies, Career Closet, and More!)

Green Athletics 

Become part of Green Athletics on The Hub. If you have questions, reach out to Makaylee Kuhn (makuhn@nmu.edu). 

Upcoming Events: 

November 1 -  Zero-Waste Volleyball Game 3:30-6:30 pm

November 10 - Team Apparel Swap 

Conservation Crew 

The NMU Conservation Crew is reopening the co-leader application. They are looking for 1-2 leaders to apply. The application is open from November 1-December 14, 2024, and the co-leaders will be selected over winter break. Apply here! 

Upcoming Events: 

• Saturday, November 2 at 11 am - senior Adam Basten is hosting a Habitat Restoration Event for their Capstone

• Saturday, November 9 at 11 am - Wetmore Pond Hike. Meet at the OLA to carpool. Bring a drink and snack!

• Sunday, November 10 at 2 pm - Songbird Trail Hike. Meet at the OLA to carpool. Bring a drink and snack!

• Thursday, November 14 at 12:30 pm - Presque Isle Bog Walk. This is a shorter walk. Meet at the OLA to carpool. 

• Saturday, November 16 at 11 am - Hogback Mountain Hike. This one will be more difficult, so make sure to bring a drink and snack!
• November 20-22 - Conservation Crew Plant and Craft Sale. The sale will take place from 2 pm-4 pm on November 20, and from 11 am-1 pm on November 21-22. There will be plants, crochet items, earrings, and bookmarks for sale.

INTERNSHIPS, STUDY ABROAD, AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES 

• The U.S. Department of Energy - (DOE) Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship (MLEF) Program
  • A 10-week summer research internship for undergraduate and graduate students in STEM majors. Participants complete a cutting-edge research project at one of the Department’s National Laboratories or DOE Headquarters in support of the Department’s mission of minimizing the environmental and climate impacts of fossil fuels and industrial processes while working to achieve net-zero emissions.
• Study Abroad - Sustainable Business in France
  • Learn about Sustainable Business in France this Summer! This is a full, 4-credit course (meets the University’s General Education requirement for Social Responsibility in a Diverse World) and it will contain all of the same content and assignments that a student would complete in a regular semester, except we will spend 9 days of our summer session learning about the course concepts in practice in France. Applications are due to the International Programs Office by December 2 by 5 p.m. Apply here. 
• Compost Crew at Northern Lights Dining (NLD) starting at $12.25/hr. Apply Here (No Resume or Cover Letter Needed) 
• A FREE Climate Advocacy Certificate Program! It is a 15-week remote course on advocacy, climate science, and communication. Students interested in the spring program should register by January 12, 2025. You can email any questions you may have to highered@citizensclimatelobby.org.