Green Week
The West Lafayette campus celebrates Green Week – a campus initiative to promote and share sustainable practices – in October with a variety of free events that are open to the campus community.
Purdue Sustainability will celebrate Green Week 2024 on Oct. 21-27. Events listed below are open to the West Lafayette campus community, including students, faculty and staff. Registration is not required unless otherwise noted.
Monday, Oct. 21, 2024
Clothing Drive Tabling Event: Interested in donating clothing? Check out Boiler Green Initiative's (BGI) booth in Lily Hall from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. to donate clothing or learn more about the project.
Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024
Fall Into Nature: Join the Purdue Department of Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR) for an engaging evening at Horticulture Park on Thursday, October 24th from 4-7 PM, featuring guided nature hikes and a variety of other fun nature-related activities. Food will be provided. Vegetarian and vegan options available. This event is open to all members of the Purdue community.
*Registration is required by on Oct. 17. RSVP here.
Friday, Oct. 25, 2024
Purdue Day of Service: The Purdue Day of Service is hosted by the Purdue For Life Foundation and supports the Sustainability Master Plan. This event will feature tree planting and beautification work throughout campus. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
*Registration for the event is required.
PSSC Friday Night Lights: Through this event, volunteers can help with turning off non-automatic lights in Purdue's buildings to help reduce energy waste over the weekend. This will take place beginning at 6:30 p.m., on Friday, Oct. 25. Those interested can use this GroupMe link to sign up or check the PSSC instagram for updates on signing up (@psscouncil).
Sustainable Communities Social at The Tap: Join the members of the Sustainable Communities Research Community for a chance to connect and learn more about the organization. The social will take place from 2:30 - 4:30 at The Tap.
Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024
De-Trash the Wabash: De-Trash the Wabash is a biannual volunteer event focused on removing trash and restoring the health of the mighty Wabash River. Volunteers walk in parks and along trails near the river, removing abandoned bikes, old appliances, tires, clothing, traffic cones, and other debris in order to improve water quality. This event will take place from 9 a.m - 12 p.m.
More information can be found here.
Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024
Boiler Green Initative Campus Cleanup at the Engineering Mall: Looking for a chance to help beautify campus and raise awareness about waste? Join the Boiler Green Initiative (BGI) for a campus cleanup! Supplies will be provided. The event will take place from 1-3 p.m.
*Many of the events listed above are dependent on the weather. Be sure to follow @SustainPurdue on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram for updated event information.
