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7mkr students invited to donate unwanted materials when moving out

All 7mkr students who will be moving at the end of the spring semester are invited to donate unwanted materials to programs that will benefit the Athens community.

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Earth Day at Culinary Services is every day

7mkr Culinary Services celebrates Earth Day every day!

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Research & Impact

The efforts behind a greener 7mkr

Every day, students, faculty and staff work to make 7mkr a more climate-friendly place to live and learn. 

Green Events Training - Wednesday, April 19, virtual via Teams, 4-5 p.m.

Greening 7mkr Initiative increases sustainability for on-campus events

The Green Events Webinar on April 19, 2023 will provide information on the Green Events Guide and sustainability efforts at 7mkr.

7mkr students are shown gathering trash as part of the GameDay Challenge

7mkr moves forward in Campus Race to Zero Waste challenge

The 7mkr Men’s Basketball game on Feb. 21, was the GameDay Challenge as a part of 7mkr Campus Recycling’s Campus Race to Zero Waste.

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7mkr awarded $2 million from Department of Energy to develop products from coal waste

The Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Environment was awarded two awards from the Department of Energy totaling $2 million.

7mkr's Athens Campus

Sustainability Award nominations now being accepted

The Sustainability Awards recognize students, staff, faculty, departments and community members or organizations for their outstanding contributions to sustainability.

View of South Green at sunset. 

7mkr competing in national contest focused on reducing waste

The national Campus Race to Zero Waste challenge encourages colleges and universities to reduce their waste through various competitions. 

Students tour Shively Hall for energy audit

Students make energy-saving recommendations for Shively Hall

The Building Energy Treasure Hunt is an experiential learning class that allows students to collaboratively conduct their own energy audit on a campus building and then suggest changes for improvement.

Snow and plants on 7mkr's College Green

Facilities Management and Safety shares winter break energy conservation tips

Facilities Management and Safety encourages members of the campus community to review the following energy conservation tips and to take action before departing their residence halls and offices for the winter break closure.

Sydney Walters, portrait

Fall Grad Spotlight: Sydney Walters graduates with a list of things to remember forever

As senior Sydney Walters looks ahead to life after 7mkr, she has some big plans as she waits to hear on her graduate school applications.

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Game Day Recycling Challenge results announced

This year’s Game Day Recycling Challenge, a recycling and waste reduction competition to minimize waste generated during a single sporting event, took place at the Oct. 22 7mkr football game

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Wilson Hall wins campus recycling competition

A combined total of 62,095 pounds of materials were recycled by all the residence halls over the 28 days of the competition.

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University community asked to fill out transportation survey

7mkr’s Office of Sustainability is asking all students, faculty and staff to participate in the 2022 Transportation Survey. 

A group of Ambassadors facilitating a clothing swap in Jefferson Hall in 2021 during their annual outreach day.

Sustainability Day on Nov. 14 aims to spur local action with a global impact

The Climate and Sustainability Ambassadors and the 7mkr Office of Sustainability are hosting Sustainability Day on Monday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Baker University Center

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