Live Happy Health Day – March 25th The Marshall University Sustainability Department will be participating in a campus health fair titled “Live Happy Health Day” from 11am-1pm on Wednesday March 25th. The fair is presented by the MU Student Association of Nutrition and Dietetics (MU SANDS), and will encompass the many things that make up a healthy

Bike Loan program opens March 1st! Reduce Your Carbon Footprint with Eco Cycles: Starting March 1st, students, faculty, and staff, or anyone with a Rec Center pass, will be able to check out an Ecocycle bike for FREE. READ MORE Check out our second MU Sustainability Department video: Reduce Your Carbon Footprint by borrowing a

Marshall EcoCycle Bike Loan Program To checkout a bicycle, come to the Main Desk at the Recreation Center. Membership is “Free” to all students, faculty, staff, and Recreation Center members. All you need is: – your student or staff ID – a debit or credit card (to reserve the bike) READ MORE For more information go the the EcoCycle webpage!

Meatless Mondays What You Eat Matters! Turning off the lights, not letting the water run while brushing your teeth, reducing and recycling, riding a bike instead of driving, using reusable bags at the grocery store; these are usually the first things that come to mind when you think about living more sustainable. However, one of

Thank You Dunn Foundation! A big heart-felt THANK YOU goes out to the Dunn Foundation, who awarded the MU Sustainability Department a $5,000 grant to help us with our education outreach efforts, and to help us install signage along our campus Green Tour trail. Keep  your eyes open this spring for new signs and fun

Food Day, 100 Mile Meal, and Campus Sustainability Day all a success! At Towers Market Place on Oct. 23rd, the MU Student Association of Nutrition and Diatetics, in partnership with MU Dining Services and the MU Sustainability Department, hosted a wonderful 100 Mile Meal, highlighting excellent locally sourced foods from area farmers and producers. On

MU Water Festival – Success! The Marshall University Water Festival was a Success! Tomi M. Bergstrom, Western Watershed Basin Coordinator for the WVDEP, said we had over 200 children from St. Joseph Catholic School, Central City Elementary School, and Vinson Middle School attend this year’s festival.  Thanks to everyone who helped make the experience successful and meaningful. “It’s not

New Green Video: Reduce Your Carbon Footprint with Eco Cycles Check out our second MU Sustainability Department video: Reduce Your Carbon Footprint by borrowing a bike for free through the Eco Cycle Bike Loan Program Our Sustainability videos are on Marshall’s Youtube page at http://www.youtube.com/user/HerdVideo. We look to create a new Sustainability video each month!

“Growing Marshall Green: Student Gardens & Market Day” Our first Sustainability video is now up on Marshall’s Youtube page at http://www.youtube.com/user/HerdVideo. We look to create a new Sustainability video each month! Our first video was filmed in June at the Student Vegetable Garden, the Fresh Market, and the MU Greenhouse, showcasing all the many plants that are

Marshall-Grown Food Make a donation to the Student Garden project and get fresh vegetables that were grown right here on campus! What: Vegetable Market Days When: Wednesdays 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Memorial Student Center Plaza [inside on rainy days] Sponsored by: The Sustainability Department People are no longer permitted to pick from the gardens themselves,