What's S.E.A.C. been up to?
Progressive Job Forum
S.E.A.C is co-hosting a forum for jobs in environmental, progressive, and non-profit organizations. It will be held, Thursday, April 17 at 6pm in Greene 162.
PEA Earth Day Fair
Members of S.E.A.C. will be participating in the Earth Day fair promoting conservation, environmentalism, and sustainability in the community.
Enjoying the Earth!
Members of the group regularly get together to appreciate nature. Earlier this semester a get-together was held at the Environmental House to view the lunar eclipse. In March the members got together for "Planet Earth" viewing and ice cream.
Southeast Student Renewable Energy Conference
Members of S.E.A.C. are planning on attending the SSRE conference in Georgia hosted by Climate Action.
Paint the Town Green
Members participated in the "Pain the Town Green - Moving Towards Sustainable Communities" program (www.peaNC.org). A panel discussion was on Jan 31 at 7pm at the Green St. United Methodist Church.
Film Showing
S.E.A.C. co-hosted (with Amnesty International) a documentary series on campus. We sponsored "The Unforseen" (Feb 26-28).
Power Shift 2007
Members of S.E.A.C. attended the conference in Maryland where students from universities across the country came to learn about environmental issues and how they can work to improve their campuses. They shared lots of great information with the rest of us.
Project Pumpkin
We had a booth at Project Pumpkin where kids could make our version of chia pets.
Campus Sustainability
S.E.A.C. is engaged in the campus "master-planning" to advocate for a sustainable campus.
Winston-Salem's Big Sweep
Members of S.E.A.C. are volunteering October 6 to clean up waterways in Winston-Salem as part of the "Keep Winston-Salem Beautiful" campaign.
Habitat For Humanity's Green Build
S.E.A.C is teaming up with Wake Forest's chapter of Habitat For Humanity. A "green" house is being built in Winston-Salem. S.E.A.C. is volunteering in the construction of the house.
Environmental House Cookout
We had a cookout at the Environmental House on Polo Road to eat some great food, talk about the organization and its future events, and take a tour of the house.
Biodiesal Project
Members of S.E.A.C. are working with Wake Forest professors on a biodiesal reactor project. The faculty have developed the technology to convert cooking oil into fuel for automobiles. The group is helping with this process and exploring ways for the university to adopt the technology in their vehicles.
How can you get involved?
(1) Practice the three Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle (and encourage others to do so if you are brave enough!).
(2) Join the group listserv.
(3) Come to our meetings. We meet (roughly) every other Thursday in the coffee shop on campus. If you sign-up for the listserv you will be able to know exactly when and where.
(4) Check out our blog.