SustainECU Archives

May 01, 2024
  • Kim Fox

The Environment and Mental Health

May is mental health awareness month. How does the environment impact our mental health and well-being?  And what are effective ways of combating eco-anxiety? How does nature help? Spending time...

May 01, 2024
  • Kim Fox

SGA is Green Office Certified!

The ECU Sustainability Program is happy to announce the most recent office to earn the Green Office Certification: ECU's Student Government Association. Our Green Office Certification is earned through participants...

Apr 02, 2024
  • Kim Fox

Earth Month Events

Check back later! We will be adding events throughout the month. Have an event you'd like us to include? Email the details to foxki23@ecu.edu   April 4 To register: go.ecu.edu/BanesLecture3...

Apr 02, 2024
  • Kim Fox

CON Green Team is Green Office Certified!

The ECU Sustainability Program is happy to announce the most recent office to earn the Green Office Certification: ECU's College of Nursing (CON) Green Team. Our Green Office Certification is...

Apr 02, 2024
  • Jessica Johnson

No Confetti ECU

  Note: this article was originally published last year. While the relevancy and impact of confetti on ECU's campus has not changed, the students referred to as "seniors" in this...

Feb 28, 2024
  • Kim Fox

Mending March

Mending has become a bit of a lost art through the 20th and into the 21st century. While keeping things in good condition and fixing items when they broke used...

Feb 28, 2024
  • Kim Fox

Keeping Our Furry Friends Sustainable

When it comes to leading a sustainable lifestyle and including your friends and family as much as possible, pets are often left behind. It's understandable, we think of our animals...

Feb 01, 2024
  • Kim Fox

Sustainable Valentine’s Day

People often think about Valentine's Day as a holiday to celebrate with the people you love, whether that's romantically or platonically. This year, we invite you to consider expanding your...

Feb 01, 2024
  • Kim Fox

Princeville

Have you heard of Princeville? In 1865, a settlement of former slaves who left plantations to join the Union troops was established as Freedom Hill, making it the oldest Black-chartered...

Jan 09, 2024
  • Chad Carwein
  • Kim Fox

Sustainability 2023 Year in Review

The ECU Sustainability Program had quite a year in 2023.  Here are some of our most notable accomplishments: Service Opportunities Hosted 8 volunteer workdays at the Greenville Community Garden and...