S.E.A.K. (Students for Environmental Activism and Knowledge)
Contact: Kimberly Griffin (griffink@southwestern.edu), Leah Jones (jones5@southwestern.edu), Paige Menking (menkingp@southwestern.edu)

Advisor: Laura Hobgood-Oster (hoboster@southwestern.edu)
Purpose: to pursue and promote more environmentally sound practices and to facilitate awareness at SU.

High School Summit - On Saturday, October 24 over 150 high school students will come to the Southwestern campus to learn about environmental activism. Thank you to the Mellon Foundation SEED Grants for funding this event.

Check out the GARDEN!! - SU students, faculty, and staff planted herb and vegetable gardens in the spring semester of 2009. They are producing beautifully during the summer months and will continue when students return to campus in the fall.

Earth Day 2009: Each fall and spring SU students coordinate Earth Day events to highlight activism on campus and provide information for students so they can become more engaged and sustainable.

Renewable to-go containers: The 2009-2010 academic year will start off with compostable to-go containers from the university dining hall. There will also be compost bins around campus to faciliate in waste reduction efforts.

Recycling Initiative: The 2008-2009 marks a shift in our recycling program. You will find recycling bins in all academic and administrative buildings now; they are already in place in all residential buildings. Paper, aluminum, plastic, and glass should never be in the trash can! Only in recycling bins.

Green Hall: This year's green hall is in one of the newly renovated (and renovated in a sustainable way!) residential facilities.

First LEED Certified Building: The new admissions building is the first building on campus to receive LEED certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design); it opened in the fall of 2008. The second LEED certified building is going up now and will be opening in 2010.