Sustainability Month 2022
This October, celebrate Sustainability Month by joining in on events, programs and more. See below for a calendar of events. Showcase your commitment to living and working sustainably by taking the MSU Sustainability Pledge.
Become a Spartan in Action for MSU Sustainability. Take the MSU Sustainability Pledge.
Certify your living space for your sustainable practices. Take the Spartan Green Living Certification.
Make a difference during Sustainability Month. Donate to the Green Wall Project.
Calendar of Events
Featured Event: Go Green Mini Fest
October 1, 12 - 4 pm @ Surplus Store and Recycling Center
Swap and reuse clothes and books, tour the recycling and vermicompost facilities, explore student groups, and make upcycled art.
October 1 | 10am @ IM East Field
Join the MSU North American Indigenous Student Organization in their first in-person powwow since 2020. Free for MSU students, $5 for public.
October 4 | Session 1 at 6pm and Session 2 at 7:15pm @ IM East
An ACTIVE Spartans Physical activity mentor will lead the class through a 30-minute movement and meditation session followed by sharing valuable information and resources about exercise and the positive effects it has on well-being. Participants receive a FREE T-shirt. Open to anyone with an active Rec Sports Membership. Registration is not required, but space is limited.
Red Cedar and Beal Garden Walk
October 5 | 12:05 - 12:45pm @ WJ Beal Botanical Garden
This fall, take time to step away from your desk, explore campus and be active with colleagues. The Wednesday Walk series is a collaborative program designed to bring Spartans closer to MSU’s beautiful campus spaces while learning from experts and engaging in a restorative wellness practice during the workday. Comfortable shoes recommended. Open to MSU Students, Faculty & Staff. Sponsored by MSU Health4U, MSU Sustainability and WJ Beal Botanical Gardens.
The Red Cedar & Beal Garden walk will take place October 5, 12:05 p.m.–12:45 p.m. Meet at the WJ Beal Botanical Garden.
Walk will be canceled in event of rain.
MSU Museum First Friday: Climate DJ and Silent Disco
October 7 | 7:00 - 9:00 pm @ MSU Museum
First Fridays are Night at the MSU Museum for Michigan State University Students! Join us for special activities related to a different theme each month.
Marking Time With(in) the River
October 9 | 1:00 - 2:30 pm @ The Rock
MSU Museum Program: Marking Time With(in) the Water is a site-responsive project linking bottom-dwelling small aquatic lifeforms with visual art printmaking processes. Taking place along the banks of the Red Cedar River, the workshop intends to highlight watersheds and the living beings supported within and throughout as integral members of the community. The workshop invites the public to participate in both science and art methodologies – examining portions of water and sediment to isolate and identify aquatic insect species as markers of stream health, and subsequently incorporating collection residue along with other nearby vegetation and organic materials into the creation of photographic prints.
MSU Bug House Monday Night Open House
October 10 | 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm @ MSU Bug House, Room 147 Natural Science Building
View insects from all over the world at the MSU Bug House. Entry is free.
October 11 | 9 am - 10:30 am @ virtual session
Learn best practices for reducing potential bias in the screening and interview process
7th Annual Exercise is Medicine on Campus Healthy Homecoming Walk
October 12 | 8 am - 2 pm @ Demonstration Hall Field
Part of the Move More This Fall campaign by SPARTANfit Fitness and Wellness program, the Recreational Sports and Fitness Services department and Health4U.
The walk is a friendly competition with other Exercise is Medicine on Campus (EIM-OC) universities in the U.S. and aims to promote exercise on campus. Participants can walk, run or roll quarter-mile laps around the sidewalk of the field at Dem Hall. The event will also include well-being activities and demonstrations from departments across MSU from 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (*Rain Day Location: IM East ).
Participation is open to all and the first 150 people will get a free prize.
October 18 | 12 - 2 pm @ Hollander MakeCentral (Main Library: 2 West)
Pop by the Makerspace to learn how to create a zine! Did you know we have lots of zine resources? Check out the information and materials from Spartan Upcycle, the creative reuse branch of Surplus & Recycling Center. Choose a topic for your zine and design your pages to help spread sustainability info in a fun way! Need more inspiration? Take a look at the Libraries’ zine collection on the first floor! All are welcome, this is a free drop-in event! Hosted in partnership with MSU Libraries’ Makerspace.
October 19 | 12:05 - 12:45 pm @ meet behind Holmes Hall
The Sanford Natural Area walk will take place October 19, 12:05 p.m.–12:45 p.m.
Walks will be canceled in event of rain.
Women's Networking Association: All Things Women's Health - Women's Nutrition
October 19 | 12:00 - 1 pm @ virtual session
Mass Timber Webinar: Designing in Mass Timber
October 20 | 12:00 - 1 pm @ virtual session