Schedule

Sustainability activities and presentations will take place during Prime Time hours in various residence halls throughout the Fall Sustainability Challenge, Nov. 8-14. Attend these presentations to learn more about living sustainably and to earn points for your group.

Sunday, Nov. 8 – Sustainability Challenge Launch Party
8-11 p.m.
Arend Hall lounge

Introduce Sustainability Challenge
Watch Annie Leonard’s The Story of Stuff (www.storyofstuff.com/downloads.html)
Sustainability Jeopardy – General Sustainability category

Winners: $20 in flex
All participants: free pizza and pop delivery

Watch Leonardo DiCaprio’s 2007 documentary 11th Hour
RD/RA-led discussion
Take sustainability pledge or ecological footprint quiz
Plan/submit entries for poster and YouTube video contests
Submit ideas to Sustainability Suggestion Box

Prize – Ben and Jerry’s ice cream

Monday, Nov. 9 – Recycling
8-11 p.m.
Mac Hall lounge

Introduce/review Sustainability Challenge
Watch Annie Leonard’s The Story of Stuff (www.storyofstuff.com/downloads.html)
Sustainability Jeopardy – Recycling category

Winners: $20 in flex
All participants: locally grown apples

Watch National Geographic’s Six Degrees, which provides a startling visualization of the ecological impact of each degree of temperature increase.
RD/RA-led discussion
Take sustainability pledge or ecological footprint quiz
Plan/submit entries for poster and YouTube video contests
Submit ideas to Sustainability Suggestion Box

Prize – Ben and Jerry’s ice cream

Tuesday, Nov. 10 – Local/Seasonal Food
8-11 p.m.
Baldwin-Jenkins Hall lounge

Introduce/review Sustainability Challenge
Guest speakers: Jennifer Hall and Stan Shapiro of the Spokane Main Market, Spokane’s only natural foods cooperative.
Watch Annie Leonard’s The Story of Stuff (www.storyofstuff.com/downloads.html)
Sustainability Jeopardy – Local/Sustainable Food category

Winners: $20 in flex
All participants: locally grown apples

RD/RA-led discussion
Take sustainability pledge or ecological footprint quiz
Plan/submit entries for poster and YouTube video contests
Submit ideas to Sustainability Suggestion Box

Prize – Ben and Jerry’s ice cream

Wednesday, Nov. 11 – Energy
8-11 p.m.
Stewart Hall lounge

Introduce/review Sustainability Challenge
Watch Annie Leonard’s The Story of Stuff (www.storyofstuff.com/downloads.html)
Sustainability Jeopardy – Energy category

Winners: $20 in flex
All participants: locally grown apples

Watch Leonardo DiCaprio’s 2007 documentary 11th Hour
RD/RA-led discussion
Take sustainability pledge or ecological footprint quiz
Plan/submit entries for poster and YouTube video contests
Submit ideas to Sustainability Suggestion Box

Prize – Ben and Jerry’s ice cream

Thursday, Nov. 12 – Transportation
8-11 p.m.
Duvall Hall lounge

Introduce/review Sustainability Challenge
Watch Annie Leonard’s The Story of Stuff (www.storyofstuff.com/downloads.html)
Sustainability Jeopardy – Transportation category

Winners: $20 in flex
All participants: locally grown apples

Watch the award-winning documentary Who Killed the Electric Car?
RD/RA-led discussion
Take sustainability pledge or ecological footprint quiz
Plan/submit entries for poster and YouTube video contests
Submit ideas to Sustainability Suggestion Box

Prize – Ben and Jerry’s ice cream

Friday, Nov. 13 – Water
8-11 p.m.
Warren Hall lounge

Introduce/review Sustainability Challenge
Guest speaker: Michael Chappell, director of the Environmental Law Clinic at Gonzaga University, addressing water rights and other legal issues related to the Spokane River/region, as well as career opportunities in environmental law and other areas.
Watch Annie Leonard’s The Story of Stuff (www.storyofstuff.com/downloads.html)
Sustainability Jeopardy – Water category

Winners: $20 in flex
All participants: free pizza and pop delivery

Watch Irena Salina’s award-winning film, Flow: How Did a Handful of Corporations Steal Our Water?
RD/RA-led discussion
Take sustainability pledge or ecological footprint quiz
View entries for poster and YouTube video contests
Submit ideas to Sustainability Suggestion Box

Prize – Ben and Jerry’s ice cream

Saturday, Nov. 14 – Wrap-Up and Reflection
8-11 p.m.
East Hall lounge

Introduce/review Sustainability Challenge
Watch Annie Leonard’s The Story of Stuff (www.storyofstuff.com/downloads.html)
Sustainability Jeopardy – Recycling category

Winners: $20 in flex
All participants: free pizza and pop delivery

Watch National Geographic’s Six Degrees, which provides a startling visualization of the ecological impact of each degree of temperature increase.
RD/RA-led discussion
Take sustainability pledge or ecological footprint quiz
View entries for poster and YouTube video contests
Submit ideas to Sustainability Suggestion Box

Prize – Ben and Jerry’s ice cream