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CSUSM Sustainability Events:

  • Spring 2024
    • Clothing Donations for Cougar Thrifts
      Now through April 15 @ ADM 4700
      Sustainability is accepting clothing donations now through April 15th! You can drop clothes off in the Administration Building (ADM) room 4700, 8am to 5pm, Monday - Friday.

    Clothes Donation Flyer, accepting clothing donations for Cougar Thrifts until April 15. Event is on April 23.

    •  Carbon Farming and Food Justice in San Diego Research Seminar Series
      March 12
      U-Hour @ Kellogg 1111
      Join us once a month during U-Hour for lunch and a research presentation about climate and sustainability research. Jointly hosted by the CSUSM Faculty Center and CSUSM Sustainability. This event series will take place in Kellogg 1111 from noon to 12:50 pm on the following days and a light lunch will be provided by the Office of Graduate Studies and Research. 

    • Sustainability Careers Panel
      April 3
      5:30p-7p @ Markstein 106

    • Climate Strike
      April 4
      11:30a-1p @ Forum Plaza and around campus

    • Climate and Justice Teach-In
      TBD

    • California Kelp Forests Research Seminar Series
      April 9
      U-Hour @ Kellogg 1111
      Join us once a month during U-Hour for lunch and a research presentation about climate and sustainability research. Jointly hosted by the CSUSM Faculty Center and CSUSM Sustainability. This event series will take place in Kellogg 1111 from noon to 12:50 pm on the following days and a light lunch will be provided by the Office of Graduate Studies and Research. 

    • Planet vs Plastic
      April 10
      5p-7p @ USU

    • Weigh the Waste
      April 16
      11a-2p @ Campus Way Cafe
      Join us at Campus Way Cafe on April 16 to guess how much food will be leftover for a prize!

    • Earth Day Fair
      April 22
      Forum Plaza

    • Cougar Thrifts
      April 23

    • Sustainable Menstruation
      April 25
      @ WGEC
  • Fall 2023

    Tucked away on the east side of campus behind the Center for Children and Families, Cal State San Marcos’ garden commonly goes unnoticed by students. 

    “When I came to San Marcos, I was shocked when I found out there was a 7,000-square-foot garden space,” said Hali Scott, an environmental studies student. 

    Scott was first introduced to CSUSM’s garden in 2021. At the time, there were few plants due to the pandemic. With 15 years of gardening experience and knowledge of holistic medicine, Scott knew she could help revitalize the space into something great for students to enjoy.

    In collaboration with Instructional and Information Technology Services (IITS), we are collecting old computers, iPads, phones and other electronics from CSUSM that are cluttering up your offices and would otherwise go to waste. Please take the time to decullter your on campus space and properly get rid of electronic waste.

    No need to take your E-waste anywhere, please use this link to schedule a time for pick up. This event is for E-waste generated on campus only.

    Starting on America Recycles Day, November 15 - November 22

    Examples include, but not limited to: 

    • Computers 
    • Printers
    • Cables/cords
    • Clocks
    • Flashlights (remove batteries)
    • Radios
    • Televisions
    • Copiers
    • Fax machines
    • Calculators
    • Phones
    • DVD players
    • Batteries
    • Stereos
    • Electronic games
    • Answering machines
    • Digital/video cameras
    • MP3s and CDs

    E-waste event flyer

     

     

    Join us and take the California Clean Air Day pledge! We will be celebrating California Clean Air Day on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.

    Tree Planting: 10:00 am, across the street from the Public Safety Building, next to the University Services Building. We will be planting a grapefruit tree and a Blood Orange tree. 

    Take the pledge and get free pizza: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, outside of the USU near Chavez Plaza.

    Journey to Zero Waste Fair: Thursday, October 26, 2023

    11:00 am - 1:00 pm at Kellogg Plaza

    Help us reach our zero waste goal! Come get free swag and learn about zero waste.

    What's Free? Office supplies, churros, clothes, and zero waste swag.

    We are looking for folks to volunteer and help us with our Journey to Zero Waste Fair.  This is a great opportunity to connect with the campus community and get first dibs on the free swag available during this event. We need help with set up, running booths and clean up. Please use this link to sign up.

    We are accepting clothes donations now through October 23, 2023.

    Donate pre-loved clothing, shoes, and accessories for our upcoming Journey to Zero Waste Fair, happening on October 26, 2023. 

    Crash's Free Store: August 23, 2023

    9:00 am - 12 pm at the Old Recycle Yard, accross from Upper Lot E

    Join us before school starts to get free office supplies. Through our Zero Waste efforts we have worked to divert office supplies from going to the landfill. You can save some money this semester by visitng our storage and grabbing some free supplies.  

    Click here for a map

  • Spring 2023

    Exhibition Launch: April 26, 2023 

    10:30am Kellogg Library 5400, Reading Room

    12:00pm - 1:00pm Kellogg Library Data Stacks (4th floor)

    Art by CSUSM Student Change Makers on Climate (In)Justice, Sustainability, and Society. Stories for the Planet extends from Barrio Logan to the beaches of the Pacific and reaches the waters of Burundi. This exhibition showcases art by the inaugural cohort of the Planet Mentorship program. Growing Future Change Makers: Restorative Pathways for Diverse Students and the Planet was created under the collaborative direction of the Sustainability Program and Juliana Goodlaw-Morris, the Office of Inclusive Excellence and Ariel Stevenson, and Center ARTES and Lucy HG Solomon. The program connects students success and curricular innovation around sustainability and social justice, paving the way for students of color to become change makers for the planet.

    Exhibiting Planet Change Makers:

    • Daisy Guiterrez
    • Luis Lopez 
    • Melline Nitunga
    • Alexis Vaughn
    • Niki Johnson
    • Aidelen Montoya
    • David Ramos

    Terrarium that looks like lungs

    • Earth Month:

    CSUSM Earth Month events for April 2023

  • Fall 2022
  • Spring 2022
    • Spring Cleaning? Got Gently Used Clothes to Donate to our Cougar Thrifts event at Journey to Zero Waste Fair
    • This Way to Sustainability Conference 2022, use discount code csusanmarcos2022
  • Fall 2021
    • Clean Air Day Event 2021
    • Sustainable Menstruation Event 2021
  • Spring 2021
    • BIPOC & Green: Centering CS"U"SM in the Environmental Justice Movement Event
  • Fall 2020
    • Climate Justice = Social Justice: Conversations Exploring the Intersections of People, Planet and Power
    • Free Composting Opportunity for Campus Community through our Partnership with The Compost Company
  • Fall 2019
    • Support Cougar Thrifts: A Free Store for Students
    • CSUSM's Environmental Stewards Association Leads Campus Global Climate Strike 
    • Save the Food EcoChallenge
  • Spring 2019
    • Support the Campus-Wide Grab N' Go Event April 22nd
  • Fall 2016
    • Thank You For Recycling Day 

 

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