The ASI Conservation Commission is hosting Earth Week this week with activities ranging from interactive forums and panels to a fashion show.
“I want the students to know that there is more to the green movement than most people expect, it’s more than just hugging trees,” said Thuy Nghiem, ASI conservation commissioner and Earth Week coordinator. “It’s about the adverse human health and social impacts; it’s about questioning business as usual, and being more aware of your own individual impacts and what you can do to mitigate it.”
Earth Week officially kicked off yesterday at the Karl Anatol Center with a Campus Sustainability Forum.
The event was hosted by the Sustainability Task Force and consisted of Cal State Long Beach faculty talking about their goals for the sustainability of the campus and what progress they have made in the past year.
Today, the Environmental Science and Policy Club is hosting an ECO-Couture fashion show at the Speaker’s Platform from 12 to 1 p.m. The event will showcase various students’ work made from eco-friendly materials.
Wednesday’s event will consist of a panel of professionals who have made it in the business world while directly promoting the environment.
The Environment for Profit: Sustainable Business Career Panel will take place in the College of Business Administration, Room 139A from 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
Also on Wednesday, The Aquarium of the Pacific will be bringing Aquarium on Wheels, a mobile tide pool, onto campus. Students may see and touch sea creatures that can be found in tide pools off the Southern California coast from 12 to 2 p.m. at the central quad.
The Earth Week Expo will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, in which tables and displays will be set up on the Commencement Lawn from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The expo will feature about 17 on- and off-campus organizations involved in environmental issues ranging from the ocean to energy.
As the conservation commissioner, Nghiem is in charge of spreading environmental awareness on campus. Adding her own twist to this year’s Earth Week event, she hopes to make the experience more interactive.