Environmental Week
One of the great interests of the Brescia community is creating an environmentally-friendly environment, and things like the Mercato’s eco-containers and the wildlife-friendly campus show the community’s commitment to that idea. The BUCSC sets aside time each year to educate and encourage students to make their own environmentally-friendly decisions. Put together by the BUCSC’s environmental commissioner Adrienne Agueci, this year’s environmental week was full of events that did just that, while also engaging students in their community.
The week’s events began on Monday with Enviro Did-You-Know Ursuline Hall lounge. The event invited visitors to play a trivia game, to test environmental knowledge and learn new facts. The winning teams walked away with gift card prizes. Tuesday’s booth in the St. James lobby also saw visitors walking away with goodies- this time their very own succulents. The plant giveaway was paired with a visit from a representative from the Go Wild Grow Wild Green Expo, which is focused on preservation and health in southern Ontario. The expo will be arriving in London this spring. On Wednesday, students came to the Ursuline Hall lounge to relax and learn something new at an environmental TED talks watching event. Visitors enjoyed a pizza dinner at the event, as well. Thursday’s event focused on creating waste-reducing and cost-cutting products with a homemade dishwasher pod giveaway in the St. James Foyer.
Although the week was filled with plenty of fun giveaways, it also featured useful resources for students. A big focus of this year’s environmental week was education, as each event had the goal of giving students important information about the world we live in, and how to be a responsible global citizen. The Brescia community values environmental consciousness, and this year’s environmental week worked hard to raise awareness and encourage students to do their part.
