EKU Office of Sustainability

Schedule of events for this semester!

LocalFest is back!! Join us on October 2nd to shop locally, eat locally, and celebrate community! We will be providing educational resources on the economic, social, and environmental benefits of shopping local and practicing sustainable consumerism.

Please consider donating any unwanted items listed above during moveout to divert waste from the landfill and contribute to the community! Donations will be given to Colonel’s Cupboard, Habitat for Humanity, Upward Bound, and Open Concern Clothing Center. Collection is set-up in dorm lobbies.

Happy March friends!

Here are some February highlights - big thank you to everyone who joined us for our volunteering at Colonel’s Cupboard, our February seminar & our set-up at the student involvement fair!

Next up is our March seminar this Tuesday where we will be speaking about sustainable food systems 🥦

Find us on Engage under the Student Sustainability Committee!

In effort to raise sustainability and environmental awareness, we have created the Sustainability Seminar Series!

Join us tomorrow for our first one on the topic of environmental racism & justice in honor of Black History Month.

Afterwards, we will be making homemade rainbow catchers 🌈

RSVP on Corq/Engage under our new student organization, the Student Sustainability Committee

Help reduce single use plastic and food waste and sign up for the reusable to go program! This program allows you to receive a reusable container to use and return over and over again!

Hey Colonels! If you’re looking for a way to get involved with keeping our campus sustainable, head over to and join their group me! You’ll be kept in the know about all the campus clean ups and other activities they do! 💚

We had the pleasure of getting to meet some of the wonderful vendors at the this week’s farmers market hosted by

The market is every Thursday from 9-1. Stop by and get some wonderful local goodies!

Hey Colonels! Tomorrow kicks off the first Farmer’s Market of the season hosted by The market will take place tomorrow June 9th from 9:00am-1:00pm in the EKU Carter Building parking lot!

Hey Colonels! We are so happy to announce that our rankings for the 2022 Campus Race to Zero Waste!

•13th in the nation in electronic recycling in the 2022 Race to Zero Waste.
•Overall: 64th out of 103 in Diversion
•Total recycling 107 out of 176 colleges and universities

We could not have done this without every one of you and your commitment to helping us make our campus and planet a better place.

Hey Colonels! We are bringing the spring semester to a close and we are so sad to see you all go. While you are preparing to pack everything up, if you come across things you don't need or just don't want, avoid the landfill and consider donating any of the following items! Collection will be located in residence hall lobbies. All items will be donated to either Colonel’s Cupboard or Habitat for Humanity.

All of these drives help community and campus members in need of these items and prevent them from just sitting in a landfill. If you are looking for a way to be more sustainable while helping your community, this is a great way that also prevents you from packing things you don't use. A key part of sustainability is equity and making sure we are helping each other just as much as we help the planet!

Hey Colonels! We are bringing the spring semester to a close and we are so sad to see you all go. While you are preparing to pack everything up, if you come across things you don't need or just don't want, avoid the landfill and consider donating to any of the following places!

Colonel's Cupboard: Any non perishable food or snack items, toiletries, clothing or household items.

Habitat For Humanity: Furniture, kitchenware or appliances.

Move Out Donation Drive: Furniture, appliances, snacks/food/canned goods, kitchenware, toiletries, household items and clothing.

All of these drives help community and campus members in need of these items and prevent them from just sitting in a landfill. If you are looking for a way to be more sustainable while helping your community, this is a great way that also prevents you from packing things you don't use. A key part of sustainability is equity and making sure we are helping each other just as much as we help the planet!

Happy Earth Day Colonels! We spent the day mulching, weeding & planting trees around the Science building for 🌳Big thanks to EKU Facilities and the students & faculty in Natural Areas and Biology for coming out to show campus beautiful some love on Earth Day!

Hey Colonels! Join us for a free pop up thrifting event in Keene Johnson Plaza today from 11-3! Also check out the bottle cap bench reveal today at 11:30!

Today’s the day!! Come join us and in Powell Plaza from 10-2 for the Earth Week fair! There will be music, a food truck and lots of goodies to win!! See you there!

Join us for a movie night tonight in Powell 219 from 6:30-8:30pm for Day 2 of Earth week!

Hey Colonels! Here is the schedule for the upcoming Earth Week events! Along with our friends over at we are thrilled to offer students and faculty an opportunity to help celebrate the planet! If you have any questions, feel free to message us and we will be happy to help!

Hey Colonels! We are so excited to host a lot of events for Earth Week with our friends EKU SGA. Keep an eye out later this week for the full schedule of fun events to celebrate our planet and join us in making it better! Go Colonels!!

We here at EKU Office of Sustainability wanted to end Women’s History Month by celebrating our very own Rachelanne Knoll. She is the manager of the sustainability office and in her few short months with us has already began doing some amazing things to promote sustainability and equity on our campus.

Our office is all about promoting women in STEM and we are truly honored to have such an amazing woman as our team leader. Keep up the great work Rachel! We can’t wait to see what you do next!

We here at EKU Office if Sustainability wanted to end Women’s History Month by celebrating our very own Rachelanne Knoll. She is the manager of the sustainability office and in her few short months with us has already began doing some amazing things to promote sustainability and equity on our campus.

Our office is all about promoting women in STEM and we are truly honored to have such an amazing woman as our team leader. Keep up the great work Rachel! We can’t wait to see what you do next!

Celebrate Earth Hour tonight at 8:30 by turning off your lights during this time! This is a global effort to reduce light pollution and allow people around the globe to experience the night sky uninterrupted!

We are ten days from the spring semester and we are so excited to have you back on

Happy New Year! Here are three swaps that we can make for 2022 to be more sustainable.

Welcome Back Colonels! Let's start this semester off right!!

Hey Colonels! Tomorrow starts move in for our residents! Be sure to check out our website or shoot us a message for the Resident Checklist to help you be your most sustainable this school year!

Can't wait to have you all back on campus.

Hey Colonels! We are so excited to welcome you back on campus very soon! Keep an eye out for what we have coming to you within the next week or so! Can't wait to have you all back

Social sustainability will always be an important part of our mission here at EKU Office of Sustainability. We strive to continue making our campus the best it can be for all students, staff and visitors. Diversity, equity, and safety will always be a focus of our efforts to make our campus a more sustainable place.

With the school year coming up rapidly, we at EKU Sustainability would like your help making this year the absolute best we can. If you have any suggestions on things our office can do to make this year the best for our students and planets, our comments and messages are open. We would love to chat with you about your ideas.

Hey Colonels! The Madison County Farmers Market is coming back to campus June 3rd from 9am-1pm! This market is open to the public and is full of fresh produce from your local farmers. Our friends over at EKU Wellness have more info so be sure to keep an eye out for that!

With April coming to an end, we here at EKU Sustainability would love to hear how you celebrated the planet this month. Let us know in the comments below!