Ever see an interesting plant, flower or animal on your way to class on one of BC's Campuses? Now, we are collecting images of these beautiful native species and strains on the Team Green Facebook page. Visit our Campus Ecology & Native Plant Gallery to learn more about the habitat around you and it's inhabitants.

Fantastic News. TerraCycle products are now available at the Central Campus bookstore. Supplies are limited as the first shipment sold fast. Items available include Capri-sun bags, Pencil cases, Lays chip messenger bags and clipboards from old circuit boards. We look forward to seeing TerraCycle products in all bookstore locations shortly!

List Graduate Sustainability Programs in their Business Departments

Although the field of Sustainability has been around for several decades the formal representation in graduate schools is fairly new. The guide "Business as Unusual 2011" is published by Net Impact and lists they sponsor. The guide provides a quick glance, curriculum, student activities, career services & alumni, administrative support and reasons to attend. If this is your field check it out.

Thanks to everyone for coming out to the dedication of the Peggy Green Sustainability Institute today on North Campus! Campus President Dr. Barbara Bryan and Marie Dugan, friend of Dr. Green and head of the Science and Wellness department, reflected on her life and accomplishments in the Bldg 60, outdoor auditorium Tuesday morning. A new plaque, commemorating Dr. Green's invaluable influence on the Campus and the College at large was then unveiled. You can now find it hanging on thr outside of building 51 which also houses the new physical location of the Dr. Peggy Green Sustainability Institute.

* A video of the event is coming soon!

National Recycling Day was celebrated Novemeber 15th by conducting "trash audits" on the three main campuses in order to determine how much recyclable material was ending up in the garbage and eventually in the landfills. At the Willis Holcombe Downtown Center, a recent "Thanks for Recycling" event urged students, faculty and staff to bring in unwanted items, such as books, clothing and old electronics, which were donated to worthy causes, rather than being tossed into the garbage. The trash was the typical output of 24 hours that is generated by the college minus waste from the dining facility. We found that 40% of the material that was headed to the landfill should have been destined to the recycling containers. While most organizations have a greater percentage, we still have work to do!

We are thrilled to announce Broward College has been selected as one of four finalists in a nationwide contest sponsored by TerraCycle. The contest challenged our students to design a TerraCycle waste collection station using discarded "upcycled" waste. Our students came up with the idea of creating a bin out of VHS tapes. The judges liked our idea so much they have chosen us and nine others out of all the entries.

Now, the public will vote on a winner over the next couple weeks, ending October 27th. We would love to win and have our creation represented on the TerraCycle website. Please encourage your students to vote so Broward College can be named the Grand Prize Winner. All proceeds will benefit the Michelle Lawless Environmental Science Scholarship Fund.

Vote here!

The South Campus Facilities department is happy to take a moment to shine our spotlight on Carl Cuyar. Carl currently gives twenty hours per week to help monitor the campus recycling bins and programs, and educating others about recycling and reuse and how to Terracycle. Right now you can find him: Monitoring recycling material drop off locations and      reporting on contamination levels. Monitoring the Teracycle drop off locations, pick-up      of material, sorting and packing. Interacting with fellow students and student groups      to educate and spread awareness      of the college recycling efforts and programs. Assisting Campus Facilities with special assignments      such as posting flyers and posters on campus.

With the help of students like Carl, BC is moving toward a more sustainable future,
and we couldn't do it without him!

If you know of a BC student or peer who deserves to be under the spotlight for sustainability related work on campus or in our communities tell us about them!

The 10th annual Multicultural Festival will be held on Wednesday, October 19 2011, from 12:00 pm to 2:30 at the Omni Auditorium on North Campus. The theme this year is "We are the World". The festival is a colorful blend of ethnic art, literature, costumes, food, music, dance and entertainment, a celebration that embraces diversity through sharing the varied cultural heritages of BC students, staff, administration, and faculty.

Consider participating in this event or attending, especially if you missed out on it last year (bring your classes!). The categories this year are: Display (artifacts, costumes, books, posters, artwork, etc.), Entertainment, and Food.

Contact Gladys Sanchez-Bello for a registration form and submit the completed form to any of the members below by Monday, October 10th. Once submitted you will be contacted by a committee member prior to the festival.

Evette Luke - Bldg 46/242 – Student Affairs - ext. 2353
Lloyd Holness – Bldg 41/138 – Health Sciences – ext. 2017
Quchani, Nahid – Bldg 62 – LRC – ext 2439

We are excited to announce that the Broward College Sustainability Club is now active on our North Campus. The student-run organization is currently being coordinated by Alicia Rubio,
who has been integral to several recent endeavours by the Sustainability Committee.

Meetings: Every Thursday at 2:00pm on North Campus

For more information check contact Alicia Rubio at publicrelations.rootsandshoots@gmail.com.

Check out this video, produced for the up and coming Dr. Peggy Green Sustainability Institute, to see first hand just how sustainability is being implemented on our campuses.

Don't forget to click "like" to help spread the word!

Congratulations to the Vanessa Barbosa, Ella Burbaran and Christine Taylor:
the 1st, 2nd & 3rd prize winners of BC North's First Annual Earth Week Art Exhibition!

Three winning paintings were chosen out of many submissions to the environmentally themed show which was on view in the Convention Hall in Bldg. 46 during the last day of the campus' 2011 Earth Week events. A panel of the college's Fine Arts Faculty, Including Karen Roberts and Jim Lansing, chose the winners that afternoon. All three have all won certificates to the Campus bookstore based on the merit of their environmentally themed pieces and their impressive oil and watercolor painting techniques.

      * Special thanks to Marie Dugan of the Environmental Science Dept. for her support.

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