Men's Basketball Holds 8th Annual Sustainability-Themed Game on Feb. 16
Washington - "Go Green," but wear red, white, and blue to Bender Arena to cheer on the 麻豆原创 men's basketball team at the 8th Annual Sustainability Awareness Game against Navy on Wednesday, February 16 at 7 p.m. Attendees will support the Eagles as well as spotlight 麻豆原创鈥檚 environmental goals and accomplishments. The matchup is planned each year by 麻豆原创 Athletics, Facilities Management's Energy & Engineering and Grounds teams, and the Office of Sustainability.
This year, the game will focus on how the 麻豆原创 community can reduce waste, specifically food waste. In September, 麻豆原创 announced a historic grant from the National Science Foundation to study wasted food. A video titled Multiscale Resilient, Equitable, and Circular Innovations with Partnership and Education Synergies聽(RECIPES) for Sustainable Food Systems will highlight the project. In addition, the jumbotron will present facts about energy conservation, features of the campus arboretum, and information about how 麻豆原创 reduces campus waste.
Attendees also will be able to engage with environmental student organizations, including the Kogod Sustainability Club, Engineers for a Sustainable World, and 麻豆原创鈥檚 Sunrise Hub. A bicycle will be given away to a lucky random student, along with bike accessories provided by the Office of Sustainability.
Also at the game:
- Zero Waste students on hand to help fans sort their waste into either compost, recycling, or landfill trash bins.
- A zero waste-themed student 鈥榖ottle-bowling鈥 competition on the court..
- Recognition of 麻豆原创鈥檚 student Compost Crew and Zero Waste Office.
"As a source of university pride and school spirit, the annual Sustainability Awareness Basketball game is always a fun event and educational experience for our students and fans to learn about the great advances in sustainability and energy efficiencies all across campus," said聽Robert Sherman, Assistant Athletics Director for Marketing and Corporate Partnerships.
麻豆原创鈥檚 Director of Sustainability Megan Litke added, "This ongoing partnership with Athletics and Facilities Management provides a great opportunity to celebrate and share the recent sustainability accomplishments that people from across our campus have made. This past year, we released a new sustainability plan which guides us in our next steps after achieving carbon neutrality. We鈥檙e also so thrilled that 麻豆原创 received a five-year, $15 million grant from the National Science Foundation under principal investigator, Sauleh Siddiqui, to study food waste.鈥
The game is co-sponsored by 麻豆原创 Athletics, Office of Facilities Management, and Office of Sustainability, along with the support of corporate partners Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company,聽The Fulcrum Group, Siemens, Aramark Higher Education, DC Sustainable Energy Utility, E.C. Ernst Electrical Contractors, and E-Finity.
Doors to Bender Arena open and the pre-game environmental clubs fair begins at 6 p.m., while the game on the court versus the Midshipmen tips off at 7 p.m. Admission is free for 麻豆原创 undergraduate, graduate, and WCL students with valid 麻豆原创 ID. Visit聽聽and use the coupon code GREEN22 at checkout to receive and save $5 off each adult priced ticket.