By Lauren Root – Staff Writer
The week of February 3 is Bishop’s Eco-Week, which holds tons of opportunities for students to get involved and appreciate the beauty of the land surrounding our school. These weeklong events are being held by the Bishop’s Environmental Club and the Sustainable Development Office.
The Bishop’s Environmental Club (BUEC) is a student run club dedicated to involving students in the environment, as well as teaching them about the importance of sustainable development. They integrate educational opportunities and fun events to increase environmental awareness on campus and the Eastern Townships region.
Held every year during the first week of February, this year’s Eco-Week boasts plenty of activities for all students to enjoy. Typically, February is a very busy school month, and it’s easy to take Bishop’s scenery for granted while hustling in and out of the freezing temperatures. Eco-Week encourages students to appreciate the nature that we love and often take for granted, while also showing us how to protect it.
BUEC encourages all people who want to learn more about the environment and sustainable development to participate in their events over the course of the upcoming week. The events held over the week are available to everyone, and range in topics to pique your interest. Monday includes an Eco-Club Day in the SUB, while Tuesday features both an outdoors walk and a Trivia Night at the Gait. The rest of the week also features No Cup Day, with a movie screening on Thursday. Wrapping up the week is their Thrift pop-up and Dr. Valencia’s conference, featuring speaker Dr. Gilbert.
Eco-Week does not bring an end to the activities that BUEC is running, as they will continue to have events over the course of the semester. BUEC will be hosting many tables in the SUB throughout the term, while also having an exciting collaboration with BUKnit community later in February,
BUEC is also looking for volunteers to help facilitate Eco-Week, with a variety of ways you can help! If you would like to donate clothes to the Thrift Store pop up, drop your clothes off to the Sustainable Development office by February 6th. The Environmental Club is also looking for volunteers to help during Eco-Week, specifically with their “No Cup Day”. To volunteer, reach out to BUEC!
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