Sustainability Centre

The Sustainability Centre (SC) aims to provide access to practical, sustainable alternatives for students; to share awareness, education and enthusiasm for change pertaining to environmental, social, and economic sustainability; and to help reduce our ecological footprint on campus.

Sustain it to save it; ask us how at the SAMRU Sustainability Centre!

Are you passionate about the environment, social justice, healthy living, gardening, political causes or all of the above? Come visit the Sustainability Centre on the second floor of Wyckham House and learn about the programs, services and volunteer opportunities we offer. We encourage you to get involved, get connected with SAMRU community and become part of the sustainability movement.

Programs and Services:
- Community Garden
- Cell phone recycling
- Monthly sustainability workshop series
- Collect and give away reusable school supplies
- Resource library
- Reused cardboard boxes for moving
- Eco Store in Copywrite
- Eco Residence Leaders Program
- Sustainability Skillz Consultants
- Campus sustainability tours

If you are interested in volunteering, there are a lot of great programs to get involved with.
Community Outreach Team
Programming, Events & Campaign Team
Service Team
To learn more about any of these volunteer opportunities, about the Sustainability Centre, or about other ways to contribute, please contact the Sustainability Centre. If you have a fantastic idea for a campus sustainability initiative, we would love to work with you to make it a reality!

Contact
Alana-Dawn Eirikson
Sustainability Centre Coordinator
Phone: (403) 440-8779
Email: sc@samru.ca

Join the Sustainability Centre on Facebook!
Volunteer to reduce your debt!

Campus SustainabiliyWeek

SAMRU’s Campus Sustainability Week
January 30 - February 3
Throughout MRU and Wyckham House

Fair Trade Hot Chocolate giveaway
January 30
Noon
Wyckham House
Brought to you by your elected SAMRU Executive Committee and SAMRU’s Campus Sustainability Week

Campus Sustainability Week Kick off Party!
January 30
12:30 – 2pm
Wyckham House, Main Stage
Featuring: The Wine Soaked Preachers
And a bike blender – powered by the people!

Artify!
January 30
12-2pm
Wyckham House
Come help Sustainability Centre volunteers ‘artify’ the new paper recycling bins which will be distributed (and greatly used!) throughout the MRU campus.

Green Street
January 30
10:30am-2:30pm
Wyckham House

Green Street
January 31
10:30am-2:30pm
Main Street

Slow Bike Race
January 31
12pm
Wyckham House
Hosted by MRU’s Sustainable Transportation Office
A part of Campus Sustainability Week

MRU Community Garden, Permaculture and Food Policies
January 31
2pm
B320

Spontaneous Living Room
February 1
Main Street, MRU
Michael Truscello: increasing tuition and student debt – 11am-12pm

Campus Sustainability Week presents: Tapped
February 1
The Gallery, 2nd floor Wyckham House
4-6pm
With special guest speakers from St. Mary’s University

MRU Library’s Big Ideas Lounge: The Occupy Movement
February 2
The Gallery, 2nd floor Wyckham House
3:30pm-5pm
In coordination with Campus Sustainability Week

We are the Change Panel Discussion
February 2
Wyckham House Main Stage
12:30-2pm
Our panellists will include:
• Katie Robart, MRU Student & Founder of Oceans For the Future
• Kelsey Morin, Sustainability Centre Volunteer and Founder of Aquaponics project
• Eriel Tchekwie Deranger, , Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Tar Sands Communication Officer.
• Cameron Fenton National Director/Directeur Nationale Canadian Youth Climate Coalition
• Mike Byerley, Calgary Community Liason Amazon Watch

Green Drinks at The Hub
February 2
4-6pm
The Hub, Wyckham House

Thursday Night Out presents: Campus Sustainability Week
February 2
The Hub
9-12pm
Free for MRU students, $5 for guests, 18+ only
Featuring Dischoteca DJs

Detoxify Drop-in
Sustainability Centre, 2nd floor Wyckham House
February 3
All Day
Learn how to detoxify your mind, body, and environment.

Eco-Footprint Adventure Tours!

The Sustainability Centre wants to share with you how much fun it can be to make daily choices to make a long-term difference for our environment. The Eco-Footprint Adventure Tours will explore the MRU & SAMRU campus community as well as different areas of Calgary to see the amazing resources, the support, and the sense of resilient community around advancing sustainability initiatives. There are a lot of progressive, positive innovations in Calgary to reduce our eco-footprints.

All Eco-Footprint Adventure Tours are free, but you need to register with the Sustainability Centre at sc@samru.ca or via phone 403.440.8779 because it will be mandatory to sign a waiver in order to jump on the sustainability train for your eco-footprint adventure.