Focus Frostburg, an Environmental Fete on Campus

From 9 a.m. to 4:50 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18, a total of 30 exhibitions and presentations, sponsored by FSU’s Learning Green, Living Green (LGLG) Committee, are displayed in the Lane Center. As a feature of the Earth Week, Focus Frostburg attracts student teams, individuals and professors from Departments of Biology, Ethnobotany, History, Economics, Geography, Sociology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology and Engineering to present their researches and studies on environment.

Sociology of the Environment Poster Presentations in LUC Manicur Hall.

Since on September 15, 2007, when Frostburg State University officially became a charter member of the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), Learning Green, Living Green (LGLG), “Frostburg State University's Sustainability Initiative” has been providing this annual Day, which is open to FSU students, faculty, staff, and the community, to call for an awareness of sustainability and climate.

Gardening - Suzy Snow, MaryAnna Cole, Brody McAllister is talking about results from a survey of small, privately owned commercial farms and their consumers in the three counties of Western Maryland.

“One of the cool things is that we try to do bunch of activates to get students involved in protecting the environment,” says Patrick Obrien, a stuff from Volunteerism and National Service. “We have various topics for everyone to choose from. If you are interested, you can go and hear somebody’s presentation.” Early in January and February, LGLG put a call for presentation out that anybody who is interested can apply. Mr. Obrien says, “For many professors of sustainability and environment, it is a good opportunity to teach what they can’t normally teach in class.” Presentation is big main part of all those events every year. In the past, LGLG would usually invite several off-campus people from the Department of Energy and Maryland Department of Environment, but this year, students and professors will get more chance to share their discoveries.

In addition to presentations, many departments on campus also join the environment-friendly program. The director and stuffs in all retail locations of Aramark came up several ideas, such as Meatless Monday in Appalachian Station, Earth Meal Theme Lunch in Chesapeake, Fish Friday in Sub Zero, Good Food and Cattrax, Any Cup Refill to Java City and Lose the Plastic Bags, as an effort to save the earth.

 
A reusable bags from Appalachian Station.

Appalachian Station will do different stuffs each year for celebrating Earth Week. Lose the Plastic Bags has been kept for couple of years. “We ordered reusable bags for all-day long. Aramark pay for them and students can get them for free,” says Maria Barclay, from Retail Operations Manager Dining Services. Students are welcome to the Director’s Dinner that will be held in Room 111, at 5 p.m. April 26, to give their feedbacks. Ms. Barclay says, “We will take care of you with free meals and deserts. Just tell us what you do like, what you don’t like and what you want to see.”

The Book Giveaway, though Saturday, April 21 to Thursday, April 26, will be the last event for the Earth Week series. Thousands of donated books will be delivered to City Place, where people can stop anytime from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and take whatever book they like. “Pick up as many as you want,” says Mr. Obrien. “It’s a volunteer program. It’s a way of cycling.”

Links about the presentation:
Local Harvest
Allegany Farmers Market
Garret CSA, Farmers Market
Marylands Best Farms