Sustainability Month

Lafayette has participated in Campus Sustainability Month each October, since 2017.

Events happen throughout October to highlight sustainability on campus and provide hands-on ways for students, faculty, and staff to get involved.

Explore the below calendar of events for October 2024! Click on any event to see more information about it.

Download the full calendar of events.

Weekly Events

Volunteer at Easton Garden Works – Mondays

Easton Garden Works – 4:15 to 5:45 p.m.

Food Recovery Network – Tuesdays, Fridays & Saturdays

Marquis Hall – 3:15 to 4 p.m.

Campus Thrift Store – Wednesdays

Pardee Hall, Basement – 4 to 6 p.m.

LaFFCo Volunteer Days – Wednesdays & Thursdays

LaFarm – 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Geology Seminar Series - Fridays

Van Wickle 108 - 12:30 p.m.

LaFarm On-Campus Market – Fridays

Across from Wawa – 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Throughout October

Sustainability Community Meeting – October 3rd

Hugel Science Center, Room 100 – 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.

Queer Closet – October 3rd

Pardee Hall, Lobby – 4 to 6 p.m.

Arts Trail Cleanup with LCC – October 5th

Karl Stirner Arts Trail, bottom of escarpment trail – 12:30 to 2 p.m.

South College Waste Audit – October 9th

South College – 4 to 6 p.m.

Low Carbon Footprint Meal – October 16th

Upper Farinon – 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Environment and Reproductive Justice: Film Screening – October 16th

RISC, Room 262 – 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Sustainable Office Program Q&A – October 17th

Marquis Hall, Clay Ketchum Room – 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

LEAPing for Basketball – October 18th

Phi Psi Basketball Courts – 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Hazelnut Fest – October 19th

Lower Hackett Park – 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Game Day Football Challenge – October 19th

Fisher Stadium – 12:30 to 4 p.m.

Low Carbon Footprint Meal – October 21st

Marquis Hall – 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Prioritizing the Environment Through Social Entrepreneurship – October 22nd

RISC, Room 330 – 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Bard at Lafayette College – October 23rd

Farinon College Center, Atrium – 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Reusable Halloween Costume Making – October 24th

RISC 360 – 5 to 6 p.m.

Halloween Costume Pop-up Thrift Store – October 23rd

Pardee Hall, Room 025 – 4 to 6 p.m.

Hot Chocolate with the StuGov Sustainability Committee – October 25th

Anderson Courtyard – 12 to 2 p.m.

Campus Sustainability Tour – October 26th

RISC, outside – 10 to 11:15 a.m.

Pumpkin Composting – October 28th to November 1st

Pumpkin collections bins located outside of Marquis Hall, Farinon College Center, and Kamine Hall

Environmental Programs Pumpkin Carving – October 29th

Anderson Courtyard – 3 to 5 p.m.

Sustainable Punch Card Program – All Month

All Throughout Campus

Get Rivalry Ready through Fill it Forward – All Month

Water Bottle Refill Stations

Book Drive – All Month

Pardee Hall, Room 106 (English lounge)

Connect with us

Office of Sustainability

Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center Room 203
746 High Street
Easton PA, 18042
sustainability@lafayette.edu