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StewardSHIP Week

Upcoming events and activities listed below.

Be sure to join more than 500 students, staff, faculty, administrators, alumni, and community members and take the Sustainability Pledge!


2023 Event Calendar PDF

 


StewardSHIP Opportunities

Spring 2023 Calendar of Events & Locations

Furnace Run Park Tree Planting, Southampton Township, Franklin County as part of Chesapeake Bay’s 10 Million Tree Campaign

Friday, April 14, 2023

9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

  • All welcome & family-friendly. Children who can walk on moderately rough terrain are welcome.
  • Sign up:  https://forms.gle/sgvVoHHQbVTU9kK1A 
  • Participants must sign up in advance and provide their own transportation.

Furnace Run Park Tree Planting, Southampton Township, Franklin County as part of Chesapeake Bay’s 10 Million Tree Campaign

Saturday, April 15, 2023

9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

  • All welcome & family-friendly. Children who can walk on moderately rough terrain are welcome.
  • Sign up:  https://forms.gle/sgvVoHHQbVTU9kK1A 
  • Participants must sign up in advance and provide their own transportation.

Teaching Sustainable Agriculture to Kindergarteners - SU Campus Farm

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

  • Sign-ups open to Shippensburg University community members only.
  • Sign up: https://forms.gle/v8pazZhJVwvmFrs77 
  • Location: Campus Farm @ Britton Road and Paul Drive (Downhill from Campus Spiritual Center and Rail Trail)

Teaching Sustainable Agriculture to Kindergarteners - SU Campus Farm

Thursday, April 20, 2023

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

  • Sign-ups open to Shippensburg University community members only.
  • Sign up: https://forms.gle/v8pazZhJVwvmFrs77
  • Location: Campus Farm @ Britton Road and Paul Drive (Downhill from Campus Spiritual Center and Rail Trail)

National Earth Day
Saturday, April 22, 2023


Michaux State Forest Pole Steeple Trail Work

Saturday, April 22, 2023

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Honors College Day of Service Tree Planting

Saturday, April 22, 2023

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

  • Contact Maria Misner – Southampton Township, Franklin County @ 717-532-9041
  • Location: Furnace Run Park

Sustainable Sunday - Leap Day Farm Visit   

Sunday, April 23, 2023

1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

 

Experience small-scale sustainable agriculture with the Kane’s. Milk goats, learn how to make cheese, and other home-grown, home-made items.

  • Location: 111 Big Pond Rd, Shippensburg, PA 17257
  • Limited parking - please carpool with friends or contact Dr. Cornell for transportation information.

Movie Monday - Film Screening: On Sacred Ground & Panel Discussion

A journalist and oil company executive find themselves on opposite sides of the fight during the construction of the contentious Dakota Access Pipeline that runs through the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota.

Monday, April 24, 2023 

6:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. 

  • All welcome to attend.
  • Film will be shown first with discussion to follow. 
  • Panelists: Dr. Cornell (Geo-ESS), Dr. Delis (Biology), Ms. Glasby (Lehman Library)
  • Location: Stewart Hall, Shippensburg University

Shippensburg Campus Farm Spring Planting & Fun

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

StewardSHIP Keynote Presentation - Cover Cropping with Solar Panels

Agricultural lands are highly attractive to solar developers, however little is known about how these conversions impact local ecosystems or what the future of that land looks like after solar leases expire. Hear findings from year 1 of a 2-year project examining the impacts of solar conversion on soil health. 

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

The Environmental Impacts of Solar Development on Agricultural Land in South-Central Pennsylvania

  • All welcome to attend.
  • Presenters: Dr. Russ Hedberg, SU Faculty, and Sarah Thompson, MS candidate, Environmental Science & Sustainability
  • Location: Grove Hall Forum, Shippensburg Univeristy or Zoom (ID: 959 2970 1594)

Way Out Wednesday - Open Planetarium Event

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

8:00 p.m.

  • Open to Shippensburg University community members only.
  • Location: Dibert-Roddick Planetarium, Franklin Science Center, Shippensburg University
  • Sponsored by Green League & Department of Physics

Campus Earth Day Celebrations 

Thursday, April 27, 2023

10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

Help with education stations and games possibly for GBLUES elementary students

National Arbor Day Tree Planting on Campus

  • Meet at CUB Amphitheatre for instructions
  • Sponsored by National Residence Halls Association 
  • Raindate is 4/28

National Arbor Tree Planting on Campus (Raindate from 4/27)

Friday, April 28, 2023

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

  • Meet at the CUB Amphitheater for instructions
  • Sponsored by National Residence Halls Association
ShipSHAPE Day Community-wide Clean-up and Stream Clean-up 

Saturday, April 29, 2023

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.