SU Celebrates Earth Week April 20-24

SALISBURY, MD---Salisbury University commemorates Earth Week, April 21-23, with a series of special events including a film, recycling competition and festive celebration.

From noon-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, Wayne Shelton, SU director of sustainability and environmental safety, leads a walking sustainability tour on campus, beginning at the Franklin P. Perdue Museum of Business and Entrepreneurship in Perdue Hall. (The tour is weather dependent.)

The Student Government Association’s (SGA’s) annual Earth Day celebration is noon-3 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, in Red Square. Student organizations and local vendors share environmental information, games, and arts and crafts. The event includes presentations from environmental studies students and a bicycle registration booth hosted by University Police. Admission is free and the public is invited.

The SGA’s popular Recycle Madness event concludes Earth Week activities from noon-4 p.m. Thursday, April 23, also in Red Square. Students are encouraged to bring clean aluminum cans, glass bottles, plastic, cardboard, paper and tin to the collection site, with prizes for Registered Student Organizations that bring in the most recyclable items.

For more information call 410-543-6030 or visit the SU website at www.salisbury.edu.