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Campus Sustainability Opportunities
Attend the Sylvania Franciscan Sustainability Summit!
Saturday, November 7th
10:00am - 4:00pm
Enjoy a full day of fun sustainable events, yummy food, and excellent vendors from all branches of sustainability!
With events for all ages, there is sure to be something for everyone.
Some events to check out:
- Repair Cafe
- Seed Cleaning Workshop
- A bus tour of the grounds
- A variety of speakers and panels
- Hellbent, Film Screening with Producer Alex Goetz
- And so much more!
Come check out our vendor table during the summit and say hello!
Speaker Schedule
11:00am
"What we do to Nature we do to Ourselves"
Keynote Speaker: Tish O'Dell
Location: Franciscan Center Theater
12:00pm
AI Panel: "The Emerging World of AI"
Panelists: Lauren Collier, Keith Instone, Tom Bush, Tish O'Dell
Moderator: Molly Thompson
Location: Franciscan Center Theater
1:15pm
"Homegrown Habitat"
Susan and Jon Cross
Location: Conference Room A
1:30pm
Artist Talk: "Transparency in a World of Plastic Waste"
Sarah Thomas
Location: Conference Room B
2:00pm
Film Screeening: "Hellbent" followed by a Q and A
Producer Alex Goetz
Location: Franciscan Center Theater
2:15pm
"Climate Resiliency Panel Discussion"
Panelists: Erika Washburn, Ryan Bunch, Gerard Nadeau
Moderator: Patrick Marchman
Location: Conference Room A
3:00pm
"The Future of Sustainable Housing: The Urban Earthship"
Nic Botek and Monika Perry
Location: Conference Room B
3:15pm
"Lake Erie: Science, Issues, and Opportunities"
Sara Guiher
Location: Conference Room A
Campus Sustainability offers volunteer, academic credit, and paid opportunities working in sustainability throughout the year in a wide variety of projects and initiatives on campus. Volunteer or work with Campus Sustainability to help make BGSU a greener campus!
You can stay up to date with current opportunities by visiting our website and signing up for the Campus Sustainability Newsletter. These regular running events include Friday Night Lights, Green Game Day, the reStore, and WYMO. In addition, BGSU is a proud participant of Sustainability Month (October), and Earth Week (April); during both of these events Campus Sustainability strives to educate, connect, and make a difference here on campus.
Volunteer with Friday Night Lights!
Help BGSU reduce its electricity usage throughout academic classrooms!
Volunteer with Green Game Day!
Help us limit the waste that we send to landfills by helping tailgaters recycle!
Student interns in the Office of Campus Sustainability will work on a variety of projects, initiatives, programs, and activities all geared towards furthering the immediate and future needs of the office.
Volunteer Opportunities
Check out the link below and click "Join" in the banner of the Office of Campus Sustainability BGSUserves Group and see our volunteer opportunities as they arise.
Updated: 10/29/2026 08:50PM