

The Ecovillage, the Forestry Outreach Center, and the Office of Sustainability have teamed up to plan a campus-wide Earth Day event to be held on Earth Day, Monday, April 22nd! Students, staff, and faculty are invited to come out for a fun-filled day of celebration and service.
Earth Day will be a celebratory event that reminds us of our connections to the Earth and to each other. The goal is to seamlessly blend fun, education, and service/reciprocity. Earth Day provides an opportunity to celebrate sustainability work across campus and to honor the practice of living sustainably, according to Berea College’s Great Commitments.
A map of the activity locations is below the schedule!
Schedule of Events for Monday April 22nd, 2024
* The service projects will be held rain or shine, on Monday, April 22nd.
**The rain date for the celebration will be on Wednesday, April 24th.
8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. -- Service Project: Tree Plantings, various locations
Multiple classes will be participating in planting 24 trees around campus in honor of Earth Day 2024!
Join President Nixon in planting the first tree at 8:30am behind Lincoln Hall.

1:00 - 4:00 pm -- Service Project: Mulch Madness, in front of Emory
Come pick up a shovel to help spread mulch around trees, adding a protective layer to their root systems.
CHALLENGE: Which building on campus will have the most participants? Sign in at the check-in table near Frost!
You will also receive 35 Go365 points for participating!

4:00 - 6:00 pm -- Celebration! locations listed below
- Tabling activities and music: Alumni Patio
- Poetry readings at 4:30: Alumni Patio
- Japanese Taiko performers: Alumni Fountain
- Horse-drawn hay rides around Alumni Field
- Relaxing Walk in Brushy Fork at 5:00 pm, meet at "check in" table on Alumni Patio
- Lawn games: Fairchild Lawn
- Sensory Room: Alumni Activities Room & Gazebo on Fairchild Lawn
7:00 pm -- Planetarium Show -- Life: A Cosmic Story
- MAC building
Mountaineer Dining Hall menu for the day inspired by the Earth!
Breakfast – 7am to 10:30am
Parfait bar: green yogurt, granola, chocolate chips, fresh fruit
Earth waffles
Lunch – 11am to 2:30pm (Grill, salad, and pizza are open and not closing between lunch and dinner)
Pesto chicken pizza
EVO stir fry with fresh veggies & chicken, vegetarian option available
Green rice crispy treats
11am - 1:25pm : Fresh Market on Alumni Patio with items available to purchase from local vendors
Dinner - 5pm to 9pm
Mexican themed entrée with chicken, vegetarian option available
Chef's homemade Verde sauce
Guacamole
"Dirt" cups
Tabling with spinach & parmesan dip and chips




