Featured Events
Featured Events
April is Earth Month
Goodbye, Goodbuy! Move-Out Collection - Volunteering 2025
Thursday, May 1 –Sunday, May 11
Goodbye, Goodbuy! is a student-run sustainability initiative celebrating its 10th year at RIT. Over the past decade, it has become a key part of campus sustainability culture, helping to reduce waste and give unwanted items a second life. Each year, the program brings together students, faculty, and staff to support sustainability and community engagement.
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Fridays at the Community Garden
Every Friday in April
3 to 5 p.m. at the Community Garden
Join us at the community garden, and learn about the joys of growing your own vegetables, herbs, and flowers.
Seed Starting Workshop
Thursday, April 3, 2025 from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Join Campus Sustainability for a casual Seed Starting event. This is a great opportunity to connect with others, get your hands in the soil, and grow something new.
Into the ROC: Pick Up the Parks @ Genesee Valley Park
Saturday, Apr 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
We will be helping to clean up Genesee Valley Park from the winter accumulation of trash and debris, reducing litter entering our local waterways, and getting the park looking great for spring and summer! Projects for the day may include picking up litter, raking debris, sweeping shelter & lodge areas, and mulching/weeding.
FoodShare: Curbside Market Truck
Thursday, April 17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the SHED Atrium
FoodShare is partnering with Foodlink to bring fresh affordable food right to the center of campus! Feel free to bring cash, credit, or EBT to purchase from the truck.
FoodShare: Bern's Closet Clothing Swap
Friday, April 2 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the SHED Lobby
Clothing swaps are a great way to donate some of your old clothing and acquire some new-to-you pieces. Bringing clothes is not required, but it can help the program.
Rochester Public Market
Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Meet at Grace Watson Hall (Lot C) at 10:30 or Kate Gleason Circle at 10:45 a.m.
Take a free ride downtown and shop for fresh produce, ethnic delicacies, and much more! No RSVP required. The bus is first come, first serve.
SpringFest: Spring, Succulents, and Spirit
Thursday, Apr 17 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Fireside Lounge
Come and decorate a potted plant that you can take back to your room for ongoing rejuvenation; take part in some fun activities.
May
Goodbye, Goodbuy! Move-Out Collection Volunteering 2025
Thursday, May 1 –Sunday, May 11
Goodbye, Goodbuy! is a student-run sustainability initiative celebrating its 10th year at RIT. Over the past decade, it has become a key part of campus sustainability culture, helping to reduce waste and give unwanted items a second life. Each year, the program brings together students, faculty, and staff to support sustainability and community engagement.
Upcoming Sustainability Events on Campus Groups
Find more upcoming events on Campus Groups under the Sustainability Events Tag.
Wellness Walks and DIY Activities
The Sustainability Wellness Team organizes wellness walks and DIY activities throughout the school year.
Climate Speaker Series
Every spring RIT hosts a Climate Change speaker who covers various aspects of climate change from the science behind it to environmental justice issues that are resulting from it. Previous speakers have included Aaron Mair and Dr. James Hansen.
Professional Development Opportunities
Sustainability in Practice: RIT is committed to employing best-in-class sustainable practices within university operations and achieving carbon neutrality by 2030. But what are sustainable practices, how will RIT become carbon neutral, and what is the role of staff members in advancing these commitments? RIT recognizes the need for all staff to become better equipped to lead sustainable change within their departments. This session, provides an introduction to sustainability and provides resources to facilitate sustainable behavior change. Participants will learn how RIT is responding to this grand challenge, and will explore tools and strategies for enacting sustainable practices within your unit and everyday work.
Exploring the Intersections of Equity, Sustainability and the Environmental Movement: Sustainability is about more than recycling, planting trees, energy efficiency and cool green technology – it is about ensuring that all people live in harmony with their natural environment. In this workshop, we will explore the intersections of sustainability, diversity, and justice, and cover topics such as human health and wellness, access to resources, and environmental justice. Participants will learn how structural racism, sexism and classism contributes to environmental degradation, and how certain individuals are more vulnerable than others to its harmful impacts. Examples from RIT and the greater Rochester community will be shared, and participants will discuss ways to create meaningful dialogue and social change within campus and beyond.
Have an idea for an event?
Let us know if you have an idea for a sustainability related event that you’d like to help organize.