May 2025

New Student-Created Sustainability Video

 

Calendar of Events

*UVU-sponsored or -located events

APRIL

*3 - Sustainable Fashion Show and Really Really Free Market  |  UVU Office for Global Engagement, UVU Changemakers, ThriftRX  |  11:00a-2:00p  |  SB Atrium

*9 - Open House & Workshop: Campus Active Transportation (Bike, Walk, & Roll) Plan  |  UVU Sustainability & UVU OAC & UVU Grounds  |  2:30-4:30p  |  SC 213 A/B

12 - Earth Day at Rock Canyon  |  Conserve Utah Valley  |  9:00-11:00 am  |  2620 N 1450 E, Provo, UT

*16 - Native Garden Grand Opening  |  UVU College of Science & UVU Grounds  |  3:00-5:00p  |  UVU Native Garden adjacent to ponds

*17 - Arbor Day Tree Planting  |  UVU Tree Advisory Committee & UVU Grounds  |  1:00-3:00p  |  location TBD

25 - Arbor Day with Utah City  |  Vineyard City  |  800 N Main St, Vineyard  |  4:00-7:00p

*30 - Roots of Knowledge Series Themed Tour: Environmental History  |  Roots of Knowledge at the Fulton Library  |  more information forthcoming

 

MAY

*13 - Summer University: Campus Sustainability Tour Session  |  11:00-11:50a

*15 - Bike to Work (or Anywhere) Day  |  8:00-9:30a  |  SLWC Plaza

JUNE

*27 - Fresh Food Friday  |  UVU GRIT Garden & UVU CARE Hub  |  12:00-2:00p  |  SLWC Demo Kitchen

Ongoing events at UVU:

Outdoor Adventure Center

National and Global

May - National Bike Month   |   May 22 - International Day for Biological Diversity   |   June 5 - World Environment Day (Annual announcement of Earth Overshoot Day)   |   June 7 (1st Sat in June) - National Trails Day   |   June 8 - World Oceans Day   |   June 15 - Global Wind Day   |   June 20 - Summer Solstice   |   June 22 - World Rainforest Day

In the News/Dashboard

 

UVU recognized as 'bike friendly' university; institution seeks ideas to boost alternate transportation accessibility, by Curtis Booker. Daily Herald. 9 April 2025

UVU Launches Sustainability Wall Campaign to Promote Carbon-Neutral Goals by 2050, UVU Newsroom. The UVU Review. 9 April 2025 

Utah Valley Unviersity College of Science introduces Native Garden, UVU News. 14 April 2025

Pedestrian Bridge : Average daily* crossings in March: ~  (*class days only) {Source: udottraffic.utah.gov}

Bike Rack Count: Average mid-day count in March of bikes, e-bikes, e-scooters, etc. parked at selected racks along main campus corridor: