Date: Apr 24, 2007

Hofstra University Goes Green

Hofstra hosts a number of green activities in honor of Earth Day

Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY – Hofstra University celebrates Earth Day with a day of “green” activities and events. On Wednesday, April 25, 2007 Hofstra University’s Environmental Priorities Committee (EPC) will kick off the day’s activities with a cleanup of Hofstra’s bird sanctuary, located on the north side of campus behind the University Club, starting at 11:15 a.m.

Following the bird sanctuary clean up there will be a “Green Buffet and Fair” located in the Student Center Greenhouse from 1:30 until 3:30 p.m.  This event is a great opportunity for students to familiarize themselves with the environmental problems that they face locally and globally as well as learn about the university’s attempts to be environmentally friendly all the while enjoying some free vegetarian food.

The final event of the day will be a screening of the Oscar winning film, “An Inconvenient Truth” along with free pizza from 4 – 6 p.m. in the Cultural Center Theater.  Following the screening there will be a presentation by Professor Christa Farmer to discuss the concepts of the movie and the future state of the environment.  According to Roger Ebert, “You owe it to yourself to see this film.”

For more information about the days events please email Rebecca Bellush at rbellu1@pride.hofstra.edu.

Hofstra University is a dynamic private institution where students find their edge to succeed in more than 140 undergraduate and 155 graduate programs in liberal arts and sciences, business, communication, education and allied human services, and honors studies, as well as a School of Law. The Hofstra community is driven, dynamic and energetic, helping students find and focus their strengths to prepare them for a successful future.

###