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📢 Earth Week at Penn is April 18–24! 🌍Join this annual week of cross-disciplinary events focused on environmental stewar...
04/10/2026

📢 Earth Week at Penn is April 18–24! 🌍

Join this annual week of cross-disciplinary events focused on environmental stewardship, climate action, and nature-based solutions!

This year’s theme is Inspire Informed Action, intended to spark thoughtful decisions that lead to meaningful environmental change.

Find the 40 events already posted on the calendar!

We encourage involvement from all parts of the University to elevate our collective impact. Register now!

🔗 bit.ly/earthweekpenn 🌍

🌸Did you know that there's a map of all cherry blossoms on campus? 🌸 Find them while they're still in peak bloom! 🌸-- 🌸...
04/03/2026

🌸Did you know that there's a map of all cherry blossoms on campus? 🌸 Find them while they're still in peak bloom! 🌸
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🌸 Bit.ly/PennPlantExplorer or link in bio 😍

PC: Ayla Radha Schultz (1,8) Maximus Vessell (2,6,7)

03/27/2026

Eco-Reps Spotlight! This year, one of our student eco-rep teams is repurposing lumber from campus trees to support the community and maintain sequestered carbon.

See what they’ve created in this three-part video series! Part 1: Pot Feet 🌳⚱️

This project is led by Assistant Landscape Planner Daniel Flinchbaugh
Video edited by Chenyao Liu
Voiceover by Tobey Theiding

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is accepting applications for AY26–27 Eco-Reps! Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until spots are filled.
Learn more and apply: bit.ly/eco_rep 🌱

The April 30x30 Challenge is open! Getting outside has many benefits all the time -- but with this challenge, you get a ...
03/26/2026

The April 30x30 Challenge is open!

Getting outside has many benefits all the time -- but with this challenge, you get a little extra.

All benefits-eligible staff, faculty, and postdocs can earn 500 points for the "Be in the Know" wellness campaign by spending 30 minutes outdoors daily throughout April! 🙌

✔️ Log “Yes” on the WebMD platform for each day you hit 30 minutes outdoors

🏆 Earn 500 points if you log "Yes" on at least 21 days

⏰ Final tracking deadline is May 8 at 6pm ET

Visit bit.ly/challenge30x30 for a campus nature map, tips for spending more time outdoors, and more information on the challenge 🍃

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This annual challenge is a partnership between The Division of Human Resources and Penn Sustainability

The April 30x30 Challenge is open! Getting outside has many benefits all the time -- but with this challenge, you get a ...
03/26/2026

The April 30x30 Challenge is open!

Getting outside has many benefits all the time -- but with this challenge, you get a little extra.

All benefits-eligible staff and faculty can earn 500 points on the "Be in the Know" wellness campaign by spending 30 minutes outdoors for all 30 days of April! 🙌

✔️ Log “Yes” on the WebMD platform for each day you hit 30 minutes outdoors

🏆 Earn 500 points if you log "Yes" on at least 21 days

⏰ Final tracking deadline is May 8 at 6pm

Visit bit.ly/challenge30x30 for a campus nature map, tips for spending more time outdoors, and more information on the challenge 🍃

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This annual challenge is a partnership between The Division of Human Resources and Penn Sustainability

Join the Penn Sustainability Office summer intern team!The Outreach and Engagement Position supports communications and ...
03/20/2026

Join the Penn Sustainability Office summer intern team!

The Outreach and Engagement Position supports communications and event planning. If you like graphic design, education, and sustainability, this is a role for you!

✏️ 🌎 📣 🎨 📱 🍃

Our summer interns attend field trips, receive mentorship, and are exposed to a broad cross-section of the sustainability field through hands-on projects.

$15–18/hour
30 hours/week
May 27–August 8
Penn undergrad or grad
Philly-based

Apply by Monday, March 23 at bit.ly/work4PSO or via Workday. Link in bio 🔗

There's a new composting location on campus! 📣Got food scraps? We’ve got a solution. Starting Monday, March 16th, stop b...
03/16/2026

There's a new composting location on campus! 📣

Got food scraps? We’ve got a solution.

Starting Monday, March 16th, stop by the Hayden Hall Lobby on Mondays between 10am–4pm to drop off your food waste for composting!

Through a collaboration between Penn Farm, WasteWise at Penn, and Hayden Hall, this new pilot program turns your kitchen scraps (produce, non-glossy/coated paper, coffee grounds) into compost, keeping them out of the landfill.

⚠️ Please note: NO meat, bones, dairy, seafood, bread, or pasta (due to composting conditions at the farm).

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Give a big cheer, planting season is here! 🌱☀️ Penn Farm weekly volunteering is officially open!Join any Mon, Wed, or Fr...
03/06/2026

Give a big cheer, planting season is here! 🌱☀️
Penn Farm weekly volunteering is officially open!

Join any Mon, Wed, or Fri between 10AM-2PM.
No experience needed. Beginners encourged!
All students, staff, and faculty welcome.
Register at calendly.com/pennfarm

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WE'RE HIRING! 📣 Flip through to see summaries of our seven internship opportunities open Penn students this summer. $15–...
03/04/2026

WE'RE HIRING! 📣 Flip through to see summaries of our seven internship opportunities open Penn students this summer.

$15–$18/hour
30 hours/week
May 27th – August 8th
Apply by March 16
Undergrad or grad
Philly-based

Civic Sustainability Positions:
⚡ Philadelphia Energy Authority
🌳 Philadelphia Parks & Recreation
🌎 The Division of Energy & Climate Solutions in the City of Philadelphia Office of Sustainability
🏫 School District of Philadelphia

Penn Sustainability Office Oositions:
📣 Outreach and Engagement
📊 Sustainability Data
🥼 Green Labs

🔗 Find all positions on bit.ly/work4PSO or on Workday🌱

No snow on Sunday – let's get outdoors! Our postponed MLK cleanup event is this Sunday, March 1. 🌱 Meet at the Penn Book...
02/27/2026

No snow on Sunday – let's get outdoors! Our postponed MLK cleanup event is this Sunday, March 1. 🌱

Meet at the Penn Bookstore at 1:30PM for transportation, or meet at 2:00PM at the cleanup location at Thomas Avenue & Cobbs Creek Parkway.

✅Help restore Philadelphia's open spaces
✅Enjoy time outdoors
✅Connect with a local grassroots volunteer organization

Registration is required: bit.ly/info_cobbs 🌱

Congratulations to the Department of Oral Medicine at for their Level 3 Green Office Certification! 👏🪴 Click through th...
09/08/2025

Congratulations to the Department of Oral Medicine at for their Level 3 Green Office Certification! 👏🪴

Click through the slides to learn more about their process. We love their reusable mug wall! ☕♻️

Any staff or faculty can lead a green team to get their workspace Green Office Certified! Review bit.ly/greenofficecert or reach out to [email protected] to learn more or get started.

Have you checked out Penn’s Climate & Sustainability Action Plan 4.0 (CSAP 4.0)? 🌱 It maps Penn's climate and sustainabi...
09/04/2025

Have you checked out Penn’s Climate & Sustainability Action Plan 4.0 (CSAP 4.0)? 🌱 It maps Penn's climate and sustainability goals for FY25–29, including progress toward carbon neutrality by 2042!

Have an idea for moving forward one of the initiatives? Apply for the Green Fund anytime, or submit a pitch to "Transform Penn: A Green Fund Pitch Competition" by September 14.

Previous Green Fund–supported ideas include an on-campus thrift store, a sustainability skills series, and birding backpacks!

🔗 Read CSAP 4.0: bit.ly/CSAP2529
🔗 Penn Today coverage: bit.ly/PennTodayCSAP

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