Oakton Community College-Green Committee

08/30/2021

September 7 & 8, 10am-2pm Drop in anytime between 10-2 to help plant native plants. Plant a few, or plant a few hundred! We are planting over 2200 native plant plugs at the Skokie campus to create a prairie! Far east side of campus, outside the Arts wing. We'll provide gloves and tools. Dress for the weather, bring your own water bottle and snacks if you'll be staying a while. Hope to see you there!

September 7 & 8, 10am-2pm Drop in anytime between 10-2 to help plant native plants. Plant a few, or plant a few hundred! We are planting over 2200 native plant plugs at the Skokie campus to cre…

05/25/2021

A note from Deb Kutska, Sustainability Specialist: It has been a wonderful privilege to help guide Oakton Community College in Sustainability Initiatives over the past seven years, but it is time for me to move on to a new role outside of the college. I feel truly grateful to have continued the important work others began on campus in creating a sustainability ethic and am proud of the work I have achieved as the first Sustainability Specialist....

A note from Deb Kutska, Sustainability Specialist: It has been a wonderful privilege to help guide Oakton Community College in Sustainability Initiatives over the past seven years, but it is time f…

05/17/2021

Congratulations to all of Oakton's graduates! What a crazy year it has been. We are proud of the 103 students who have signed on to the Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility.
Students who took this pledge indicated their reason for doing so and we put their inspiring words together into this word cloud. They received a green ribbon to pin to their gowns and a plantable seed card with native black-eyed susans. We look forward to seeing all they achieve!

05/13/2021

One of the great features of our physical campuses is the LEED Gold Certified Margaret Burke Lee Science and Health Careers Center (the Lee Center). Since it is still tough for folks to get to campus, we have a short (16 minute) virtual tour of the space provided by Sustainability Specialist, Deb Kutska. Enjoy and we hope to see you out on campus again soon!

One of the great features of our physical campuses is the LEED Gold Certified Margaret Burke Lee Science and Health Careers Center (the Lee Center). Since it is still tough for folks to get to camp…

04/26/2021

It is time we talk about P**p.
Full details and registration links here: https://wp.me/p4TRZe-vG

04/22/2021

Happy Earth Day! We hope you are out enjoying this beautiful weather!

Today is , first celebrated in the United States on April 22, 1970. Our Green Committee, which works to sponsor many events and activities on campus to encourage sustainable behavior, offers these suggestions to make every day Earth Day:

“Start local, either planting veggies or trees in your backyard, cleaning up your neighborhood park, or connecting with your local forest preserve for ecological restoration opportunities,“ says Debra Kutska, sustainability specialist. Also, this is a great time to evaluate your carbon or water footprint.”

Learn more about participating in Oakton Earth Day events at https://bit.ly/3azdzl0.

04/21/2021

This is a wonderful announcement for Climate justice and Native representation.

For the next four years, three Native women will be volunteering their time to be part of the climate justice fight alongside the White House. Native women