Photos: CSE Hosts Green Day, Sustainability Initiatives on Display

April 4, 2025 Gabriela Popa News, Photos 0

A bird’s eye view of two lines of tables with two people sitting at each table, with many of the tables having pieces of paper and computers sitting on them. Dozens of people move around freely between the tables.
Students, staff and faculty walk around tables in the KC Stack at Green Day on March 26. CSE hosts Green Day each semester for students and organizations to show off their environmental work (Photo by Gabriela Popa).

A record-breaking 170 people attended the bi-annual Green Day event, according to Director of CSE Monica Day.

On March 26 in the KC Stack CSE hosted its semesterly event, where various student organizations, clubs, classes and more shared the environmental work they do on campus. This semester’s Green Day also featured student research and projects

Day said the event allows participants “to come together and see all that is being done across campus.”

“It is so important that folks do not feel isolated in their efforts,” Day said. “Every small project can have a big impact.”

This semester, CSE launched a new initiative, “Climate Stories,” where students from various backgrounds and experiences had the opportunity to present “how they’re touched by climate change,” Day said.

CSE Faculty Director and earth & environment professor Thom Wilch also helped set up the Green Day event.

“I’m really interested in students thinking about how they relate to the environment in their own lives and also how that may inspire them to action,” Wilch said.

Seattle senior Ella Hardwick, CSE’s communications and outreach intern, said that having the efforts of all organizations made it possible to foster unity within the event.

“Environment(al) issues impact everybody and they can impact people in different ways,” Hardwick said. “During these times it’s especially important to show how people are continuing to do this work.” 

Two women, one in a black Nike sweater and the other in a bright red t-shirt, sit at a table with an open laptop and an iPad that reads “Environmental Chemistry Research” pointed away from them. In the bottom left corner are small plushies, one a small Earth and the other a bald man with a white beard.
Hardwick and Madison, Wis., senior Dana Parker present their environmental research projects to attendees. “I’ve always been interested in environmental work. I’ve done a lot of environmental chemistry science stuff and research, but I wanted to do a little bit more,” Hardwick said (Photo by Gabriela Popa).
Three people sit at a table with a blue tablecloth with various bottles of paint. A man in a purple shirt paints a blue and green landscape of trees on a white tote bag.
A craft table set up for attendees to participate in during Green Day. CSE offered many activities for attendees to participate in such as a popcorn bar, tote bag painting and plant pot painting (Photo by Gabriela Popa).
Two men wearing grey sweatshirts stand in the foreground in front of purple posters and a short spinning wheel to the right of them. In the background are multiple people sitting and standing at tables.
Howell sophomore Jamison Jakubowski and Eaton Rapids senior Riley Kunkel stand in front of the Albion College AmeriCorps table at Green Day (Photo by Gabriela Popa).
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Gabriela Popa is a first-year from Brighton, Michigan. She is double majoring in Public Policy and Finance. Gabriela finds joy in making people smile and can often be seen taking pictures of squirrels, landscapes or really old buildings. She can be reached at [email protected].

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