This past summer, a group of University of Michigan graduate students from the College of Engineering and the School of Natural Resources and Environment traveled to Liberia, West Africa as members of the student organization Sustainability Without Borders. Sustainability Without Borders (SWB) is an interdisciplinary organization whose objective is to create a network of sustainability practitioners who develop and implement sustainability projects in rural areas of developing countries.
Editor's Note: This piece was written by Laura Matson. Matson is a MS/MUP Candidate at the University of Michigan.
In September 2012, students at the SNRE Pig Roast & Produce raised $1,694.83 to donate to the organization of their choice. Organizations were nominated and chosen by popular vote at this student-organized event. The Allen Creek Greenway Conservancy, a grassroots effort to build a bike and pedestrian path through the heart of Ann Arbor along the historic alignment of Allen Creek, was this year’s recipient.
We'll be showing Queen of the Sun (the coolest honeybee documentary around) promptly at 7:30 pm, with some FUN mingling beefore and after. Bring your favorite bee-themed snack (open to interpretation).
Learn about these amazing creators, human's dependence on them, and how we can help them.
