{"id":51866,"date":"2025-04-15T11:58:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T16:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=51866"},"modified":"2025-04-15T11:58:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T16:58:45","slug":"acc-celebrates-earth-week-2025-with-sustainability-events-across-campuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/04\/15\/acc-celebrates-earth-week-2025-with-sustainability-events-across-campuses\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC Celebrates Earth Week 2025 With Sustainability Events Across Campuses"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"923\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/04\/OES_FY25_EarthWeek_Comms_923x553_InfoHub.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/04\/OES_FY25_EarthWeek_Comms_923x553_InfoHub.png 923w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/04\/OES_FY25_EarthWeek_Comms_923x553_InfoHub-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/04\/OES_FY25_EarthWeek_Comms_923x553_InfoHub-768x460.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/04\/OES_FY25_EarthWeek_Comms_923x553_InfoHub-150x90.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Austin Community College District (ACC) invites students, faculty, and staff to celebrate Earth Week 2025 from April 21-25. With over 70 free events across the district, the week highlights ACC\u2019s commitment to sustainability through hands-on activities, educational workshops, and community initiatives.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Earth Week Featured Events<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cultural Center Showcases <\/strong>\u2013 Learn more about each of ACC\u2019s Cultural Centers at one of the interactive events each day.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Student-Led Seminars<\/strong> \u2013 Join fellow Riverbats to learn more about trees and mental health, food waste prevention, light pollution, and more.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Potted Plant Parties<\/strong> \u2013 Available at multiple campuses, offering opportunities to plant and take home native seeds or herbs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Free Book Swaps<\/strong> \u2013 Encouraging reuse and sustainability at Highland, Rio Grande, Cypress Creek, and other campuses.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eco-Friendly DIY Workshops<\/strong> \u2013 Make bird feeders, seed balls, and upcycled crafts at various locations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Volunteer &amp; Cleanup Events<\/strong> \u2013 From guided nature walks to pollinator garden projects, get involved in hands-on sustainability efforts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The week also features campus sustainability fairs, film screenings, and cultural center showcases focusing on environmental justice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Events are free and open to all ACC students, faculty, and staff. Stay updated on activities by visiting the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/earthweek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <strong>ACC Earth Week web page<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Community College District (ACC) invites students, faculty, and staff to celebrate Earth Week 2025 from April 21-25. With over 70 free events across the district, the week highlights ACC\u2019s commitment to sustainability through hands-on &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/04\/15\/acc-celebrates-earth-week-2025-with-sustainability-events-across-campuses\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3930,"featured_media":51868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,13,15,17,19],"tags":[54,113],"class_list":["post-51866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-and-community","category-current-students","category-facstaff-news","category-news-and-announcements","category-students-and-alumni","tag-earth-week","tag-sustainability"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3930"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51866\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}