UNCG students and employees are invited to the 2nd Annual UNCG Slow Roll Bicycle Ride.

Starting at 10 AM., students can take advantage of rider education and explore the Greenways that are accessible from campus!

Coming along for the ride? Be at Foust Park no later than 9:45 am. The group will leave at 10 a.m. for a ride around the Downtown Greenway and Westerwood / College Hill neighborhoods. The 5-mile round trip ride should take approximately 45 mins. Helmets required! All skill levels welcome! Significant others of UNCG employees and students are welcome.

UNC Greensboro's Sustainability Specialist, Sean MacInnes, will answer all of your questions about recycling on campus and in Greensboro. Register here.

The Sustainability Lecture and Dialogue Series features UNCG employees and students who are addressing issues integral to transforming our knowledge of and connections to the environment in order for us to build vibrant and thriving communities.

The mission of UNCG’s Office of Sustainability is to encourage and support the development and implementation of sustainable practices in administrative units of the university and create a meaningful link between academics and operations that supports use of the campus as a teaching laboratory.

Sean MacInnes, Sustainability Specialist, joined UNCG in 2018. He is the current chair of UNCG's Sustainability Council, serves as the administrator for the UNCG Green Fund, an on-campus grant program which invests in campus infrastructure and programming to help meet the university's sustainability goals of becoming zero waste and carbon neutral by 2050. Among his many duties, he is also responsible for measuring UNCG's greenhouse gas emissions, managing outreach programs like the Green Office and Green Room certification program, and advising student green clubs.

Proposals must be submitted on the 1st of the month by 5 p.m.   Proposals requesting $1,000 or less are accepted on the 1st day of the following months: September, October, November, February, March, and April.   Proposals requesting more than $1,000 are only accepted on October 1, March 1, and April 1.   Governed by a committee of students with assistance from faculty and staff experts, the UNCG Green Fund operates as a campus-based grant program that offers education, research, and professional development opportunities for UNCG students and employees by investing in campus infrastructure and programming to help meet the goals of the UNCG Climate Action Plan. More information and application documents can be found online.