Amidst the buzz of the UMD Farmers Market, Office of Sustainability (OS) staff and interns hosted a colorful table for UMD staff and faculty.
Part of a series of events, the Staff & Faculty Flower Raffle aimed to promote the launch of the new Sustainability Badge. Staff and faculty who stopped by were entered into a raffle to win a flower bouquet or flower-decorated pumpkin from Little Walters Flower Farm, a local, UMD staff-owned business. The lucky winners included staff from the Robert H. Smith School of Business, the College of Education: Education Technology Services, and the Leadership & Community Service-Learning office.
In honor of Campus Sustainability Month in October 2023, OS launched the Sustainability Badge to recognize staff and faculty for adopting sustainable behaviors into their professional and personal lives. To earn a badge, staff and faculty must adopt at least eight actions from the Sustainability Badge checklist and complete a submission form.
Interested in earning your Sustainability Badge? Find the checklist and submission form on the Sustainability Badge website. Send the Office of Sustainability a photo of you taking action or of you with your badge to be highlighted on our social media and/or newsletter.
Join the Office of Sustainability at one of the follow upcoming events:
October 25th (12-1pm): Lunch & Learn @ Virtual
October 27th (1-3pm): Campus Sustainability Month Event @ Hornbake Plaza (Link)
November 8th (12:30-2:30pm): Book Exchange @ Hornbake Plaza
November 17th (9-11am): Free Coffee Chat @ Atlantic Building
Kara and Feven from the Robert H. Smith School of Business were two of the five winners from the flower raffle
Staff were eager to enter the raffle and to earn their Sustainability Badge.