Water Week 2018
A week of events planned to engage our academic and local community in service and activism for the benefit of the waters of the Commonwealth.
Mon, 9/17 to Fri, 10/19: Shoe Drive to Save Lives
Donate new and used shoes to WaterStep to fund access to clean water. Collection bins are located at: Ag Science North Deli* Barnhart 2nd FL* WT Young Library* RGAN* Newman Center Lobby* MMRB lobby* JSB near Freshi*
Lead: Dr. Carmen Agouridis (UK BAE)
Mon, 10/15: WaterStep
Mark Hogg Founder/CEO) & Greg Heitzman (BlueWaterKY)
Gatton Student Center, Room 330AB,
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Food and Refreshments provided at 5:30 PM
Lead: Dr. Carmen Agouridis (UK BAE)
Tuesday 10/16: Project Wet
Become a Project WET Educator
Good Barn 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
$55 Registration; Lunch and Snacks Provided
Project Leads: Carmen Agouridis (UK BAE), Amanda Gumbert (UK CES), & Malissa McAlister (KWRRI)
www.projectwet.org | register: www.uky.edu/bae/cpd
Tues, 10/16: Before the Flood
Screening and Discussion from 5:30 to 8:00 PM
Food and Refreshments provided @ 5:00 PM
Location W.T. Young Library, AA Auditorium
Panel Discussion Led by Shane Tedder (UK Office of Sustainability)
www.beforetheflood.com
Wed, 10/17: Water Professionals Career Panel
Gatton College Room 435UV, 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Lunch provided at 12:00 PM
Leads: UK Water Professionals and Dr. Carmen Agouridis (UK BAE)
Wed, 10/17: Coming Down the Pipe with Divest
Gatton Student Center Room 331, 3:00 PM-5:00 PM
Light refreshments provided.
Organized by Divest UK from Fossil Fuels Student Organization
Want to become more involved in local water-related issues? Learn how a plan to re-purpose the Tennessee Gas pipeline could impact Kentucky’s waterways. Find out how this pipeline project connects with a new student-led campaign to encourage the University to pursue fossil fuel divestment.
featuring:
Chris Schimmoeller
Envision Franklin County and Woods & Waters Land Trust, President
Kentucky Heartwood, co-founder and board member.
Cara Cooper
M.S. Environmental Science
KY Student Environmental Coalition, State Organizer.
Catalyst, Co-founder
Brighter Future Consulting , Founder
Thurs, 10/18: Water Lexmark Stream Clean-up
Everyone is welcome at this day-long stream clean-up event at Lexmark Park which is part of a trash study involving an instream trash collection system.
9 AM - 4 PM. Supplies provided.
Lead: Dr. Carmen Agouridis (UK BAE)
Thurs, 10/18: Seminar “Engaging in Place”
Susan Seacrest, Founder of Groundwater Foundation
Location: MMRB room 102, 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Refreshments at 3:30 PM
Leads: Drs. Alan Fryar & Ryan Thigpen (UK EES)
Fri 10/19: CATchment Cleanup
Service Opportunity for the UK Community
UK South Campus, Farm Rd. between Good Barn and Gluck
3:00 PM to 6:00 PM, Refreshments provided.
Leads: Dr. Carmen Agouridis (UK BAE) and BAE Student Branch