Thursday, April 19, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Booths will be set up for participants to come and go as they explore ways to be sustainable.
Energy
- Electric bicycle project and bicycle charging station – Physics II class
- Solar cooking – Science Department
- Solar music powered by a photovoltaic energy power station – students
- Electric cars – Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf – on display – Westar Energy
- Zeon electric mower – Brian Nebel, Excel Industries
- Solar panel installation process – King Solar (Hutchinson, Kan.)
- Battery technologies – sophomore Cody Cook
- Light bulbs and energy consumption – Tim Goering, Campus Facilities
Water
- Menno Barrel rain barrels for sale – Entrepreneurship class
- Rain barrel drip irrigation system – Kevin Wilder, psychology and youth ministry instructor
- Rain garden and storm water runoff presentation – Environmental Biology class
- Native landscapes and plants suitable for rain gardens and drought tolerant conditions – Brad Guhr, Dyck Arboretum of the Plains
Soils
- Tour of the Hesston College garden – Gardening Club
- Nitrogen fixation with soil microbes presentation – Microbiology class
Wastes
- Recycling on campus – Randy Toews, Campus Facilities
- Waste treatment plan presentation – Microbiology class
- 10-day give project – Karen LeVan, English faculty
Sunday, April 22, 7 p.m., Hesston Mennonite Church sanctuary
“Around the World in 90 Minutes” by Marty Essen – stories and photos of Marty’s wildlife encounters during his travels around the world. Marty is an award-winning author for his book “Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents.”