2023 Greening Press Release
Downtown Indianapolis, IN - The Office of Study Abroad at IUPUI has developed a Green Travel Guide to promote responsible travel by students, staff, and faculty. Coinciding with this publication, various IUPUI offices and organizations are engaged in greening initiatives to offset the sizable carbon footprint that comes with domestic and international travel. Recently, for example, as part of a united effort to raise consciousness on sustainable travel, native trees were planted on the IUPUI campus by representatives of a range of schools and centers, including O’Neill, Herron, Honors, Health and Human Sciences, the Offices of International Affairs and Sustainability, and the Center for Renewable Energy. QR codes linked to educational information on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) were affixed to signs in order to promote awareness of sustainable practices.In addition, the Herron School of Art called upon student artists to create their own vision of a sustainable future, offering a prize for the best submission. As Herron professor Stefan Petranek said: “Engaging artists opens up new pathways to address complex patterns of behavior in society that can motivate us to face some of our mightiest challenges.” Eight finalists were selected for unveiling at the tree planting event, and the People’s Choice Award went to Herron student Sarah Laudadio for her composition “Plastic Weed.”
In the next stage of promotion for green travel, the artwork will rotate to different venues on campus. The first exhibit was at the International Festival on February 14, 2023. The OIA is the current destination for March 2023!
