Earth Day
Earth Day has a long history at Georgia Tech. First celebrated in 1996, the Georgia Tech Earth Day Festival was one of the nation’s largest celebrations on a college campus for many years. In 2021, Georgia Tech began celebrating the event throughout the month of April, which we now refer to as Earth Month.
The first Earth Day was celebrated nationwide on April 22, 1970 as a call to address pressing environmental issues. Today, we face even more environmental challenges around the globe. Georgia Tech dedicates the month of April to sharing knowledge for advancing solutions. The goals of Earth Month at Georgia Tech are to:
- Share knowledge and provide educational opportunities to students, staff, and faculty on sustainability practices and solutions
- Highlight sustainability successes, achievements, and champions
- Engage with the campus community to work toward long-term sustainability on campus
Signature Events
Earth Day Sustainable Org Fair and Celebration (April 17)
Join us on the Kendeda Building Patio Wednesday, April 17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to celebrate sustainability efforts across the Georgia Tech community and have fun!
Climate FRESK Workshops: Understanding Climate Change
The Office of Sustainability will host three Climate FRESK Workshops throughout the month (April 11, 15, and 19). These engaging workshops use resources from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Science to learn about the root causes of a warming world and how to identify solutions.
Earth Month Calendar
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Event List
Week 1: April 1 – 7
Birdwatchers Meeting
- Wednesday, April 3 | 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- Location: Room 103, East Architecture Building
- Host/Contact: Birdwatchers | Amanda Janusz – ajanusz6@gatech.edu
- Link Here
Lullwater (Emory) Bird Walk
- Friday, April 5 | 10:25 a.m. to 12:35 p.m.
- Location: Lullwater Preserve, 1463 Clifton Rd
- Host/Contact: Birdwatchers | Amanda Janusz
- Link Here – Registration Required
Tech Beautification Day 2024
- Saturday, April 6 | 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Location: Tech Green, Skiles Walkway
- Host/Contact: Athena Verghis, SGA Joint VP of Infrastructure and Sustainability – averghis3@gatech.edu
- Link Here – Registration Required (Event capped at 300 participants!)
2024 Global Media Festival Film Screening: “Bigger Than Us” + Live Q&A
- Sunday, April 7 | 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Location: John Lewis Student Center, Cypress Theatre
- Host/Contact: Alexandra Pounds – alexpounds@gatech.edu
- Link Here – Registration Required
Week 2: April 8 – 14
Community Garden Cooking Demo
- Wednesday, April 10 | 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Location: GT Community Garden (near The Pavillion)
- Host/Contact: Campus Services
Eco Commons Tour
- Wednesday, April 10 | 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
- Location: Kendeda Building
- Host/Contact: Office of Sustainability | Rania Hamzeh, rhamzeh6@gatech.edu
SOS Sustainability Showcase + GBM
- Wednesday, April 10 | 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Location: Instructional Center Room 211
- Host/Contact: Students Organizing for Sustainability | Ashwini Tulpule, atulpule6@gatech.edu
- Link Here – Registration Required
Carbon Reduction Challenge Info Session – Virtual
- Thursday, April 11 | 11 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
- Location: Online on Zoom
- Host/Contact: Kjersti Lukens, carbonreduction@gatech.edu
- Link Here – Registration Required
BBISS Session Series – Neha Kumar
- Thursday, April 11 | 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Location: Hybrid Event – Teams Link and BBISS Offices, 760 Spring Street, Suite 160
- Host/Contact: Susan Ryan, Program and Operations Manager
- Link Here
The Intersection of Climate and Security Policies
- Thursday, April 11 | 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
- Location: Exhibition Hall & Pavilion
- Host/Contact: Eric Koob – ekoob3@gatech.edu
- Link Here – Registration Required
DOE Speaker: Building the Future with Mandy Mahoney
- Thursday, April 11 | 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Location: Whitaker Rm. 1232 | 313 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta, Georgia
- Host/Contact: ElectrifyGT | Rohan Datta, rdatta40@gatech.edu
- Link Here – Registration Required
CleanTech Startup Challenge
- Thursday, April 11 | 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Location: Georgia Tech Campus, Hodges Room (3rd floor), 75 5th Street, Atlanta, GA 30332
- Host/Contact: Strategic Energy Institute | Trisha Sisk, Priya Devarajan
- Link Here – Registration Required
2024 Atlanta Global Studies Symposium: Languages of Sustainability and the Global South
- Friday, April 12 | 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Location: Main Auditorium, Technology Square Research Building, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Host/Contact: Atlanta Global Studies Center
- Link Here – Registration Required
Sustainability Microgrants Symposium
- Friday, April 12 | 2 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
- Location: Kendeda Building Auditorium
- Host/Contact: BBISS and the Kendeda Building Advisory Board
Data Blitz on Current Research Addressing Sustainable Development
- Friday, April 12 | 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Location: Banquet Hall, Tech Square Research Builidng, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Host/Contact: RCE Greater Atlanta
- Link Here – Registration Required
Week 3: April 15 – 21
Climate FRESK Workshop: Understanding Climate Change
- Monday, April 15 | 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Location: Kendeda Seminar Room 118
- Host/Contact: Office of Sustainability | Vanessa Suarez, vsuarez7@gatech.edu
- Link Here – Registration Required
Earth Day Org Fair and Celebration
- Wednesday, April 17 | 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Location: Kendeda Building Patio
- Host/Contact: Office of Sustainability | Jordan Barron – jordan.barron@sustain.gatech.edu
- Link Here – Registration Required for Groups interested in Tabling
Frontiers in Science: Climate Action
- Thursday, April 18 | 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Location: The Dalney Building
- Host/Contact: The College of Sciences – events@cos.gatech.edu
- Link Here – Registration Required
GT Observatory Public Night
- Thursday, April 18 | 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
- Location: Seven Bridges Plaza Between Howey and Mason
- Host/Contact: Ethan Atkinson – eatkinson8@gatech.edu
- Link Here – Registration Information to Come
Climate FRESK Workshop: Understanding Climate Change
- Friday, April 19 | 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Location: O’Keefe Building, Sunroom
- Host/Contact: Office of Sustainability | Rania Hamzeh, rhamzeh6@gatech.edu
- Link Here – Registration Required
Carbon Reduction Challenge Poster Session
- Friday, April 19 | 2 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Location: Kendeda Building
- Host/Contact: Jairo Garcia – jairo.garcia@design.gatech.edu
- Link coming soon!
Earth Day! (April 22)
Week 4: April 22 – 28
Sustainable-X Hangout
- Tuesday, April 23 | 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Location: Hybrid / Scheller College of Business, Room 4426
- Host/Contact: The Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business | Kjersti Lukens – kjersti.lukens@scheller.gatech.edu
- Link Here – Registration Required
All Month
The Global Media Festival – Sustainability Across Languages and Cultures
Museum Exhibit: Sustainability in Chaos
- Find out more here
Earth Day
Earth Day has a long history at Georgia Tech. First celebrated in 1996, the Georgia Tech Earth Day Festival was one of the nation’s largest celebrations on a college campus for many years. In 2021, Georgia Tech began celebrating the event throughout the month of April, which we now refer to as Earth Month.
The first Earth Day was celebrated nationwide on April 22, 1970 as a call to address pressing environmental issues. Today, we face even more environmental challenges around the globe. Georgia Tech dedicates the month of April to sharing knowledge for advancing solutions. The goals of Earth Month at Georgia Tech are to:
- Share knowledge and provide educational opportunities to students, staff, and faculty on sustainability practices and solutions
- Highlight sustainability successes, achievements, and champions
- Engage with the campus community to work toward long-term sustainability on campus
Signature Events
Earth Day Sustainable Org Fair and Celebration (April 17)
Join us on the Kendeda Building Patio Wednesday, April 17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to celebrate sustainability efforts across the Georgia Tech community and have fun!
Climate FRESK Workshops: Understanding Climate Change
The Office of Sustainability will host three Climate FRESK Workshops throughout the month (April 11, 15, and 19). These engaging workshops use resources from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Science to learn about the root causes of a warming world and how to identify solutions.
Earth Month Calendar
Don't See Your Event?
Please fill the form below to have your Earth Month event added to the calendar!
Need Help Hosting?
Check out our Green Events Guide to help you plan a more sustainable function.
Event List
Week 1: April 1 – 7
Birdwatchers Meeting
- Wednesday, April 3 | 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- Location: Room 103, East Architecture Building
- Host/Contact: Birdwatchers | Amanda Janusz – ajanusz6@gatech.edu
- Link Here
Lullwater (Emory) Bird Walk
- Friday, April 5 | 10:25 a.m. to 12:35 p.m.
- Location: Lullwater Preserve, 1463 Clifton Rd
- Host/Contact: Birdwatchers | Amanda Janusz
- Link Here – Registration Required
Tech Beautification Day 2024
- Saturday, April 6 | 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Location: Tech Green, Skiles Walkway
- Host/Contact: Athena Verghis, SGA Joint VP of Infrastructure and Sustainability – averghis3@gatech.edu
- Link Here – Registration Required (Event capped at 300 participants!)
2024 Global Media Festival Film Screening: “Bigger Than Us” + Live Q&A
- Sunday, April 7 | 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Location: John Lewis Student Center, Cypress Theatre
- Host/Contact: Alexandra Pounds – alexpounds@gatech.edu
- Link Here – Registration Required
Week 2: April 8 – 14
Community Garden Cooking Demo
- Wednesday, April 10 | 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Location: GT Community Garden (near The Pavillion)
- Host/Contact: Campus Services
Eco Commons Tour
- Wednesday, April 10 | 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
- Location: Kendeda Building
- Host/Contact: Office of Sustainability | Rania Hamzeh, rhamzeh6@gatech.edu
SOS Sustainability Showcase + GBM
- Wednesday, April 10 | 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Location: Instructional Center Room 211
- Host/Contact: Students Organizing for Sustainability | Ashwini Tulpule, atulpule6@gatech.edu
- Link Here – Registration Required
Carbon Reduction Challenge Info Session – Virtual
- Thursday, April 11 | 11 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
- Location: Online on Zoom
- Host/Contact: Kjersti Lukens, carbonreduction@gatech.edu
- Link Here – Registration Required
BBISS Session Series – Neha Kumar
- Thursday, April 11 | 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Location: Hybrid Event – Teams Link and BBISS Offices, 760 Spring Street, Suite 160
- Host/Contact: Susan Ryan, Program and Operations Manager
- Link Here
The Intersection of Climate and Security Policies
- Thursday, April 11 | 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
- Location: Exhibition Hall & Pavilion
- Host/Contact: Eric Koob – ekoob3@gatech.edu
- Link Here – Registration Required
DOE Speaker: Building the Future with Mandy Mahoney
- Thursday, April 11 | 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Location: Whitaker Rm. 1232 | 313 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta, Georgia
- Host/Contact: ElectrifyGT | Rohan Datta, rdatta40@gatech.edu
- Link Here – Registration Required
CleanTech Startup Challenge
- Thursday, April 11 | 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Location: Georgia Tech Campus, Hodges Room (3rd floor), 75 5th Street, Atlanta, GA 30332
- Host/Contact: Strategic Energy Institute | Trisha Sisk, Priya Devarajan
- Link Here – Registration Required
2024 Atlanta Global Studies Symposium: Languages of Sustainability and the Global South
- Friday, April 12 | 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Location: Main Auditorium, Technology Square Research Building, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Host/Contact: Atlanta Global Studies Center
- Link Here – Registration Required
Sustainability Microgrants Symposium
- Friday, April 12 | 2 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
- Location: Kendeda Building Auditorium
- Host/Contact: BBISS and the Kendeda Building Advisory Board
Data Blitz on Current Research Addressing Sustainable Development
- Friday, April 12 | 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Location: Banquet Hall, Tech Square Research Builidng, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Host/Contact: RCE Greater Atlanta
- Link Here – Registration Required
Week 3: April 15 – 21
Climate FRESK Workshop: Understanding Climate Change
- Monday, April 15 | 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Location: Kendeda Seminar Room 118
- Host/Contact: Office of Sustainability | Vanessa Suarez, vsuarez7@gatech.edu
- Link Here – Registration Required
Earth Day Org Fair and Celebration
- Wednesday, April 17 | 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Location: Kendeda Building Patio
- Host/Contact: Office of Sustainability | Jordan Barron – jordan.barron@sustain.gatech.edu
- Link Here – Registration Required for Groups interested in Tabling
Frontiers in Science: Climate Action
- Thursday, April 18 | 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Location: The Dalney Building
- Host/Contact: The College of Sciences – events@cos.gatech.edu
- Link Here – Registration Required
GT Observatory Public Night
- Thursday, April 18 | 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
- Location: Seven Bridges Plaza Between Howey and Mason
- Host/Contact: Ethan Atkinson – eatkinson8@gatech.edu
- Link Here – Registration Information to Come
Climate FRESK Workshop: Understanding Climate Change
- Friday, April 19 | 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Location: O’Keefe Building, Sunroom
- Host/Contact: Office of Sustainability | Rania Hamzeh, rhamzeh6@gatech.edu
- Link Here – Registration Required
Carbon Reduction Challenge Poster Session
- Friday, April 19 | 2 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Location: Kendeda Building
- Host/Contact: Jairo Garcia – jairo.garcia@design.gatech.edu
- Link coming soon!
Earth Day! (April 22)
Week 4: April 22 – 28
Sustain-X Hangout
- Tuesday, April 23 | 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Location: Hybrid / Scheller College of Business, Room 4426
- Host/Contact: The Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business | Kjersti Lukens – kjersti.lukens@scheller.gatech.edu
- Link Here – Registration Required
BBISS Seminar Series – Fani Boukouvala
- Thursday, April 25 | 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Location: Hybrid on Teams / BBISS Offices, 760 Spring Street, Suite 118
- Host/Contact: Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems | Susan Ryan, Program and Operations Manager, BBISS
- Link Here
All Month
The Global Media Festival – Sustainability Across Languages and Cultures
Museum Exhibit: Sustainability in Chaos
- Find out more here