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SDG Action & Awareness Week is a global celebration created by the University Global Coalition (UGC) to promote awareness of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The week is also designed to inspire action among faculty, students, and staff in higher education to further the SDGs on campus and in the community.
The theme for the second SDG Action & Awareness Week at the University of Central Arkansas is LOCAL HANDS, GLOBAL HEARTS. To celebrate, the Center for Global Learning and Engagement invites students, faculty, and staff to participate in the events below.
Visit the SDG Resources page to learn more about UCA’s past efforts to raise awareness about the SDGs.
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Monday, March 3
Local Hands, Global Hearts
Kickoff Table Event
Ronnie Williams Student Center Porch, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Sponsored by: Center for Global Learning and Engagement, Living Learning Communities
Sustainable Development Goals: All
Spin the SDG wheel, play an SDG game, punch for an SDG prize, and find out how to take action on campus and in the community. Buttons, stickers, and candy will be available.
UCA Peace Pole Dedication
SDG Action & Awareness Week Kickoff
Schichtl Hall, Reception: 4 p.m., Dedication Ceremony: 4:30 p.m.
Sponsored by: Conway Morning Rotary Club, UCA Rotaract Club, Norbert O. Schedler Honors College, Center for Global Learning and Engagement
Sustainable Development Goals: All
- The Peace Pole Project is a global effort to promote peace and features the phrase “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in multiple languages. Located behind Schichtl Hall, the UCA Peace Pole will feature 8 different languages thus representing our campus commitment to global learning and engagement.
- Creative writing students from Sandy Longhorn’s poetry workshop class will read and display their poems about SDGs.
Tuesday, March 4
Fusing Global Goals and Academic Excellence: Incorporating the SDGs and COIL into Your Work
Executive Dining Room, 12:15-1:30 p.m.
Sponsored by: Center for Global Learning and Engagement, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Academic Leadership (CETAL)
Sustainable Development Goals: All
Join us for an engaging panel discussion and interactive workshop focused on effective strategies for incorporating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) into your coursework and scholarship while aligning your work with institutional and academic goals and objectives. Learn more here. FACULTY ONLY.
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Teaching Gender Studies through Manga
LOCATION TBD, 4 p.m.
Sponsored by: UCA Asian Studies Program
Sustainable Development Goal: 5
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Wednesday, March 5
Plant & Learn Workshop
LOCATION TBD, TIME TBD
Sponsored by: Aramark
Sustainable Development Goals: 2, 4, 12
A hands-on session where students learn sustainable farming practices and plant greens, followed by a harvest day with cooking demonstrations or donations to a local food pantry.
Global Learning Scholar Program Info Session
Schichtl Hall, Room 115, TIME TBD
Sponsored by: Center for Global Learning and Engagement
Sustainable Development Goals: All
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SDG Student Presentation
LOCATION TBD, TIME TBD
Sponsored by: Green Bear Coalition
Sustainable Development Goals:
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Thursday, March 6
Thank You for Your Service
Ronnie Williams Student Center, Room 214, 1:40-3:30 p.m.
Sponsored by: Living Learning Communities, American Red Cross Serving Greater Arkansas
Sustainable Development Goals: 16
This card-making event aims to make 500 cards that will be distributed to area veterans throughout the year. Choose from two 1-hour shifts (or attend both!). Each shift will start with a brief workshop to demonstrate card-making techniques. Each shift is limited to 30 people, so sign up on GivePulse ASAP!
Teach the Shoah: The Holocaust through Story
LOCATION TBD, TIME TBD
Sponsored by: Center for Global Learning and Engagement
Sustainable Development Goals: 16
This powerful program is dedicated to keeping the stories of Holocaust survivors alive. Three UCA students — Torrie Herrington, Cooper Horton, and Brenna Metts — recently named Teach the Shoah Fellows, will share the stories of 3 Holocaust survivors crafted from in-person interviews.
Friday, March 7
Swap Don’t Shop
Student Center Lawn, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sponsored by: UCA Rotaract Club
Sustainable Development Goals: 12
UCA Rotaract started this initiative so the UCA campus community can donate clothing, shoes, jewelry, and other gently used items for FREE shopping. Collection boxes will be in the Living Learning Communities the week before the event, and individuals can also drop off items on the day of the event. Leftover clothing will be donated to the UCA SEW and WOW closets!
Monday, March 3 – Friday, March 7
SDG Interactive Resource Display
Torreyson Library
Sponsored by: Torreyson Library
Sustainable Development Goals: All
Visit the SDG informational resource table, make zines (self-published mini magazines), answer whiteboard questions, and pick up a button. Resources will be available all week.
SDG Awareness
1907 Bread Co., Christian Cafeteria, Food Court, Alumni Circle
Sponsored by: Center for Global Learning and Engagement, Aramark
Sustainable Development Goals: All
- Visit Scan the QR code on the table tents at select UCA Dining locations to learn more about SDGs.
- Visit Alumni Circle in front of Main Hall to read signs about SDGs.