Sustainability at Knox

pumpkin smash bash, friday nov 7, 4-5:30pm, help us smash and compost pumpkins. bring your jack-o-lanterns to the farm

Drop off your pumpkins at the Knox Farm before November 7th! Or if you need help, bikeshop can pick up on-campus pumpkins on wed Nov 5th, 4:15-5:15pm. email bikeshop-user@knox.edu to be added to the pick-up route

Patience Wagner and Sarah Strauss are National Park Trust College Ambassadors!

Join us in congratulating Patience Wagner and Sarah Strauss, who are representing Knox College as one of 18 colleges with National Park Trust Ambassadors! Sarah and Patience already lead Knox students in outdoor adventures with their exec team as founders and leaders of Knox Outdoor Adventure Club (KOAC). Sarah says "We applied to become National Park Trust College Ambassadors to enhance the mission of the Knox Outdoor Adventure Club and bring even more opportunities to Knox's campus!"

As part of this program, they are also leading Knox in the Clean and Green Campus challenge. This friendly competition between National Park Trust Ambassador colleges runs from October 1st, 2025 to December 31st, 2025. During this time, KOAC is hosting a series of campus clean-up events! One more Clean Up is planned for this Wednesday, Nov 5th, 3pm-5pm. Meet us at the Sustainability Cottage!

24 lbs of waste collected on fall day of service.

Their most recent clean-up event was during Fall Day of Service, where their group collected 24 lbs of litter. The streets are looking cleaner thanks to their help!

Knox is currently in 1st place for the clean and green challenge

Thanks to volunteers' hard work, Knox is currently in 1st place in the Clean and Green Challenge!!!

But, we need your help to stay in the lead.

Meet Sarah and Patience at the Sustainability Cottage this Wednesday, Nov 5th, from 3-5pm to help out at the last cleanup event for this challenge!

remaining Fall term 2025 calendar of sustainability events

FRN meets every other thursday 4:45-5:45pm in carl sandburg room in seymour union

volunteer for sustainability: Knox Farm Mondays and fridays 4-5pm, Project helpers wednesdays 3-4pm, Share shop thursdays 3-4pm (plus other times), and special events (time varies). Contact us to learn more!

Volunteer to support the Office of Sustainability with important administrative tasks in the Sustainability Cottage Wednesdays 3-4pm.
Sort donations at the Share Shop Thursdays 3-4pm.
Volunteer at the Knox Farm, Monday and Friday 4-5pm
There are always other opportunities to volunteer for special events. We will keep you informed through our newsletter, and/or you can reach out to us at sustainability@knox.edu to discuss more ways to get involved!

Knox Farm Volunteer Hours Monday and Friday 4-5pm, 422 S. Academy st

Volunteer at the Share Shop as an attendant thurs, fri, sat 4-6:30pm (scan QR code) or help 3-4pm thurs to sort donations

Bike Shop located in Basement of the Old Jail, rent a bike or U-lock for free, or bring your bike for repairs

Share shop, conger neal basement, open Thurs, Fri, and Sat from 4-6:30pm. email tespringer@knox.edu or tqmika@knox.edu. come shop for free items, donate items, and volunteer

Follow this guide to secure your bike and prevent bike theft!

Lock up your bike: Diagram showing that inorder for your bike to be secure, you must put a U lock securing the frame and back wheel to a bike rack, with a cable lock through the U lock and the front wheel

Office of Sustainability at Knox

Contact us to get involved or with questions and ideas!

Website: knox.edu/sustainability

Office Location: Sustainability Cottage in the Quads or the Knox farm

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What are some ways our Knox Community thrives? What are some ways our Knox Community thrives?

We use Waste as a Resource! We Compost our Pumpkins! We have Fun! We use Waste as a Resource! We Compost our Pumpkins! We have Fun!

Don't let your pumpkins go to waste. Don't let your pumpkins go to waste.

Help us compost them by bringing them to the Knox farm Help us compost them by bringing them to the Knox farm

or requesting a bike pumpkin powered pick up or requesting a bike pumpkin powered pick up

Sustainability Spotlight: Sustainability Spotlight:

Knox Outdoor Adventure Club Presidents become Knox Outdoor Adventure Club Presidents become

National Park Trust College Ambassadors! National Park Trust College Ambassadors!

Special Events This Week Special Events This Week

Bike Repair Workshop TODAY at the Bike Shop! Bike Repair Workshop TODAY at the Bike Shop!

Learn about basic bike repairs from the Bike Shop mechanics! Learn about basic bike repairs from the Bike Shop mechanics!

Join KOAC and Office of Sustainability in a Community Clean up this Wednesday! Join KOAC and Office of Sustainability in a Community Clean up this Wednesday!

Join us at the Knox Farm Pumpkin Smash Bash this Friday at 4:00pm Join us at the Knox Farm Pumpkin Smash Bash this Friday at 4:00pm

Upcoming Events Upcoming Events

FRN is meeting Next Thursday (Nov 13), 4:45-5:45pm in the FRN is meeting Next Thursday (Nov 13), 4:45-5:45pm in the

Carl Sandburg Room in Seymour Carl Sandburg Room in Seymour

FRN is still looking for more volunteers and drivers to help with weekly runs! FRN is still looking for more volunteers and drivers to help with weekly runs!

Get Involved Get Involved

Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities with us! Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities with us!

On Campus Resources On Campus Resources

Bike Shop Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 5pm-7pm Bike Shop Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 5pm-7pm

We just got a shipment of bike locks in! We just got a shipment of bike locks in!

If you need a bike lock, come borrow one! If you need a bike lock, come borrow one!

Open Hours for Fall: Thursday, Friday, Saturday 4pm-6:30pm Open Hours for Fall: Thursday, Friday, Saturday 4pm-6:30pm

Food Share Pantry: Call Campus Safety for Access 24/7 Food Share Pantry: Call Campus Safety for Access 24/7

It's important to lock your bike using both a U lock and a cable lock! It's important to lock your bike using both a U lock and a cable lock!

Help us reduce contamination! Please sort your waste! Help us reduce contamination! Please sort your waste!

Check out this video about sorting waste if you still have questions! Check out this video about sorting waste if you still have questions!

Thank you for doing your part to support sustainability initiatives on campus! Thank you for doing your part to support sustainability initiatives on campus!

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