GGC to Celebrate Earth Week with Public Events Focused on Sustainability

April 15, 2025

The public is invited to several events on the Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) campus for the week of Earth Day. Each event is designed to raise awareness of environmental issues and promote sustainability.

Briana Williams of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority pushing a wheel barrel of mulch while volunteering at the microfarm.
One of the week’s activities is a Spring Clean-up and Planting at 9 a.m. on Friday, April 25 of GGC’s microfarm. GGC faculty, staff, students and the public are welcome to join. Recently, Briana Williams of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., along with her sorority sisters, volunteered at the microfarm, where they helped plant tomato crops and spread mulch. Photo by Daniel Melograna/Georgia Gwinnett College

The following activities are free and open to the public.

  • Tuesday, April 22: “Cigarette Surfboard” documentary screening, 5:30 p.m., Heritage Room, Daniel J. Kaufman Library & Learning Center
  • Wednesday, April 23: Sustainability Fair, 1-4 p.m., crosswalk area between the Allied Health and Sciences building and Building A.
  • Friday, April 25: Spring Clean-up and Planting, 9 a.m. to noon, GGC microfarm

The events are part of GGC’s commitment to fostering environmental stewardship through education, engagement and action.

For more information, visit www.ggc.edu.

Return to News View our News Archive by Year