Calendar of Events

Sunday, October 1, 2023

Project Green Challenge Kickoff

Time: All Day
Location: Online 

Project Green Challenge runs October 1 - 30, 2023 and aims to educate, empower, and mobilize high school, college, and graduate students worldwide around climate action, public health, social justice and advocacy. This powerful and diverse call to action features 30 days of environmentally-themed challenges that change lives, shift mindsets, and equip students with knowledge, resources and mentorship to lead change on campuses and in communities. Through conscious living, informed consumption, and individual and collective climate action, PGC participants are challenged to envision and work toward the healthy, just, resilient planet and future in which they can thrive.

Interested in participating? Sign up here. 

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Leave No Trace CCU Kickoff

Time: ALL Day (Oct. 4 - Oct. 31) 
Location: CCU Campus and Surrounding Communities

As part of Campus Sustainability Month, Sustain Coastal is encouraging students to take initiative and help clean up campus and surrounding communities by conducting their own litter cleanups, where ever they are! Participate for a chance to win $50 in CINO cash!

Click here for more information. 

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Breakfast Series - Getting to Know Teal Nation

Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: Alford Ballroom

Join Sustain Coastal and the CCU Center for Professional Development for the Breakfast Series - Getting to Know Teal Nation. Faculty and staff are invited to learn more about the University’s zero waste programs, such as Zero Waste football, and other campus-wide sustainability initiatives to learn how we - as employees - can help to achieve CCU’s sustainability goals. Coffee and  breakfast pastry items will be provided. Limited number of spaces available, registration is required.  

Interested in attending? Register here. 

Cosponsored by Sustain Coastal and the CCU Office of Professional Development. 

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Pop-Up Thrift Shop

Time: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Location: Prince Lawn

The Pop-Up Thrift Shop brings together the three legs of the sustainability stool – environment, social, and economic. Not only do we save items from the landfill, but we sell them back to the campus community inexpensively and fund sustainability projects at CCU. Items are collected from Campus Salvage at the end of the year and during ongoing monthly donations. Most items are sold for only $2. Only credit card payments are accepted. All money raised from the thrift shop will go to support sustainability projects at CCU. Learn more here. 

Sponsored by Sustain Coastal. 

Saturday, October 7, 2023

Grand Strand Native Plant Market

Time: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: Conway Town Green (200 Laurel Street, Conway)

Join SCNPS Grand Strand for the first Grand Strand Native Plant Market! The Market will be open to the public from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Members of the South Carolina Native Plant Society will have first access to the sale from 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Buy native plants from a variety of local vendors including Flying Fig Farm, Native Plants to the People, Roots and Shoots Nursery, Bottle Tree Gardening, Hunter Flytraps, Naturescapes of Beaufort, and Milkweed Madness. Plus, bring soil from your garden for low-cost soil testing! For more information visit the Facebook event or email grandstrand@scnps.org.

Sponsored by the South Carolina Native Plant Society, Grand Strand Chapter.

Saturday, October 7, 2023

Green Sports Day Cleanup

Time: 10 a.m.
Location: TD Sports Complex, meet at Chauncey Statue across from Chauncey's Choice

Join Sustain Coastal for a cleanup of the TD Sports Complex on Saturday, Oct. 7 in celebration of Green Sports Day (on October 6), to highlight how Coastal is moving towards a more sustainable future, with the support of athletics. Green Sports Day is an annual event started by the Green Sports Alliance to increase global awareness of sustainability and to promote the positive impact of sports. To learn more about Green Sports Day, click here. 

Sponsored by Sustain Coastal and the Green Sports Alliance. 

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Community Garden Volunteer Day

Time: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: Campus Greenhouse, located along Elvington Loop behind DeCenzo Hall 

Join Sustain Coastal and CCU Grounds for a volunteer day at the soon to be CCU Community Garden! Volunteers are needed to help build garden beds and prep the land for the community garden - set to open to students, faculty, and staff in Spring 2024! 

Interested in attending? Sign up for a shift here.  

Cosponsored by Sustain Coastal and the CCU Grounds. 

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Sustainability Club Meeting

Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Brittain Hall 110

This will serve as the monthly in person meeting for the Sustainability Club. All are welcome to join! 

The mission of the Sustainability Club is to create opportunities on and off campus for students to proactively engage in service to benefit people, culture, and the environment. Join the Sustainability Club on Coastal Connections here. 

Sponsored by Sustain Coastal and the Sustainability Club. 

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

CCU Farmers Market and Sustainability Fair 

Time: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Location: Prince Lawn

Join Sustain Coastal and the Waccamaw Market Cooperative for the annual Farmers Market & Sustainability Fair! Come learn about campus and community organizations who help advance sustainability in our local area and shop from local vendors. There will be arts & crafts, interactive games, fun prizes, and more! Help us reduce single-use plastic waste by bringing your own bag! Need a bag? Stop by the Sustain Coastal table for a reusable one, while supplies last. 

Interested in participating on behalf of your organization? Register here. 

Cosponsored by Sustain Coastal and the Waccamaw Market Cooperative. 

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Campus Tree Tour with SPROUT

Time: 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: CCU Arboretum Native Species Collection (next to Wheelwright Auditorium)

Join SPROUT for a tour of the CCU Arboretum! Come learn about the trees in the CCU Arboretum, native tree species, and how they help us mitigate the impacts of climate change on campus, and in our local community.

Sponsored by SPROUT. 

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Lumberyard Community Clean Up Day: Conway Architectural Salvage and Heritage Project

Time: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Location: 700 14th Ave, Conway, SC 29526

Conway Architectural Salvage and Heritage Project is a nonprofit dedicated to reusing used building materials for the well being of our local communities. Volunteer to help us prepare our lumberyard for our new deconstruction operations! In less than one year, we’ve kept over 200 tons of C&D waste out of our landfills. And this is just the beginning! But we need as much help as we can get to help us achieve our goals!

Questions? Contact Alan Todd at atodd1@coastal.edu. 

Sponsored by Conway Architectural Salvage and Heritage Project.

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Fall Tilling at The Community Garden on the Hill

Time: 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Location: 1821 Racepath Ave Conway, SC 29527

We will be tilling rows and planting fruit trees as well as other grounds prep. We are a community garden that grows vegetables for the underserved of Conway. We have had several successful days of Coastal student volunteers over the past year, and we look forward to more!

Questions? Contact Alan Todd at atodd1@coastal.edu. 

Sponsored by Conway Architectural Salvage and Heritage Project. 

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Pop-Up Thrift Shop

Time: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Location: Prince Lawn

The Pop-Up Thrift Shop brings together the three legs of the sustainability stool – environment, social, and economic. Not only do we save items from the landfill, but we sell them back to the campus community inexpensively and fund sustainability projects at CCU. Items are collected from Campus Salvage at the end of the year and during ongoing monthly donations. Most items are sold for only $2. Only credit card payments are accepted. All money raised from the thrift shop will go to support sustainability projects at CCU. Learn more here. 

Sponsored by Sustain Coastal. 

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Boat Landing Cleanup 

Time: 6:15 p.m.
Location: Billy Witherspoon Boat Landing (990 Waccamaw Dr, Conway, SC 29526)

Join Sustain Coastal and the CCU Sustainability Club for a cleanup of our adopted boat landing! Participants should meet at the boat landing, wear weather appropriate clothing, and close-toed shoes. We will have all the supplies you need!

Cosponsored by Sustain Coastal and CCU Sustainability Club. 

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Craft Night - Plarn Coasters

Time: 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Kimbel Library Makerspace

Join us in the Makerspace for a craft night and repurpose materials into functional art! Plarn, or plastic yarn, is made of grocery bags and left over plastics that are often seen as waste and are difficult to recycle. Learn how to create woven coasters and get creative in this free workshop! This event is a part of our Culture Collage Series in the library this semester. There will be programming throughout the week centered around the theme of "weaving."

Sign up here. Questions? Contact Loren Mixon at lmixon@coastal.edu.

Sponsored by Kimbel Library Makerspace.  

Friday, October 20, 2023

National Reuse Day

Time: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: Prince Lawn

Celebrate National Reuse Day with Sustain Coastal by joining us for activities and giveaways on Prince Lawn centered around the 3 R's: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle!

Activities will include: (1) Education and trivia around the importance of REDUCING your waste, (2) DIY crafts with waste materials and sustainable giveaways to encourage the REUSE of items, and (3) Landfill on the Lawn t o learn how to RECYCLE and sort waste properly. 

Sponsored by Sustain Coastal. 

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

A Life on Our Planet Film Screening

Time: 5:15 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Location: Coastal Theater (LJSU A110)

Join Sustain Coastal for a film screening of David Attenborough's: A Life on Our Planet, in honor of International Day of Climate Action. We will have a brief discussion after the film to discuss how we can be a part of the climate solution. View the documentary film trailer here. 

International Day of Climate Action is a worldwide movement initiated by young people concerned about climate change and global injustice. The environmental consequences include storms, intense drought, heatwaves, rising sea levels, warming of oceans, habitat destruction. 

Sponsored by Sustain Coastal. 

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Myrtle Beach Green Drinks

Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Crooked Oak Tavern Patio (316 Laurel St., Conway)

Myrtle Beach Green Drinks is a monthly happy hour series hosted by local organizations who are providing solutions to environmental concerns. Enjoy some socialization, education, and networking. October's host is the Coastal Conservation League. Learn how the North Coast team is working to protect the health of the natural resources of the South Carolina coastal plain and ensure a high quality of life for all of the people who live in and love this special place. Bring your friends, learn about local issues, and find out how you can be a part of the solution. This event is FREE and open to the public so come toast the coast! We look forward to meeting you!

Questions? Contact Becky Ryon at beckyr@scccl.org.

Coponsored by Coastal Conservation League and Myrtle Beach Green Drinks. 

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Sustain SC Sustainability Symposium

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. 
Location: Central Energy (Columbia, SC)

Join Sustain SC and partners for a day of learning, networking, and elevating South Carolina as the future of commerce and conservation. For more information and tickets, click here. 

Sponsored by Sustain SC. 

Saturday, October 28, 2023

Zero Waste Football Game vs. Marshall

Time: TBA
Location: Brooks Stadium

CCU’s Zero Waste efforts help decrease overall waste from athletic and other events. Waste from all home football games will be either recycled, composted, or donated during the game. With Zero Waste Stations throughout the stadium and in designated tailgate areas, you will be able help support our efforts in making the game a Zero Waste success. Zero Waste Staff and Volunteers will be available at each station to assist and educate about these efforts.

Cosponsored by Sustain Coastal and CCU Athletics. 

Saturday, October 28, 2023

Fall Tilling at The Community Garden on the Hill

Time: 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Location: 1821 Racepath Ave Conway, SC 29527

We will be tilling rows and planting fruit trees as well as other grounds prep. We are a community garden that grows vegetables for the underserved of Conway. We have had several successful days of Coastal student volunteers over the past year, and we look forward to more!

Questions? Contact Alan Todd at atodd1@coastal.edu. 

Sponsored by Conway Architectural Salvage and Heritage Project. 

Sunday, October 29, 2023

Zero Waste Football Sort

Time: 8 a.m.
Location: Brooks Stadium, meet inside Gate 2

CCU’s Zero Waste efforts help decrease overall waste from athletic and other events. Waste from all home football games will be either recycled, composted, or donated during the game. Sustain Coastal is looking for student volunteers to help us with our Zero Waste Football Sort.  During the Sort, volunteers work alongside Sustain Coastal staff to sort the materials generated at the game. The goal of this effort is to divert as much waste as possible from each CCU home football game. Space is limited, registration is required. To sign up, click here. 

Questions? Email sustain@coastal.edu for more information. 

Sponsored by Sustain Coastal. 

Thursday, November 2, 2023

Paper Recycling Project

Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. & 1 - 3 p.m.
Location: Atlantic Hall (642 Century Circle, Conway, SC 29526)

During this volunteering opportunity, students will help Sustain Coastal to recycle a surplus of pamphlets and brochures at Procurement. Students can drive or take the Teal Mobile to the location. Participants must wear sneakers ONLY (no flip-flops, Crocs, or TOMS-like shoes), and should bring water to drink. If you do not have appropriate footwear, you will be sent home. This opportunity is outside, so please wear weather appropriate clothes.
 
Students must register for the volunteering opportunity at least 1 day in advance. To register, you must complete the form below. Please note that if it raining, this event will be cancelled.  Students will receive an email the morning of the activity if it is cancelled. Questions? Email sustain@coastal.edu for more information. 

Sponsored by Sustain Coastal. 

Friday, November 3, 2023

Horry County Landfill and Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) Tour

Time: 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: Atlantic Hall (642 Century Circle, Conway, SC 29526)

Did You Know? The landfill is the highest point of elevation in Horry County and is estimated to reach maximum capacity within the next 30 years. All faculty and staff are invited to join Sustain Coastal and the Horry County Solid Waste Authority for a tour of the local landfill and Materials Recycling Facility (MRF). Learn why sustainability efforts at CCU are so important to our local community and see where CCU's waste materials go!

Transportation will be provided. Trip will leave meeting space, the Clock Tower near Lib Jackson, at 10:05 to ensure arrival at the Horry County Solid Waste Authority by 10:15. Tour locations will be Horry County Solid Waste Authority Landfill and MRF. We will return to campus no later than 12:30 p.m.

Space is limited, participants must register here: coastal.edu/professionaldevelopment/registration

  Cosponsored by Sustain Coastal, the Horry County Solid Waste Authority, and the CCU Office of Professional Development.