Nearly 20 students from the University of Â鶹´«Ã½ at ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ helped to beautify the UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ campus on March 14.
Following COVID-19 safety protocols, the students collected 15 large bags of trash including a broken and rusting pipe, a car mat, discarded and rotting wood blocks, plastic and glass bottles, and styrofoam cups and trays. All bags were discarded in dumpster bins across the campus. The effort was in collaboration with the .
“As officers of the Society for Humanitarian and Sustainability Engineering, we chose to organize a campus cleanup as a club that aims to serve the community,” said Lisa Lowe, project manager and UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ bio-engineering major. “Among these aims, we think it is important to keep the campus as clean as possible for health, safety, and beautification purposes, and having a clean environment.”
Lowe added, “This was our first community service event since the club started this year, and seeing everyone coming together for a common goal to give back to our campus, and understanding the importance of respecting our environment is always good to see.”
The students plan to conduct another cleanup in fall 2021. The Society for Humanitarian and Sustainability Engineering is a registered independent organization housed in the UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ .
This effort is an example of UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹¡¯s goal of (PDF), one of four goals identified in the (PDF), updated in December 2020.