The Office of Sustainability and the Office of Student Activities will host Earth Week 2018 on April 16-21 on campus.

This year the university’s annual celebration of Earth Day also includes the annual Teach-In on Sustainability.

Monday’s events include 3:30 and 5 p.m. showings of the movie “Minimalism” in the Elliott Student Union Cinema, and desserts with dialogue from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.

Tuesday features guided hikes by the Wildlife Society from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Pertle Springs, followed by the showing of the film “True Cost” in the Union Cinema. Closing out Tuesday’s events is the annual Recycled and Restyled Fashion Show, planned for 6:30 p.m. in the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.

Free collection of e-waste and paper shredding is planned from noon to 6 p.m. at the South East Complex located at Clark and Zoll streets. The day also is reserved for the Earth Week Day of Service, during which UCM students will reach out the community with a variety of sustainability service projects. Then there is a showing of the film “Watermark” in the Elliott Student Union Cinema.

A full day of events is planned for the Teach-In on Sustainability on Thursday. Keynote speaker for the event will be Megean Weldon, speaking on the zero waste lifestyle at 9:30 a.m. in Union 235. At 10:30 a.m., Melissa Abner, assistant professor of fashion and apparel merchandising, will speak on “How Your Clothes Are Hurting the Planet, and How to Stop It,” and Phil Miller and Steve Mohler with the Citizens for Environmental Action will speak on “Can We Break Free From Our Fossil Fuel Addiction?” in Union 299.

The Teach-In will continue at 11:30 a.m. with a Sustainability Panel of Megan Fletcher, UCM Sustainability Coordinator; Emily Dunlap, Chris Edmondson, Katie Williams and Daniel Wolcott in Union 233.