Highline Community College

MEDIA RELEASE

FOR RELEASE: IMMEDIATELY

DATE: April 17, 2008

CONTACT: Woody Moses, (206) 878-3710, ext. 3649, wmoses@highline.edu

Lisa Skari, (206) 878-3710, ext. 3705, lskari@highline.edu

Highline Community College Environmental Club plans Earth Week activities

DES MOINES, Wash. – Highline Community College’s Environmental Club has a full week of activities planned for Earth Week, April 21-25.

Divided into specific themes by day, the program focuses on a number of issues of critical importance in the world today.

Events include:

Monday, April 21: Transportation Day.

• Eric Chipps from Sound Transit will talk about transportation in the Puget Sound area at 10 a.m. in the Mt. Constance room of the Highline Student Union.
• Cary Moon of the People’s Waterfront Coalition will talk about “Transportation, Cities and Climate Change” at 11 a.m. in the same location.

Tuesday, April 22: Food Day.

• Christopher Thomas of the University of Washington-Tacoma will speak on “Energy Intensive Eating,” at 9 a.m. in the Mt. Constance room of the Highline Student Union.
• Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods and Marlene’s Market will sponsor a food fair, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Highline Student Union.

Wednesday, April 23: Waste Day.

• Tom Watson will speak on “The Ecoconsumer,” 10 a.m. in the Mt. Constance room of the Highline Student Union.
• Joe Welsh will talk about recycling personal computers at 11 a.m., with a PC recycling event from noon to 6 p.m. in the Student Union.

Thursday, April 24: Human Health Day.

• Cancer survivor Sarah Massey will talk about “Toxins in the Home,” 10 a.m. in the Mt. Constance room of the Highline Student Union.
• Members of the Highline Medical Assisting Club will talk about “Pollution and Our Bodies” at 11 a.m. in the Mt. Constance.
• The campus Sustainability Task Force will meet at 1 p.m., also in Mt. Constance.

The week concludes with a free showing of the 2004 film Silver City, at noon in the Building 7 Lecture Hall.

All events are free and open to the public.

Highline Community College was founded in 1961 as the first community college in King County. With approximately 9,500 students and 350,000 alumni, it is one of the state’s largest institutions of higher education. The college offers a wide range of academic transfer and professional-technical education programs, with day, evening, on-line, and weekend classes.

With the most diverse population of any college in Washington state, Highline takes a multi-cultural approach to education for the success of all its students and the prosperity of its surrounding communities. Alumni include former Seattle Mayor Norm Rice, entrepreneur Junki Yoshida and noted author Ann Rule.

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