May: New Beginnings

Hello and happy May! Angela here, the Live Green! Social Media Engagement Intern writing to all our WordPress viewers one last time. What an incredible year it has been! I am so grateful that I have gotten to experience being part of this amazing team and am so excited to see what happens next.   As

Reflecting on Earth Day and Beyond!

This year has been very busy for us as the Campus and Community Engagement interns. We have put on three events this year, and all have been a great success! We are incredibly proud of how the year has progressed and would love to share some of our internship takeaways, and what we will be

April: Celebrating Earth Month

Hello everyone! Angela here, the Live Green! Social Media Engagement Intern. I am so excited to introduce this month’s social media campaign entitled Celebrating Earth Month. Earth Day is on April 22, so dedicating the whole month to celebrating Earth is so important. Read on to learn about Earth Day and its history, the different

Vacationing Sustainably – This Spring Break & Beyond

Hello!! Maddie Judas here, Live Green! Marketing and Communications Intern. Recently members of the Live Green! Team had the opportunity to write a blog on a topic that was of particular interest to us. I love to travel and also want to do so in a sustainable manner. So, I chose to write about vacationing

March: Get on the Clean Water Wave

Hi everyone! It’s Angela, the Live Green! Social Media Engagement Intern. Our March campaign is entitled Get on the Clean Water Wave. This month is dedicated to discussing the importance of having clean water and the impact it has on the world. World Water Day is on March 22, so what better month to talk

Sustainapalooza 2024 Recap

Hello Cyclones! Live Green! Campus and Community Engagement Interns, Grayson and Saumya here!  This semester has been quite exciting as we wrap up this year’s Symposium on Sustainability and Sustainapalooza events and enter the early stages of planning for our Earth Day celebration! We are incredibly proud of how this year’s Sustainapalooza turned out and

Celebrating 10 Years of the City of Ames Smart Business Challenge!

Hello All!   It’s Grant and Shelby, the Smart Business Challenge Interns! In starting off the spring semester, we are excited to share highlights from this year’s Smart Business Challenge Recognition Luncheon. On January 23, 2024 the City of Ames celebrated its seventh annual Smart Business Challenge Recognition Luncheon. This event is held every year to

February: Past, Present and Future Commitment Toward a Sustainable Future – Celebrating 15 Years of Living Cardinal, Gold and Green

Hello everyone and happy February! Angela here, the Live Green! Social Media Engagement Intern. A new month means a new social media campaign, and this is an exciting one. This campaign is going to celebrate 15 years of Live Green! and recognize some past, present and future commitments toward a sustainable future. Read on to

January: Resourceful Resolutions

Hello and Happy New Year! It is Angela, the Live Green! Social Media Engagement Intern. Many of us will have New Year’s resolutions as we embark on the new year. There are so many ways to be sustainable while setting resolutions, hence our blog name: Resourceful Resolutions! Read on to learn more about the history

December: Volunteering: The Gift That Keeps on Giving

Hello everyone! It’s Angela, the Live Green! Social Media Engagement Intern. Welcome to December and this month’s social media campaign: Volunteering: The Gift That Keeps on Giving. This month’s blog will dive into all things volunteering and discuss the history of volunteering, as well as the many different volunteer efforts and opportunities toward discovering the