Five Universities Team Up for Conservation Event

Pennsylvania State University, Bowling Green State University, Kansas University, The University of Toledo, and the University of Texas at Austin will participate in the third Campus Lights Out event on October 30th, 2015. Campus Lights Out is a joint conservation endeavor, combining the efforts of each university’s conservation program in order to save energy and resources. The goal is to encourage faculty, staff, and students to get involved by turning off lights and electronic devices all around their institutions and to share their efforts via social media by using the hashtag #CampusLightsOut.

At the first two Campus Lights Out events, a total of 474 people at 5 universities turned off 20,169 lights and 1651 electronic devices in 112 buildings. To further increase these numbers, other institutions are encouraged to participate – if your school would like to join the event, please email jessicalu8@utexas.edu or matt.stevens@austin.utexas.edu.

More info on Campus Lights Out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/campuslightsout https://www.facebook.com/events/1648938905317808/

More info on Participating Campus Conservation Programs:

The Pennsylvania State University
Friday Night Lights Out
http://sites.psu.edu/lionhearts/friday-night-lights-out/


Bolwing Green State University
Friday Night Lights
https://www.bgsu.edu/campus-sustainability/intern-volunteer.html


Kansas University
Friday Night Shutdowns
https://www.facebook.com/Unplug-KU-1533267943577272/timeline/
Facebook & Twitter: Unplug KU


University of Toledo
Friday Night Lights
http://www.utoledo.edu/facilities/energymgmt/programs.html


University of Texas at Austin
Longhorn Lights Out
http://www.longhornlightsout.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Longhorn-Lights-Out/684141818309757

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