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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 02/10/2026

Your calendar could still use some GREEN! 🌱🗓️ USC Green Week may be wrapping up, but there’s still time to get involved! 💚 Check out the remaining events happening through October 2 and celebrate sustainability with the Trojan community. See what's happening: sustainability.usc.edu/events/green...

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 01/10/2026

Here’s what we have at FreeSCycle Friday! ♻️💚 Stop by this Friday, 10/2 from 11 AM–4 PM, and take home any item you want — for FREE! From books and cooking supplies to skateboards, costumes & more. ✨ Plus, Depop will be tabling! 👚♻️ Come find your next FreeSCycle treasure! 💚

Poster listing items available at FreeSCycle: water bottles, Halloween costumes, umbrellas, skateboards & scooters, mugs and cups, basketballs, cooking supplies, and books, each shown with colorful photos and labeled sections.

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 30/09/2026

📢 Update: This Thursday’s Sustainability Stroll on October 1 has been cancelled. We’re sorry for the change of plans and appreciate your understanding! 💚🌱 There are still plenty of ways to get involved! Check out the full schedule of events at sustainability.usc.edu/green-week/.

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 30/09/2026

🌿 Get creative with the Sustainability Hub + NAPL! Join us for Stamps & Totes: Native Plant Printmaking 🎨 Carve a linoleum stamp and use it to decorate your own tote bag. Supplies provided! 📅 Oct. 6 | 1–3 PM 📍 STU 101 👜 Tote bags + refreshments provided

Stamps & Totes: Native Plant Printmaking—linoleum stamp carving and printing on tote bags hosted by NAPL x Sustainability Hub on Tuesday 10/06, 1–3pm in STU 101; supplies, tote bags and refreshments provided.

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 29/09/2026

💚🌱 Green Week is here! Swipe through to see everything happening this week ➡️ From Mend-It Monday and E-Waste Wednesday to sustainability strolls, panels, pop-ups & more, there are plenty of ways to get involved! 🌎 🔗 Full details: sustainability.usc.edu/green-week/

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 26/09/2026

🌎💚 Students, RSVP for the Net Zero Conference! Join sustainability leaders and changemakers on October 8 for the Net Zero Conference and explore ideas and solutions shaping a more sustainable future. 📅 October 8 🎟️ Student Pass Code: USCEDU26 🔗 Register at netzeroconference.com/register/

Conference attendees standing and applauding at the Net Zero 2026 event; banner reads NET ZERO 2026 — Oct 8 | Los Angeles, CA and highlights themes: climate, net zero, ESG, equity, and carbon resilience.

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 26/09/2026

♻️💚 Celebrate Green Week with FreeSCycle Friday! Stop by, browse gently used items, and choose an item (or two or three) to take home for free! 🌎✨ 📅 Oct. 2 | 11 AM–4 PM 📍 STU 101 🔗 sustainability.usc.edu/green-week

Poster promoting Freecycle Friday for Green Week with event info (Oct 2, 11 AM–4 PM, STU 101), showing illustrated secondhand items—clothes on a rack, books, mug, water bottle, scooter, skateboards, headphones—and a cat sleeping in a box, inviting donations.

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 26/09/2026

Stan’s Green Week reminder: leave it better than you found it. 🌱💚 Pick up a piece of trash, reuse instead of toss, or just be a little more mindful. Small actions add up.

Sculpted polar bear, Stan, built from white plastic bags and packing material holds a cardboard sign reading LEAF IT BETTER than you FOUND IT, an environmental art piece urging people to leave outdoor spaces cleaner.

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USC Annenberg Center for Climate Journalism and Communication @uscclimate.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🌎The USC Trojan Sustainability Network in partnership with the USC Annenberg Center for Climate Journalism and Communication is pleased to invite you to our fourth segment of TSN Talks! ➡️RSVP Here: fightonline.usc.edu/s/view-event...

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 24/09/2026

Celebrate Green Week with a Sustainability Stroll! 🌱🚶💚 Join WalkUSC for a quick walk to get outside, move, and connect with colleagues across campus! 📅 Oct. 1 | 2–2:30 PM 📍 Meet At Tommy Trojan 🔗 Full Green Week schedule: sustainability.usc.edu/green-week

Promotional poster inviting participation in a Green Week "Sustainability Stroll Thursday" (Oct 1, 2–2:30 PM; meet at Tommy Trojan), illustrated with a cartoon long-haired cat walking on grass amid trees, butterflies, and flowers.

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 23/09/2026

Celebrate Green Week with E-Waste Wednesday! 🔌♻️ Bring your old or broken phones, laptops, chargers, cables, batteries & other small electronics for responsible disposal. 📅 Sept. 30 | 10 AM–3 PM 📍 STU 101 Full schedule: sustainability.usc.edu/green-week

Alt text: Green Week E-Waste Wednesday graphic featuring an illustrated cat sitting on a broken laptop surrounded by a cracked phone, chargers, cables, batteries, and recycling symbols. Event details read: September 30, 10 AM–3 PM at STU 101. Attendees can discard broken or unwanted electronic waste.

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 23/09/2026

Think you can guess how many batteries are in the disposal? 🔋👀 Stop by the Trojan Farmers Market during USC Green Week, submit your best guess, and you could win a prize! 🏆♻️ 📅 Sept. 30 | 11 AM –2 PM 📍 Trojan Farmers Market Check out the full Green Week schedule at sustainability.usc.edu/green-week

Poster promoting "Guess How Many Batteries" Green Week contest: a tall clear battery disposal tube packed with loose batteries, event Wed 9/30/26 11 AM–2 PM at Trojan Farmers Market, prizes listed: power bank, $20 gift card, FreeSCycle item.

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 22/09/2026

Roll into Green Week with Tune-Up Monday! 🚲🛴💚 Bring your bike or scooter by for a free tune-up! 📅 Sept. 28 | 12–2 PM 📍 Trousdale Parkway 💚 Free + drop-in 🔗 sustainability.usc.edu/green-week

Flyer promoting Tune-Up Monday for Green Week — free bike and scooter repair on Sep 28, 12–2 PM at Trousdale Parkway; playful illustration of a black cat on a skateboard surrounded by tools, nuts and bolts, a toolbox, and a teal bicycle, with Asgmt Earth USC branding.

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 22/09/2026

Next week, we’re kicking off Green Week with our first Mend-It Monday of the year! 🧵🪡💚 ✨ All students are welcome! 📅 Monday, September 28 | 12–3 PM 📍 Dick Wolf Drama Center, 2nd Floor 💚 Free + drop-in 🔗 sustainability.usc.edu/green-week

Mend-It Monday community mending event for Green Week — Sep 28, 12–3 PM at Dick Wolf Drama Center (2nd floor); illustration of a cat sewing at a machine surrounded by folded clothes, buttons, a pincushion, measuring tape and sewing icons.

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 22/09/2026

September newsletter just dropped! 🗞️🌎 Catch up on what’s happening across sustainability at USC, from upcoming events and opportunities to the latest stories and updates from our community. 💚 📬 Already subscribed? Check your inbox! 🔗 Not yet? Sign up at green.usc.edu/subscribe

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 19/09/2026

Ahoy, sustainability mateys! 🏴‍☠️🌊 It’s National Speak Like a Pirate Day, so we’re putting the ARRR in Reuse, Reduce, Recycle. ♻️ Small choices, like ditching single-use plastics, reusing what you have, and recycling, can help keep our oceans cleaner and our planet greener.

Poster for National Speak Like a Pirate Day urging ocean conservation with a “Reuse, Reduce & Recycle” message, shown with pirate-themed art: rolled parchment headline, treasure chest sprouting a plant, recycling barrel, sea and wooden “Save Our Seas” sign.

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 19/09/2026

🌱 Green Week is coming next week! 🌎💚 From mending and bike tune-ups to gardening, biodiversity, FreeSCycle, and more, there are plenty of ways to get involved throughout the week! 🌿🚲🧵♻️ Not sure where to start? Choose an emoji and follow its line to find your Green Week event! ⭐️

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 18/09/2026

Feeling the heat? ☀️🥵 Climate change is making extreme heat more frequent and severe. Understanding what’s driving rising temperatures can help us build cooler, healthier, and more climate-resilient communities. 🌎💚

Stan, a polar bear sculpture made from plastic bags stands in the Sustainability hub and holds a colorful cardboard sign reading “Rising temps? Your summer glow shouldn’t be sweat,” highlighting extreme heat and climate change.

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USC Annenberg Center for Climate Journalism and Communication @uscclimate.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Stop by the Sustainability Hub to meet Pete Davidson*, our bearded dragon and guest of honor, and learn more about biodiversity communication from CCJC Director Allison Agsten! 📅 Tuesday, September 29, 2026 🕚 11:30am to 12:30pm PDT 📍 The Sustainability Hub, STU 101 calendar.usc.edu/event/biodiv...

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Biodiversity Communication with Pete Davidson*

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 12/09/2026

Happy National Day of Encouragement! 💚 You're already off to a great start this semester by using your U-pass and signing up for the choose to reuse program. Keep it going! ✌️

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 12/09/2026

Do you love sewing, embroidery, knitting, crochet, or just giving well-loved clothes a second life? 🪡 We are looking for people to help lead our Mend-It Monday workshops. Come help us make fashion a little more sustainable! 📆 Apply by 9/18! forms.gle/Jed6GjgWxJ5V...

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 10/09/2026

Calling all student filmmakers and media artists! 🎬🌎 Submissions are open for the Eco Media Fest 2026! 📆 Submission deadline: October 1st Submit here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... (Film Submission) filmfreeway.com/EcoMediaFest... (Media Submission)

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 09/09/2026

🌱 Still looking for the right class? Use the USC Sustainability Course Finder GPT to find sustainability courses that fit your interests, schedule, and GE requirements before the add/drop deadline this Friday! 🔗 Explore the USC Sustainability Course Finder: chatgpt.com/g/g-6a99aaaf...

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 04/09/2026

Your to-go container doesn’t have to be a one-night stand. 🥡♻️ With USC’s ReusePass, check out a reusable container and return it at McCarthy, EVK, or Parkside. Scan the QR code to get started! 💚 Check out more info here: hospitality.usc.edu/sustainabili...

A sculpture made from plastic takeout waste and bags with a cardboard sign reading, “Your to-go container doesn’t have to be a one night stand.” A QR code on the sign links to USC’s ReusePass reusable food container program.

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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 03/09/2026

In 1862, flooding turned California’s Sacramento Valley into a 300-mile inland sea. Natural evidence of that disaster may offer clues about the climate risks ahead. From Alaska to Florida, our researchers are studying how a changing climate is reshaping America. dornsife.usc.edu/magazine/fro...

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Climate change is rewriting America’s landscapes

From California floods and wildfires to thawing Arctic permafrost and dying coral reefs, researchers track a nation under environmental pressure

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 03/09/2026

Happy Labor Day weekend, Trojans! ✌️ Remember to make some mindful choices to make your weekend a little more sustainable. 🥕 Shop local ♻️ Pack your reusable containers or water bottles 🧺 Plan a low-waste picnic 🚲 Walk, bike, or take public transport 🌳 Take care of the places you visit

Graphic titled “Have a More Sustainable Labor Day Weekend” with six sustainability tips: shop local for food and supplies; bring reusable items instead of single-use products; plan a low-waste BBQ or picnic; walk, bike, or take the bus when possible; keep cool and save energy at home; and leave every park, beach, or trail better than you found it. The graphic features photos of a farmers market, reusable food container, tree planting, and a bicycle, along with illustrations of trees, plants, a butterfly, picnic tables, and a smiling sun.

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USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability @uscwrigley.usc.edu · 02/09/2026

This isn’t your typical summer class. 🌊 Applications are now open for the #USCWrigley Maymester! 🌟 Maymester Dates: May 17-June 11, 2027 📍 Location: Wrigley Marine Science Center, Catalina Island 🗓️ Application Deadline: November 2, 2026

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 01/09/2026

Calling all menders! 🪡🧶 Volunteer to lead a Mend-It Monday Workshop and share your sewing, embroidery, knitting, or crochet skills with the community! ♻️💚 No prior participation required. 🔗 Apply by 8/28: forms.gle/Jed6GjgWxJ5V...

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 29/08/2026

Want an inside look at sustainability hiring? ♻️ Hear from corporate sustainability leaders and get practical tips for navigating careers in the growing sustainability industry. Hosted in partnership with the USC Alumni Association and Trojan Sustainability Network. Sign up today!

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TSN Office Hours: Inside the Hiring Process

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 28/08/2026

🚲🛹 Free bike & skateboard tune-ups at USC’s Emergency Preparedness Fair! 📅 Sept. 2 | 11am–1pm 📍 McCarthy Quad Register with DPS, learn emergency preparedness skills, shop safety supplies & more.

Two people with the OoS at an outdoor booth at USC offering free "TUNE-UP TUESDAYS" services, seated behind a table with tools and gloves, smiling and flashing peace signs beneath white umbrellas.

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 27/08/2026

Happy National Dog Day! 🐶🐾 Our furry friends give us one more reason to get outside and appreciate the planet we share. 🌎💚 Trojans, celebrate with an extra walk and some time outdoors with your pup today!

Two wet dogs sit on a rock beside a mountain lake. A small white dog stands on the left with its tongue out, while a larger black-and-white dog wearing a purple harness sits on the right. Behind them are a blue lake, tall pine trees, and snow-covered mountains beneath a bright blue sky.

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 26/08/2026

🌱 Looking to get involved with sustainability at USC? Check out student orgs at the Involvement Fair! 💚 📅 Aug. 25–27 ⏰ 11 a.m.–2 p.m. 📍 Alumni Park, McCarthy Quad & Trousdale Pkwy Can’t make it? Explore more orgs in the Green Directory: green.usc.edu/green-direct...

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 25/08/2026

Happy first day of classes, Trojans! ❤️💛 Meet our amazing 2026–2027 interns! 🌎 Stop by the Hub to say hi, and stay tuned for all the exciting things our team has planned this year! ✨

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 21/08/2026

Welcome back, Trojans! ✌️💚 New semester = fresh start, new routines, and a chance to make sustainability part of everyday campus life! ♻️

Stan, a large sculpture made from white plastic bags stands indoors inside the Sustainability Hub beside tall windows, holding a hand-drawn cardboard sign that reads “Welcome Back, Clock In & Lock In.” The sign includes colorful drawings promoting recycling, including cans, a recycling bin, a clock, and an “Assault on Earth” graphic.

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 14/08/2026

Stan's guide to a sustainable weekend: - bring a reusable bottle 💧 - walk and bike 🚲 - shop local 🛍️ - skip single-use plastics ♻️

A student-made sustainability display featuring polar bear sculptures constructed from plastic bags. A cardboard sign reads, “When you’ve been trying to enjoy your weekend outdoors but the planet lowkey warmed to uninhabitable levels…” with colorful drawings and a character surrounded by flames.

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 12/08/2026

Coming up next week! Make sure to check it out!

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 12/08/2026

🌎 USC Employees: the Sustainability for USC Employees training is now live in TrojanLearn! In just 20 minutes, learn about global sustainability challenges, USC’s sustainability efforts, and practical ways to become a more sustainable employee. Link: sustainability.usc.edu/employee-sus...

Graphic promoting the “Sustainability for USC Employees” training, now live in TrojanLearn. A photo shows an employee using a laptop displaying the sustainability training. Text highlights that the 20-minute training covers global sustainability challenges and impacts, USC sustainability efforts and the Assignment: Earth framework, tips for becoming a more sustainable employee, and optional mini-trainings on sustainable practices at work, at home, and in academics and research.

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 11/08/2026

☀️ Summer hours end this Friday, 8/14! Starting 8/17, the Sustainability Hub is back to regular fall hours: Monday–Friday, 9 AM–5 PM. 🌎 Stop by and see us in STU 101!

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USC Annenberg Center for Climate Journalism and Communication @uscclimate.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Apply today for the USC Annenberg Certificate in Sustainability Communication! 🌱 Learn to translate climate science into clear, credible stories and build trust across audiences. Dates: Sept. 8–Oct. 30, 2026. Apply by Aug. 24: climatecenter.usc.edu/training/certificate-program

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 08/08/2026

☀️ HOW TO SURVIVE THE SUMMER HEATWAVE: 💧 Refill your water bottle at a campus refill station 👒 Wear a hat ✊ End the fossil fuel regime and dismantle the capitalist structures that allow a tiny elite to burn our collective future for private profit 🌴 Seek shady areas on campus

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 07/08/2026

Our favorite place for dystopias? The bookshelf. 📚🌎 Looking for your next sustainability-inspired read?  📖 Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer  📖 The Story of More by Hope Jahren 📖 The Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl Come check out more at the Sustainability Hub!

A large polar bear sculpture made from white plastic bags stands indoors holding a hand-painted cardboard sign that reads, "I like my novels the way I like my climate: stable and not dystopian." The sign features colorful illustrations of a tree, sun, cracked ground, burning buildings, and a storm cloud to symbolize the impacts of climate change. The installation is displayed in a lobby or campus building as an environmental awareness exhibit.

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 06/08/2026

Looking for last minute summer inspiration? ☀️ Check out our summer side quests for some fun, easy ways to explore sustainability, and enjoy nature, discover USC and Los Angeles, and make the most of the rest of your break! Which side quests are you going to try? Let is know your favorites below!

"Explore and Discover" checklist on a scrapbook-style background with flowers, a vintage camera, and a bicycle illustration. Activities include:

Visit the Natural History Museum
Visit the California Science Center
Discover a new plant and learn about it
Try gardening
Try riding a bike or skateboard
Activate your UPASS
Participate in a beach cleanup

"Be Sustainable" checklist on a collage-style page with butterflies, flowers, and an Earth illustration. Activities include:

Get a reusable water bottle
Bring your own bags
Learn what goes in compost, recycling, and landfill
Pick up litter
Try eating vegan or vegetarian for a week

"Nature" checklist on a paper-textured background decorated with plants, butterflies, a dragonfly, mountains, and a frog illustration. Activities include:

Go on a nature stroll
Find the best hikes near campus
Watch a sunset from a campus green space
Find the prettiest flower on campus
Learn about California native plants around USC
Take a picture of an insect
Sketch a leaf, flower, or nature landscape
Adopt a plant at the USC Peace Garden

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 05/08/2026

Need dorm or apartment essentials? 🛋️✨ Check out the upcoming USC Surplus Sales Pop-Up Shops for affordable, secondhand finds! ♻️ 📅 August 19, 20 & 21 ⏰ 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. 📍 August 19 & 21: Allan Hancock Foundation Lawn 📍 August 20: McClintock Lawn

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 31/07/2026

Stan has a message: 🪴 Plants ✨ Vibes 💚 You? Come hang out at the Sustainability Hub!

Stan, the large polar bear sculpture made from recycled white plastic bags stands inside the USC Sustainability Hub holding a cardboard sign that reads, "YES WE HAVE PLANTS + VIBES. COME IN!" Sunlight streams through nearby windows, highlighting the playful welcome sign and inviting visitors into the space.

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USC Sustainability @sustainability.usc.edu · 30/07/2026

⛵️ Every great odyssey starts somewhere. Start yours with the USC Office of Sustainability! 🌎💚 Stop by our table at New Student Orientation to meet the team, learn about sustainability at USC, and discover ways to get involved. 📍 DMC 🗓️ July 30 ⏰ 9–10:30 a.m. See you there! ✌️

A meme designed to look like a social media post from the USC Sustainability Hub reads, "Us when you say you can't visit our table at New Student Orientation on 7/30 from 9–10:30 am in DMC." Below the text is a dramatic movie still from The Odyssey (2026) showing a young person giving a disappointed, concerned look toward an older bearded person, emphasizing a humorous reaction to someone missing the event. The meme is set against a blurred version of the same movie.

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