Events
Bike Month Challenge
12:00 AM
Get a group of friends together and take on the Bike Month Challenge!
Bike Month Challenge is a month's worth of biking fun from Sept. 1 - 30! Join us in getting back on the bike for the Fall semester. Check out the information below, and feel free to contact our office with any questions. We can't wait to see you at the many events!
Team Prize Qualifications:
Ditch the Dumpster
09:00 AM
Want to earn $200 for your club or organization? Volunteer! The club with the most number of volunteer hours will win $200 or a pizza party for their members. Sign-up here.
Volunteering for Ditch the Dumpster and Donate is a great way to study and get volunteer hours. See you at the donation trucks!
Beat the Hill
07:30 AM
Don't have a bike? Borrow one from S.O.L.E.! There will be free bikes to ride up the hill at Lot 576.
Have any concerns about joining us? Call or email us with questions and we'll help accommodate: 719.255.3089 or sustain@uccs.edu
Patagonia's Worn Wear Tour is making an all-day stop at UCCS on Monday, April 10th!
There are two different aspects of the day:
10am-5pm - West Lawn - NO RSVP NEEDED
Worn Wear
10:00 AM
Sustainnovation: Climate Change Symposium
05:30 PM
Join us for the third annual Sustainnovation: Climate Change Symposium, April 9th and 10th. The event includes speakers, student and faculty panels, representatives from local organizations, and a research poster contest.
5th Annual Sustainnovate Conference and Expo: Water in the West
09:30 AM
"Water makes the West as we know it. When you touch water, you touch everything, from ski resorts to agriculture to towns and cities."
-Former U.S. Senator Mark Udall
Sustainnovate Speaker - Chad Pregracke
05:30 PM
"Wherever you are, no matter if there's a stream, creek, a lake, whatever, that needs to be cleaned up, you can do it. Just organize and do it."
- Chad Pregracke
Join us on Tuesday, March 7, 5:30-8:30 pm, in the UCCS Berger Hall as Chad shares his experiences and encourages our Colorado Springs community to engage with their local waterways through conservation and volunteerism.
Considering bike commuting but need help getting started? Come to the S.O.L.E. Center from 12:00-1:00 pm to learn more about creative commuting, bike maintenance, and general bike knowledge.
Bike Clinic
12:00 PM
Join us to celebrate the end of UCCS' Bike Month Challenge!
Come grab some grub and get some prizes for biking for the month of September!
Faculty? Staff? Did you enter to win the fat bike? Stop by to see if you're the lucky person biking away with your new fat bike!
Pizza generously donated by Leon Gessi.
Bike Month Finale
11:30 AM