Campus Clean-up (April 22, 2026)
This is a campus community event to clean up solid waste on the campus property that comes in through anthropogenic sources as well as being carried in by wind, flood waters, etc. We focus on the main roadsides of campus, Turkey Creek riparian zone and our native tall grass prairie.
Sign-up for campus teams is typically sent out early March.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Competition (middle and high school) (April 23-24, 2026)
Reducing, reusing, and recycling solid wastes can help you, your community, and the environment by saving money, energy, and natural resources.
This annual competition, for middle and high school students, focuses on the theme of reduce, reuse, recycle. Students compete in the area of an informational poster, art project or product with a focus on the theme.
Click here for contest rules and registration information.
Earth Day Sustainability Conference (April 24, 2026)
The Earth Day Sustainability Conference is a campus and community wide event that brings together partners related to environmental issues and education. There are educational talks on local and other environmental-related issues. There are also educational booths from partners and stakeholders from the surrounding community and campus. This event is open to any age, and we welcome participants from the community.
This conference will be held in the Billingsly Student Center Ballroom
- 9:00am-12:00pm: Speakers (BSC, 3rd floor, Ballroom)
- 9:00-9:20: Mr. Waylon Kinder, Noble Earth Recovery, E-waste: What is it and what can you do with yours?
- 9:20-9:50: Mr. Jerry Harman, H2Ozarks, H2Ozarks - Promoting Water Quality in the Ozarks for Over 20 Years
- 10:00-10:25: Ms. Anna Swearengen, Truman Environmental Task Force, Partnership, Planning, and Purpose: The Truman Environmental Task Force
- 10:25-10:50: MSSU EHS Club Members, MSSU EHS Club, Sustainable Swaps. What options are out there?
- 11:00-11:25: Ms. Emily Young, Stream Teams United, The Impacts of Plastic Pollution and the Power of Community Organizing
- 11:25-11:50: Dr. Teresa Boman and Ms. Melissah Perkins, Missouri Southern State University, EHS Program, MSSU Sustainability Survey Results
- 8:30am-12:00pm: Educational Booths
- Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Environmental Department
- H2Ozarks
- Jasper County Public Health Department
- Lake O' The Cherokees Subwatershed Association (LOTCSWA)
- La-Z-Boy
- MO Stream Team, MDC
- Natural Grocers
- Noble Earth Recovery
- Prairie State Park
- Stream Team United
- Truman Environmental Task Force
- Wildcat Glades
- 12:00-12:15pm: Announce Reduce, Reuse, Recycle competition winners
- 12:15-12:45: Open Forum: Sustainability at MSSU Campus. Anyone is welcome to participate and share their opinions or ideas related to sustainability at MSSU. Hosted by the MSSU Sustainability Committee.
Interested in hosting a booth or speaking? Reach out to Dr. Teresa Boman (boman-t@mssu.edu). Booths and talks must be related to Earth Day, sustainability, reduce, reuse, recycle, etc.
