Events
Tuesday, October 14 – Tuesday, Oct 28, 2025
ENERGY STAR® Battle of the Buildings Energy and Water Conservation Competition
Redisence Halls across the University will compete to see which hall can conserve the most during a two week battle. Winners are announced on the University’s website and Newsletter.
Thursday, October 23, 2025, 9 a.m. – noon
Arbor Day Celebration: Campus Tree Planting
Main Quadrangle Circle Garden
Join the staff of the UChicago Botanic Garden to help plant a tree in the Main Quadrangle Circle Garden in honor of our commitment to Arbor Day principles and the importance of the urban canopy. Though Arbor Day occurs in April, due to Midwestern seasons, we plant a tree in October when the ground is still warm and the youngest members on campus, as well as University students, staff, faculty, and alumni can gather to backfill soil around a new tree.
October and November, 2025
UChicago C.A.R.E.S. campaign to donate Maroon Dollars and Meal Swipes
Beneficiary sign-up drive
UChicago meal plan holders can donate to Community Action Reaching Every Student to help alleviate food insecurity during school breaks when the majority of dining halls are closed and students who remain in Hyde Park may not have a personal kitchen. College students and Grad students can sign up to receive access to the open dining halls and grocery donations. UChicago Dining, in collaboration with Chartwell’s Higher Education and with the gracious support of our students on meal plans, offers sustenance to both undergraduate and graduate students who may face hunger or opt to skip meals during Thanksgiving, Winter, and Spring Breaks. Learn more at their donation and sign-up instruction page.
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Climate Frontiers Showcase
David Rubenstein Forum, Noon–3 p.m.
Register; Event website
Student researchers with EFCampus, Panchali Choudhary and Will Vanman, will be presenting their summer reseach at the Student Posters Session. The Office of Sustainability will be tabling to share information on EFCampus.
Join the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth for a special annual event demonstrating the scale and breadth of the University’s activities on energy and climate change. The program includes a Climate Showcase and Student Poster Session that highlights the field-defining research already underway at UChicago; a Career Fair that allows students to better understand the diverse climate and energy career paths; and Career Panels featuring leading employers in the field.
Career panel Agenda
11-12pm: Opening Remarks and Institute Vision
12-3pm: Career Fair, Climate Showcase, and Student Poster Sessions
- 12-12:50pm: Careers Pathways in Clean Energy: What does it mean to work in the energy transition?
Join us, in partnership with WRISE Chicago, to explore the wide range of career pathways in clean energy. From finance to engineering, policy to power marketing, and more, panelists from leading renewables organizations will share advice and perspective on how every skillset has a role in building the new energy economy, and how to find the right fit in the diverse industry. - 1-1:50pm: Careers in Climate and Energy Finance
Join us for a climate finance career panel to hear from expert practitioners on the pathways, skills, and experience needed to build an effective career financing energy projects and deploying capital. This panel will discuss the myriad ways finance can advance climate solutions, and share advice and perspective on how to navigate the finance industry. - 2-2:50pm: Careers in Policy: Advocacy, Analysis, and Implementation
Join us for a climate policy career panel to hear from expert practitioners on the pathways, skills, and experience needed to create a meaningful policy career. This panel will discuss the full policy lifecycle, from the formation of evidence-based solutions, to coalition building and advocacy, to implementation of existing policy. Panelists will share advice and perspective on how to navigate policy volatility and break into these careers.
2:50-3pm: Closing Remarks
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