Earth Month 2025 at USC was a sustainable success! With over 100 events and opportunities across our campuses, Trojans came together to share, workshop, clean up neighborhoods, attend conferences, garden, create art and more.
Read on for highlights of activities, news and media from our 2025 Earth Month Celebration.
Read the Earth Month 2025 Address from USC’s Chief Sustainability Officer
USC CSO Mick Dalrymple shares a endorsement of sustainability on our planet and on campus, highlighting recent efforts to create a more sustainable future.
2025 Events
Spring 2025 Tommy’s Closet: Clothing Drive
Tommy’s Closet is a signature Student Basic Needs program that collects lightly used donations from the USC community and distributes these items to students who could benefit from additional clothing.
Climate Forward Conference 2025
In celebration of Earth Month, the USC Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability and the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future are hosting a series of conversations around advancing climate change issues.
Arts & Climate Collective Festival
Celebrate Earth Month with USC’s Arts & Climate Collective (ACC) at its annual festival and be inspired to create a healthy and sustainable city for all!
Student Sustainability Town Hall
This event is an opportunity for all students to ask questions and engage in an ongoing conversation with sustainability leaders on campus.
2025 Actions and Opportunities
- Read an Earth Month message from USC’s Chief Sustainability Officer
- Vote for the tree you want planted on campus for Arbor Day
- Visit the newly launched Exploring Sustainability through Campus Living Labs website
- Order an EatWell meal for a chance to win a brand-new pair of Apple AirPods
- Participate in USC Hospitality’s Vegan Recipe Competition
- Bring your obsolete electronics to the e-waste collection in STU 101 on April 30
Multimedia
USC Earth Month events raise awareness of environmental issues
More than 60 events are planned across USC campuses throughout April.
USC’s sustainability initiatives produce remarkable results
EARTH MONTH: The practical action USC has taken to become more sustainable is making a real impact. Read the story and watch the videos.
USC’s trailblazing sustainability success: Q&A with USC Director of Energy and Sustainability Zelinda Welch
EARTH MONTH: Zelinda Welch discusses how USC has transformed into a leader in sustainability and the challenges ahead.
Sustainability is the future of fashion: Q&A with Keanan Duffty
EARTH MONTH: Duffty — award-winning designer, collaborator and stylist to rock legends — discusses how the fashion industry can pave the way for a more sustainable and innovative future through technology, upcycling and purpose-driven design.
Working on a problematic plastic: Megan Fieser
EARTH MONTH: Megan Fieser, the Gabilan Assistant Professor of Chemistry at USC Dornsife, is working to resolve the vexing problem of plastic accumulating in our environment.
Carbon-negative manufacturing method, inspired by reefs, creates strong building materials
EARTH MONTH: A USC study introduces an electrochemical process that sequesters carbon dioxide to create resilient and fire-resistant materials.
ARN Stories – USC celebrates environmentalism and the arts at the annual Arts & Climate Collective Festival
Brightly colored murals with green like grass, blue like the sky, and orange like citrus were featured today along with music and locally-grown foods for the USC Arts & Climate Collective’s annual festival. All this to showcase environmentalism and why it’s so important. Alyssa Peccatiello reports.