House Projects 2023

As is required with every SLU, each resident must complete one project per year. This project should support the environmental theme of Tree House in a way that benefits the entire OWU community.

Documentary Night with Tree House: An Inconvenient Truth

This project was a screening of the esteemed documentary An Inconvenient Truth (2006) at Tree House, with a digital handout to promote discusssion about the historical and contemporary importance of the film. This film was groundbreaking in the mid-2000s for generating global discussion of the climate crisis and for broadcasting the information to the general public, who at the time were mostly unaware of its severity.

Today, nearly twenty years later, it is important to reevaluate the issues listed in the documentary and discuss how they have changed.

Native Plant Seed Giveaway with Ethan Livingston

During this project of the week before Thanksgiving Break, Ethan handed out free native seeds to students passing in the atrium of Hamilton-Williams. Over the course of the year, Ethan had collected these seeds in classes as well as on his own and shared his impressive knowledge on each plant and how they grow, even going so far as to recommend which seeds that each student should take. In total, he had over thirty different types of native seeds, from prairie grasses to flowers to small shrubs and trees.

Community Clean-Up With Abby Charlton

During one of the nicest weeks weather-wise in October, Abby Charlton hosted a trash pick-up along six streets that surround Ohio Wesleyan-- Sandusky St, Park Avenue Bicentennial Park, Washington St, East William, and Spring Streets. Afterward, the litter was quantified and cataloged to determine waste patterns between residential and commercial Delaware.

Collages and Climate Change with Caroline Mullins

On Thursday, Sept. 28th in the first floor of Merrick Hall, Caroline and all of our attendees created a collage out of recyclable materials while discussing information on the current climate crisis and other environmental problems.

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