End of the School Year

Both Maryland Day and Earth Day were a success (check out our Facebook Group-- UMD Office of Sustainability -- for pictures!). 

And now the school year is almost over with just over a week left before finals. Where did the time go? 

My last project as a Web and Communications intern here is to create a user friendly online sustainability guide. Which is proving harder than it sounds. My idea is to formulate a portion of the website to be similar to the Ikea website (it's the only comparison I could think of). Basically, I have an image of a typical student room on campus (hand drawn and sharpied but colored on the computer) that I would like to rollover and see a blurb about each sustainable practice I could do. For example, I could rollover the fridge and see a short blurb on why a fridge is better than a fridge and freezer combo. Does anyone have any ideas on how to accomplish this?

Currently, I'm just using a hodgepodge of codes and image cuts.

So, with the school year almost over, what are peoples plans for the summer? 

High school and College students are lucky to get the summer off. We now have the opportunity to pursue certain goals that school may interfere with. Another internship perhaps? Summer is also an amazing time because it encourages people to be outside. I mean, who would want to stay inside on a beautiful sunny summer day? If we could take that summer mentality and apply it to the rest of the year, we'd have less issues with people stuck at computer desks or in front of the TV.

Whatever you do this summer-- whether it's an internship, volunteer work, whatever -- make sure you spend some time outdoors!

PS: There are some amazing green websites out there. Soon I will be making a list of what I feel are the top green websites. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!