April 12, 2012

Media Advisory -- Beautification Day

The Beautify Southern Illinois Student Alliance registered student organization at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is sponsoring a campus Beautification Day on Saturday, April 14.  Chancellor Rita Cheng will welcome volunteers at the campus lake boathouse about 9 a.m. and then students will be working in various locations to spruce up the campus.  They’ll clean up litter, plant and do landscape work, according to Paul Restivo, director of the Center for Environmental Heath and Safety and adviser for the student organization.

Reporters, photographers and news crews are welcome to cover the Beautification Day efforts.  For more information, contact Restivo at 618/453-7180 or by email at restivo@cehs.siu.edu.