DSU observed Earth Day on Friday, April 12 with a morning program in the MLK  Jr. Student Center that featured keynote remarks from Shawn Garvin, regional administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

DSU President Harry L. Williams, Dover Mayor Carlton Carey, Sr., and Jack Tarburton, director of Delaware Rural Development, Dr. Bradley Skelcher, DSU associate provost, and Queen Sheba Owusu-Hassan of the DSU SGA also gave remarks on the program. There were a number of displays in the Student Center, and outside there were tours of the DSU MET Green Training Bus and energy efficient cars on exhibition.

In addition, children from the DSU Child Development Lab were enlisted at the University’s sustainable garden to help plant some new vegetables.

For images of Earth Day, see the below slideshow of photos: