As a reminder, Belmont University is joining Mayor Karl Dean and the city of Nashville in celebrating Earth Hour, a global event in which millions of people around the world will turn out their lights from 8:30-9:30 p.m. local time on Saturday, March 28. This worldwide effort is intended to make a statement of concern about the planet and climate change.

Due to the size of this challenge in our facilities, Plant Operations will begin turning off all non-essential lights on campus starting at 3 p.m. on Saturday. Plants Ops will begin turning lights back on at the conclusion of Earth Hour at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday.

For information on Belmont's Earth Hour plans, click here.

For additional information on Earth Hour and the World Wildlife Fund, visit www.earthhourus.org.