Get Involved
Do you want to get involved in campus sustainability?
There are many opportunities to do so, from going to the Student Earth Club Meetings to writing articles for the campus newsletter. Here is a list of opportunities that you can pursue to become a UNC Charlotte campus sustainability champion.
Get involved with student groups:
There are two main student groups on campus engaged in campus sustainability efforts at a grass roots lever, these are the Earth Club http://www.sco.uncc.edu/earthclub/ and the Charlotte Green Initiative (CGI) http://cgi.uncc.edu/ . The Earth club meets on Monday at 5.00pm in the Green House and CGI meets in Thursdays at 4.15. See respective websites for details of upcoming meetings and past meeting minutes.
Campus Events
There are many campus events promoting recycling and sustainability on campus. The most prominent events are Campus Conversations, Earth Day, Campus Clean up and Campus Sustainability Week.
Earth Day and Campus Cleanup are run by the UNC Charlotte Recycling Office. For more information on these events please go to http://facilities.uncc.edu/recycling-housekeeping/recycling/recycling . To get signed up to the recycling twitter feed contact Devin Hatley - Environmental Educator (704) 6870606 - dlhatley@uncc.edu. The recycling department also runs the an adopt-a-spot program and Take-it-or-leave-it tour. For more information see the recycling website.
The Levine Scholars put on an annual Campus Sustainability Conversations program where students come together to discuss sustainability and present poster sessions on sustainability related issues.
Campus Sustainability week takes place every October and is aimed at highlighting campus sustainability efforts and getting students involved in campus sustainability efforts. Campus Sustainability Week is organized by UNC Charlotte Students and the Sustainability Office. If you have ideas or want to get involved in the planning of campus sustainability week please contact Tara Bengle tarsmith@student.uncc.edu
The Sustainability office hires two sustainability Interns per academic year, one undergraduate and one graduate student. The next interns will be hires in Fall 2012. If you are interested in being in intern please contact David Jones at dajones1@uncc.edu. To speak to current interns contact Taylor Bishal at tabishal@student.uncc.edu or Jennifer Stewart at jstewa88@student.uncc.edu
We want your ideas and suggestions (can you do a picture/graphic for this?)
Campus sustainability programs are nothing without the input of ideas from our students faculty and staff. We value and want your input. If you have an idea for a campus sustainability initiative please contact David Jones dajones1@uncc.edu. Also we are always looking for students, faculty and staff to provide insights and articles for the campus sustainability newsletter. If you want to contribute to the newsletter please contact Jennifer Stewart at jstewa88@student.uncc.edu.
We will constantly update this page to reflect new opportunities that arise enabling you to get involved in campus sustainability.
Finally, remember to complete the campus sustainability pledge which can be found on this website.
Thanks
David Jones
Sustainability Coordinator
