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Sustainability Fellowship Program

Join our Facilities Management Sustainability team, earn academic credits, receive hands-on experience working with campus staff, and gain valuable career oriented professional knowledge and skills in organizational management, systems-change, and sustainability operations.

The Fellowship Program is full for fall '24 semester.  More information on how to apply to the program can be found on the Academics page.

Fellowship Program Details
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Bike Share is Here and we Need Student Ambassadors

The Valley Bike share program is seeking UMass students to serve as Student Ambassadors to help promote the program at community events, available student discounts, the benefits of bike share, and to get more students riding!  Perks include free rides, merch, and more.  Contact isabel@dropmobility to sign up!

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The Student Sustainability Coalition

The Student Sustainability Coalition acts to serve as a space for students to communicate about and collaborate on projects pertaining to sustainability. We aim to act as an overarching centralized organization elevating the student voice and coordinating efforts of student initiatives in sustainability. We welcome anyone to join our coalition. Below are our Fall 2024 meeting dates:

Monday, September 16th at 6:30 p.m., Campus Center, Room 905-09
Tuesday, October 15, 7:00 p.m., Campus Center, Room 904-08
Monday November 18th, 6:30 p.m., Campus Center, Room 904-08
Tuesday, December 10th, 7:00 p.m., Campus Center, Room 904-08

 

Meet the 2024-2025 SGA Secretaries of Sustainability

Secretary of Sustainability, SGA sgasustainability@umass.edu 

Carol is excited to be SGA's Secretary of Sustainability, and this year intends to focus on establishing the Student Sustainability Coalition. Aside from SGA, Carol is a UMass Women into Leadership board member and UMass extension Climate Outreach intern.

Carol DeRose
Class of 2025, Dual Degree in Political Science and Natural Resources Conservation
Carol DeRose

Undersecretary of Sustainability, hmartin@umass.edu

Hailey is assisting in the establishment of the Student Sustainability Coalition and learning how passionate students and RSOs are about campus sustainability is so inspiring to her. Besides Hailey's Undersecretary work, Hailey is a Campaign and Research Fellow at the Environmental League of Massachusetts this fall. 

Hailey Martin
Class of 2026, Legal Studies and Public Policy Double Major

Hailey Martin