Co-Curricular Activities

Co-curricular programming offers students the opportunity to become actively involved in leading sustainability efforts on campus, while providing pertinent on-the-ground content knowledge to enrich and inform their studies.

Eco-Rep Program

Eco-Rep Program is focused on working toward environmental literacy and leadership both within the program and on the campus at large.

Permaculture Gardening

Students gain hands-on experience maintaining the UMass Amherst Permaculture Gardens.

Sustainability Fellowship

Sustainability Fellows are hired to focus on a specific aspect of sustainability on campus and receive hands-on experience working with campus staff. 

A collage of four photos: a student smiling sitting on top of a huge pile of clothing donations, student volunteers standing in front of recycling compost and trash bins, students harvesting green kale in a field, and students giving a sustainability presentation in the Stonewall Center at UMass