UMD SGA's Sustainability Committee

11/10/2020

Apply for a Sustainability Mini Grant today! https://sustainability.umd.edu/sustainability-fund The SGA Sustainability Committee will provide a funding decision within 30 days of submitting your application.

10/28/2020

2020 marks the most important election year for the environment yet. As we witness more frequent and severe natural disasters throughout the US, we face a turning point in our history. With critical issues on the line such as our involvement in the Paris Climate Agreement, the outcome of this election will impact future generations. We have one week until election day, make your voice heard!

10/19/2020

This year, the SGA Sustainability Committee has been working hard on several initiatives and campaigns to promote environmental sustainability and awareness on campus. If you are interested in joining our efforts, we would love to see you at our weekly meetings on Thursday at 6pm over Zoom! Here is the interest form: https://forms.gle/92MVUrRicSgeJd4M6

04/24/2020

We love all the amazing student groups that make our campus and community more sustainable!

The votes are in! Here are your Top 10 sustainable student orgs! These amazing groups are incredibly valuable to our campus. They are all special in their own way and commonly work to make our world and campus more sustainable. 🐝🌳🔆
Congrats to you all!

That's our Top 10 of content for this week! We're featuring campus favorites all month long for our top 50 for UMD's 50th Earth Day!

SSC at UMD Sustainable Ocean Alliance-University of Maryland Chapter Group MaryPIRG - UMD College Park Chapter SCoop - UMD Sustainability Cooperative Members SCoop: UMD Sustainability Cooperative University of Maryland Terrapin Trail Club UMD Housing & Residence Life The Wildlife Society Student Chapter at UMD Engineers Without Borders - UMD Beekeeping Club at UMD

04/22/2020

Happy Earth Day!! Learn about UMD's history on sustainability with this great timeline!

Happy Earth Day terps! Wonder what we've been doing all these years? View the timeline of sustainability at UMD! go.umd.edu/sustainability-timeline See you today at the virtual Earth Day celebration! go.umd.edu/earthday50

02/19/2020

Please support Sustainable Ocean Alliance-University of Maryland Chapter on their initiative to get UMD to adopt a program called "Tailgate Ambassadors" to reduce litter from football tailgates. Please take this survey and make your voice heard! www.ter.ps/tailgating

Tailgate Ambassadors Survey

Sustainable Ocean Alliance-University of Maryland Chapter is working with the university to adopt a program called "Tailgate Ambassadors" to reduce litter from football tailgates. Please take this survey and make your voice heard! www.ter.ps/tailgating

02/07/2020

Join the Environmental Science & Policy Program for a great panel on environmental advocacy on Tuesday, February 11!

Join the ENSP program on February 11 for a panel discussion on the topic of Environmental Activism. We look forward to seeing you there!

02/04/2020

Learn to lead while giving back! Apply to be a Team Leader or Environmental Ambassador for Good Neighbor Day, a community-wide day of service for Greater College Park, on April 4. Interested volunteers can learn more and apply at goodneighborday.umd.edu by February 28 to be considered.

11/26/2019

This past Friday, SCoop held its first Terra-Teach-In! We heard about sustainable agriculture, energy efficiency, the value of oceans, and most importantly, to never lose hope for a green future. Join us on 12/6 at 9:15am on those same steps, to go to the Climate Strike in DC!

10/22/2019

UMD adopted a program called the Cool Food Pledge at the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year to encourage students and staff to eat more climate-friendly, plant-based foods.