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Green Gator of the Month: Angelique Hennon

Angelique Hennon, UF Staff and GIS Technician hiking.

As a GIS/CAD Technician for UF BATS, Angelique is part of the team making sure we have reliable and accurate location data to make decision about resources and sustainability projects.

Green Gator of the Month: Jocelyn Kreider

This month we learn more about Jocelyn, a senior Sustainability Studies major already making an impact on sustainability in business through internships and consulting work!

Green Gator of the Month: Charles Kammin

This month we learn more about Charles, the Director of Utilities for UF’s Electrical and Water Distribution Services unit. He’s eager to improve data collection to make sustainable improvements to our systems.

Green Gator of the Month: Shannon Sawtell

UF student recycling and performing waste management

Green Gators are members of the University of Florida community that are making a sustainable impact on a daily basis.

Free to UF: Global Conference on Sustainability

Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education 2022

Free, virtual global conference on sustainability. Don’t miss the chance to commit to The Urgency of Now at #GCSHE.

Behind The Scenes With Our Intern Team

Take a look at the incredible work the Outreach & Communications interns are doing to share important messaging with the UF community!

Communications Internship

UF student interns holding buttons.

The Office of Sustainability is now hiring Communications Interns for the Fall 2023 semester. Students must be available 10 hours per week and demonstrate a commitment to using communications to improve engagement in the sustainability community at UF.

Action of the Month: Set Your Summer Sustainability Goal

Sunflowers

June 2022 Brought to you by the Office of Sustainability and the UF Thompson Earth Systems Institute. Summer… the time of year we look forward to filling with vacations, revisiting traditions, and taking a break from the routine. For students, this can mean a pause from daily homework and exams or the chance to pursue […]

Action Of The Month: Become A Community Scientist

Group of community scientists at UF

April 2022 Written by Alexis Irvin, Office of Sustainability Intern, in collaboration with the UF Thompson Earth Systems Institute. Understanding nature and its complexities, from severe weather trends to the unique migration patterns of local species, can be complicated. Even more daunting is the idea of understanding how these systems are changing, which can have significant […]

Congratulations to the 2022 Champions for Change!

The following people and programs were selected in 2022 to receive Champions for Change awards for their significant contributions in the areas of Sustainability or Health & Well-Being. In the category of Sustainability: Lisa Haynes Lisa Haynes has been instrumental in achieving a goal of reducing, reusing and recycling all of the materials and supplies used by […]