Category: Highlights

David Flores has it all – impressive internships, robust student involvement, experience in exciting sustainability courses as a dual degree student majoring in both Environmental Engineering and Sustainability Studies. You don’t want to miss his recommendations and advice for other sustainable Gators!

Join us in celebrating everyone who plays a part in receiving and maintaining the Tree Campus designation from the Arbor Day Foundation year after year.

The Sustainable UF interns contribute to day-to-day tasks and projects for the Office of Sustainability. From social media posts to new ideas to research projects, they all help make UF a more sustainable place!

Office of Sustainability Intern Kendall Brockelman takes a visit to local zero waste refillery Life Unplastic to see what it is all about.

Seven outstanding individuals/groups were recognized this year for their contributions to sustainability and/or health and well-being at UF. Keep reading to earn more about each recipient!

Elizabeth “Rocket” Walker is all in on supporting the local community here in Gainesville. Whether she’s trying to save the springs, fighting gentrification, teaching science to the next generation, or simply working on conservation projects – she’s ready to do whatever it takes to make an impact.

Dustin Stephany, Sustainable Building Coordinator, has done so much to help improve green building certification standards at UF. He also has tons of wisdom to share about how he approaches sustainability. Keep reading to hear more about the influence of his Native American identity.

UF Marine Sciences major Chloe Schwab looks back on her incredible experiential learning opportunities to perform research across the world! She also reminds us that there is always time for small actions that can improve sustainability.

Go on a career journey with student favorite Dr. Stephen Mulkey to learn how he wound up teaching and designing climate change coursework here at UF.

Gali is a third-year transfer student from Mexico City. Her exciting internships will give her the perspective she needs to pursue a future in consulting that can help provide a more sustainable life to people worldwide.

Let’s spend some time reflecting on the past year by reviewing your sustainable commitments. Next, we will help you make adjustments and choose your new sustainability goals.

Dr. Harold “Hal” Knowles has been dedicated to sharing his passion for sustainability at UF for over two decades! He shares his favorite contributions with us and explains the importance of mentorship.

Shayna is a Sustainability and the Built Environment major with a minor in Urban and Regional Planning. Find out more about the awesome hands-on experiences she is getting both in and out of the classroom related to her future career.

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.

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!

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

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

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

The Office of Sustainability is now hiring a Communications Intern for the Fall 2024 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.

June 2022 Brought to you by the Office of Sustainability and the UF Thompson Earth […]

May 2022 Written by Chloe Dill, Office of Sustainability Intern and Second-Year Psychology Major, in […]

April 2022 Written by Alexis Irvin, Office of Sustainability Intern, in collaboration with the UF Thompson […]

After a two-year hiatus as an in-person celebration, Campus Earth Week was hard to miss […]