Partner: Compost Community
Project: Tallahassee Business Environment Analysis
Student: Peter Woodley, Second Year Graduate Student in Product Development
In Summer 2021, Peter worked with Compost Community to develop a go-to-market strategy for local restaurants to subscribe to Compost Community’s pick-up services. Peter was interested in the Sustainability Fellows program because he hoped to build communication, business strategy, and leadership skills in the commercial sustainability sector.
Partner: ExpeditionTLH
Project: ExpeditionTLH Content Creator
Student: Heather Zdyb, Third Year Undergraduate in Environment and Society and Geography
In Summer 2021, Heather worked with ExpeditionTLH to create an interactive scavenger hunt in the Lafayette Heritage Trail Park. Heather joined the Sustainability Fellows program because she was interested in sharing her passions for sustainability and outdoor recreation with the community.
Partner: FSU Planning & Space Management
Project: Visualizing Green and Open Spaces
Student: Crystal Posey, Second Year Graduate Student in Geographic Information Systems
Partner: City of Tallahassee, Department of Sustainability & Community Preservation
Project: Tallahassee At Home Resilience Guide
Student: Corbin Nall, Graduate Student in Public Health and Urban & Regional Planning
Partner: FSU Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS)
Project: TAPS Sustainable Transportation Marketing
Student: Michael Walsh, Second Year Graduate Student in Integrated Marketing Communication
In Summer 2021, Michael worked with FSU Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) to create a social media marketing plan for the upcoming Fall semester. Michael joined the Sustainability Fellows program because he was interested in making a positive impact on the FSU community before graduation.
Undergraduate students in the Spring 2021 COM 4562 Social Media Campaigns course had the opportunity to work with a real-life client promoting sustainability events in the Tallahassee community.
Led by Dr. Arienne Ferchaud, Assistant Professor in the College of Communication & Information, the students collaborated with ReThink Energy Florida to create social media marketing campaigns for the 2021 Energy Camp and Energy Ball.
Graduate students in the Spring 2021 COM 5565 Social Media Campaigns course developed social media strategies to help promote sustainability initiatives in Leon County.
Led by Dr. Katherine Dale, Assistant Professor in the College of Communication & Information, the students collaborated with the Leon County Office of Sustainability and other members of the County’s communications team to conduct research into best social media practices and create content for the Office’s social media pages.
Partner: Florida Physicians for Social Responsibility
Project: Get the Lead Out! Educational Campaign and Public Health Lobbying Initiative
Students: Linda Beauport, fourth year undergraduate in Environmental Science and Policy; Kimberly Watts, first year graduate student in Public Health
In Spring 2021, Linda and Kimberly worked with Florida Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) to educate the public about lead in drinking water and spark legislative change through the Get the Lead Out! Campaign.
Partner: Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)
Project: Away from Home Recycling Analysis
Student: Connor Ford, third year undergraduate in Business Management
Graduate students in the Spring 2021 EDH 5078 Outcomes Assessment in Higher Education I course collaborated with Second Harvest of the Big Bend to measure food insecurity on the FSU campus.
Led by Dr. Lara Perez-Felkner, Associate Professor in the College of Education, students built upon the work of a previous Campus as a Living Lab project by creating a survey instrument, collecting data, and analyzing their results. The goal of the project was to make student hunger visible by obtaining and leveraging data on campus food insecurity.
