Partner: Leon County Office of Sustainability
Project: Identify Opportunities to Expand Community Composting
Student: Hannah Mendillo, first year graduate student in Urban and Regional Planning
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2021
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Author: Laurelin Haas
Partner: FSU Food for Thought Pantry
Project: Local Food Resources Inventory
Student: Rachel Tullius, first year graduate student in Social Work
In Spring 2021, Rachel conducted research on local food providers for the FSU Food for Thought Pantry. Rachel’s interest in the Sustainability Fellows program came from her dedication to helping others and her passion for locally sourced food.
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Author: Laurelin Haas
Project: Sustainable Business Recognition Program
Partner: Leon County Office of Sustainability
Students: Delaney Wicker-Miller, third year undergraduate in Management; Nicolas Fields, fourth year undergraduate in Finance
In Spring 2021, Delaney and Nicolas worked with the Leon County Office of Sustainability to conduct research and create materials for the new sustainable business recognition program’s April launch.
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Author: Laurelin Haas
Partner: FSU Food for Thought Pantry
Project: Local Food Resources Inventory
Student: Alyssa Love, first year graduate student in Public Interest Media and Communication
In Spring 2021, Alyssa worked to create social media content to raise awareness of the FSU Food for Thought Pantry and educate the university community about food insecurity. Alyssa was excited to work with the pantry to create a campaign that could reach as many students as possible.
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Author: Laurelin Haas
Partner: Apalachee Audubon Society
Student: Sarah Calzada, third year undergraduate in Geography
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Author: Laurelin Haas
Partner: Healing Arts Alliance
Project: Virtual Healing Arts
Students: Alexia Denton, first year graduate student in Public Health; Ellie Rill, third year undergraduate in Environment & Society and Economics
In Spring 2021, Alexia and Ellie created an online glossary of holistic healing terms and three informational brochures for the Healing Arts Alliance.
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Author: Laurelin Haas
Project: ArcGIS Story Map for Apalachicola Basin Trails
Partner: Apalachicola Riverkeeper
Students: Dasha Kosheleva, second year graduate student in Urban and Regional Planning; Tyler Osha, fourth year undergraduate in Environmental Science and Policy
In Spring 2021, Dasha and Tyler worked as a team to compile 11 recreational trails into a single ArcGIS Story Map for Apalachicola Riverkeeper.
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Author: Laurelin Haas
Project: iFind Recreation Resource Database
Partner: Florida Disabled Outdoors Association (FDOA)
Students: Mackenzie Hayes, fourth year undergraduate in Environmental Science; John Massa, third year undergraduate in Sociology and Biology
In Spring 2021, Mackenzie and John worked as a team to research beach accessibility features in Florida state parks for the Florida Disabled Outdoors Association (FDOA).
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Author: Michelle Presley
As the academic year comes to a close, we’d like to take a moment to express our deepest gratitude to everyone who contributed their time, talents, and service to creating a more sustainable campus. Despite the challenges of this year, there were many successes and wins for sustainability across campus.
2020
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Author: Laurelin Haas
Project: Create Bat Habitats at Lake Elberta
Partner: Apalachee Audubon Society
Program: Third Year Undergraduate in Geography
Sarah is a junior studying Geography with a minor in Environment and Society, and her sustainability journey started when she volunteered in the Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil for two months. Working in rainforest restoration helped her realize that sustainability is a lifelong practice that she wants to live by.