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Partner: GenCLEO

Partner: Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) 

Project: Rethink. Reset. Recycle. Website Phase 2 Development

Student: Kiana Sweger

Kiana Sweger, a fourth-year undergraduate majoring in Environmental Science, worked as a Sustainability Fellow during the Spring 2024 semester. Partnered with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), Kiana worked with Chris Perry to help create an online resource for citizens to learn what materials are accepted in their local recycling programs.

Partner: Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) 

Project: Food Waste Reduction Toolkit

Student: Ashley Miller

During the Spring 2024 semester, Ashley Miller, a second-year undergraduate in Geography, partnered with Lauren O’Connor at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to work as a Sustainability Fellow. The project's goal was to create a Food Waste Reduction Toolkit that FDEP could display on its website to provide tips and resources to communities across Florida.

Earth Month, which is celebrated throughout April, is dedicated to protecting the environment, greening the planet, and promoting mindful treatment of nature. To celebrate, universities across the globe, including FSU, hold a wide variety of events and opportunities to engage and educate students. This year, students and staff from FSU Sustainable Campus had the opportunity to attend the Southeast Student Sustainability Conference at the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, which lasted from April 5th to April 7th.

Carnival Season has come to an end, and for those who celebrate you are likely familiar with the celebrations, libations, and all-around FUN that occur during this time until the culmination on Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday). Though observed for centuries all across the world, the celebratory season became famous in none other than the Big Easy–New Orleans, Louisiana. Though my roots are in Florida, I am fortunate enough to have a branch of my family in New Orleans that I have loved visiting for years.

Partner: City of Tallahassee Clean Energy Planning

Project: Tallahassee Solar Audit: Usage and Health

Student: Jonus Goldstein

Partner: Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Project: Public Sector Recycling Reporting Program

Student: Kyle Rutter

On April 17th, FSU Sustainable Campus held the inaugural pinning ceremony for students who had completed all three levels of the Sustainability Pathways program. Recognized students completed the Sustainability Citizen badge, acknowledging various extracurricular sustainability involvement around campus and the community, the Sustainability Scholar badge, focusing on sustainability-centric classwork completed, and the Sustainability Leader badge as a final reflection on their experiences. 

Partner: Leon County Office of Sustainability

Project: Update and Refine the GreenMap

Student: Madison Askins

Over the 2024 Spring semester, Madison Askins, a fourth-year undergraduate in Public Health, partnered with the Leon County Office of Sustainability as a Sustainability Fellow. Madison’s project focused on an often overlooked aspect of sustainability in the urban environment: information and access to green spaces. 

The weather is getting weirder. Cold snaps followed by hot days intermixed with rain and storms are becoming the new normal. While in college, there’s a unique set of resources and constraints to consider when trying to decide what you can do to prepare for this wacky weather.