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.
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.
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: Leon County Office of Sustainability
Project: Identify Opportunities to Expand Community Composting
Student: Hannah Mendillo, first year graduate student in Urban and Regional Planning
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.
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.
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.
Partner: Apalachee Audubon Society
Student: Sarah Calzada, third year undergraduate in Geography
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.
