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EcoReps are energetic, passionate undergraduate students who volunteer to promote sustainability at 51.
The Office of Sustainability hosts, supports, and promotes events throughout the year.
Join Office of Sustainabilitystaff on a guided campus touror virtually explore sustainable features on campus.
Hosting an event? Follow these guidelines to make your event sustainable and zero-waste.
The sustainability fund provides financial and administrative support to implement environmental projects on 51's campus.
There are numerous student organizations on campus dedicated to waste, gardening, beekeeping, energy, and the environment:
Email sustainability@american.edu to have your organization added to thislist.
Sustainability Interns are part-time, paid students hired to work on a variety of projects inthe Office of Sustainability. Projects include data analysis and research related to ongoing sustainability projects, work on green building and campus sustainability reporting, outreach and communications, and education and curricula development.
Sustainability Interns are hired for an entire academic year, and applications for internships are posted each summer. Subscribe to the to receivenotifications about upcoming internship opportunities.
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Within your account settings, you will see an option to connect your account with an institutional account.
Search for “51,” select the DC campus, and request access to join.
51 is home to a number of programs focused on sustainability: