The staff and interns at the Sustainability Institute (SI) have been working diligently on several new projects to increase sustainable practices on campus. For the first time, the institute has an impressive cohort of twelve interns from a range of majors, all of whom are serving as peer to peer educators. The interns each specialize in different initiatives to make campus more sustainable.
As a cohort, the team meets biweekly with Project Director, Jenn Andrews, Peer to Peer Coordinator, Jade Chalkley, and Changemaker Collaborative Program Assistant, Kendall Gray, to discuss project successes and to collaborate when help is needed. Together they have begun developing outreach plans to inform students, staff and faculty of many sustainable practices that can be followed ;on campus.
One project being planned and led by Zero Waste Interns Phoebe Adame, George Anderson, and Chloe Gross is a campus wide Trash 2 Treasure Pop-up sale to reduce clothing waste. The event will take place on October 21st at the MUB and will feature gently used clothing and Halloween costumes that students can purchase for the upcoming holiday.
The interns are also working on improving UNH’s internal office practices to align with AASHE’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) guidelines – a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance. Sustainability Office Intern Kyana Burgess is drafting a metrics system to measure how UNH offices can limit unnecessary energy use, reduce waste, and better embody UNH's sustainability goals. The team aims to engage faculty and staff within their departments and motivate offices to more independently contribute to sustainability best practices through the Sustainable Office program.
Outside the office, Sustainability Advocates Intern Alexis Eaton engages with student representatives from on-campus housing to improve sustainable practices within residential life. The Sustainability Advocates plan to do events and outreach throughout the year on sustainable living.
Storytelling Intern, Cassie Hollasch, will continue to report on many exciting happenings to generate awareness of sustainability initiatives both at the SI and across UNH! Check our blog and calendar of events frequently for updates.
Fall 2021 Intern Cohort
Phoebe Adame ‘23 - Environmental Science and Sustainability dual major with a minor in Spanish
ZERO WASTE INTERN
George Anderson ‘22 - Environmental Science: Ecosystems major within a minor in Geography
ZERO WASTE INTERN
Julie Bobyock ‘23 - Environmental Science major
BIODIVERSITY AND HEALTH ECOSYSTEM INTERN
Kyana Burgess '22 - Anthropology and Sustainability dual major
SUSTAINABLE OFFICE INTERN
Grace Cannon ‘23 - Marketing and Sustainability dual major
COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT INTERN
Lauren Carita ‘22 - Environmental Conservation and Sustainability major with a minor in Political Science
CLIMATE AND ENERGY INTERN
Christina Dubin ‘22G - Graduate student in the Master of Public Policy program within the Carsey School
SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING INTERN
Alexis Eaton ’24 - Environmental Engineering and Sustainability dual major
SUSTAINABILITY ADVOCATES INTERN
Chloe Gross ‘24 - Environmental Conservation and Sustainability major
ZERO WASTE INTERN
Brooke Healy ‘23 - Wildlife and Conservation Biology major with a minor in Forestry
BIODIVERSITY AND HEALTH ECOSYSTEM INTERN
Cassie Hollasch ‘21 - English: Text, Business Writing, and Digital Studies major with minors in Business Administration and Writing
STORYTELLING INTERN
Katie Rascoe ‘22 - Marketing and Sustainability dual major
SOCIAL MEDIA INTERN
