Now Hiring for 2022-2023 Student Internships The following positions serve in critical roles to support the mission and vision of UCI Sustainability Resource Center (SRC) and our partnership with Student Housing's Sustainability Program. SRC Office Coordinator Media and Marketing Coordinator (2 positions) Academic Coordinator Housing EarthReps Coordinator Housing Res Life Programming Coordinator Food Fellow [...]
Take the Cool Block Journey with Earthreps and the City of Irvine EarthReps piloted the Cool Block program in Winter and Spring of 2021. Now UCI is helping the City of Irvine Win the Cool City Challenge! Irvine is one of only three California cities with a carbon neutrality goal. Through the Cool [...]
Campus as a Living Lab 2021. UCI’s “Campus as a Living Lab” (CLL) program is a hybrid seminar and internship experience that offers a unique interdisciplinary opportunity for undergraduates to become sustainability leaders on campus while preparing for the green careers of the future. Students can participate in a two [...]
Phoebe Reiter is in her second year at UCI majoring in Public Health Policy and Psychological Sciences. She works in the Resident Housing Association as a Community Programmer and also serves as a staffer for ASUCI Academic Resources. jerry By: Phoebe Reiter Published: September 25th, 2020 passed down from the hands of sustainability, [...]
This student run blog reflects writing by students from their own perspectives on topics related to sustainability. It does not reflect the position of the University. Loreanna San Pedro is a recent graduate who studied Environmental Science and minored in Public Health. She was the Little Ants Nature School Coordinator at the Sustainability Resource Center, [...]
Hana Kim is a second-year biological sciences student emphasizing in Human Biology and minoring in Medical Humanities. She is currently the EarthReps Coordinator at the Sustainability Resource Center. Virtual Learning and Activism with EarthReps By: Hana Kim Published: July 7th, 2020 The EarthReps program is a student training and community building internship for [...]
This article features Ambereen Siddiqui, a doctoral student from UCI’s Department of Social Ecology. She is also a Projects Fellow for UCI’s Community Resilience Program. She began organizing with UCI4COLA in March and does not speak for the movement as a whole. Petitions are in bold italics. * This student run blog reflects writing by [...]
Neda Ibrahim is a second-year biological sciences student emphasizing in Ecology. She is currently the UCOP Carbon Neutrality Initiative fellow for Community Resilience. Cultivating Connection and Resilience Through Gardening By: Neda IbrahimPublished: May 27, 2020 In light of being home more than usual due to COVID-19 and stay-at-home orders, I have turned to gardening to [...]
The Sustainability Spot is excited to share an article written by Carmen Adams; a Master’s student from San Diego State University. She is an active member of the Surfrider Foundation and is dedicated to efforts bettering the environment. Vehicle Recycling: A Driving Force in Sustainability By: Carmen Adams Published: May 20, 2020 The environmentalist mantra [...]
This week's article features Ben Leffel, a UC Irvine Sociology Ph.D Candidate and Public Impact Distinguished Fellow. His research has helped highlight the City of Irvine's and UCI's role in establishing the largest environmental city network in the world. How Irvine gave rise to the world's largest environmental city government network By Ben Leffel [...]