NC State Sustainability

Supported by the University Sustainability Office, NC State Stewards are the university’s sustainability student ambassadors, moving NC State to a brighter, stronger and more sustainable future. NC State Stewards promote sustainable practices among their peers and the community through workshops, presentations and campus events. But most importantly, NC State Stewards are role models, inspiring campus to consider the impact that personal decisions have on the environment, community and the future. View the Stewards Video

Become an NC State Steward

Steward Requirements:

• Must be a full or part time graduate or undergraduate student at NC State University.
• Must be able to participate for 1 full academic year (Fall 2014-Spring 2015).
• Must have a minimum 2.70 cumulative grade point average.
• Must be in good academic standing and have no active record of University Disciplinary Action at time of application or appointment.

Steward Expectations:

• Participate for the full academic 2014-2015 school year.
• Work a minimum of 3 hours per week.
• Attend weekly group meetings.
• Attend initial retreat in August and mid-year retreat in January.
• Meet semester requirements.
• Present yourself professionally as a role model for sustainability on campus.
• Facilitate at least one sustainability presentation on campus each semester (training will be provided).

Mission and Goals

The NC State Stewards program mission is to fulfill the vision of a more sustainable campus, community and world by encouraging individuals to adopt more sustainable practices. As the university’s student sustainability ambassadors, NC State Stewards are trained to promote sustainable actions on campus and among their peers so that environmental, social and economic responsibility is cultivated at NC State and beyond. Our goals are to:

• Educate the NC State community about social, economic and environmental responsibility.
• Inspire behavior change through peer-to-peer interaction
• Help the university to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 through support and implementation of tactics outlined in the Sustainability Strategic Plan

2014-15 NC State Stewards
Eric Rizzo, Polymer and Color Chemistry	Catie McEntee, Electrical Engineering	Brian Iezzi, Textile Engineering
Amelia Fujikawa, Environmental Science	Diego Cancel, Environmental Technology	Hallie Hartley, Environmental Technology
Reagan Howard, Chemical & Paper Science Engineering	Claudio Kriegel, Psychology	Mirna Dave, International Studies
Ryan Kilgore, Engineering	Jason Endries, Meteorology	Mary Keilhauer, Engineering
Christopher Newell Geology	Hillary Diming Chemical Engineering	Garnett Bullock III Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Emma Blondin Architecture	Jenna Bacic Environmental Technology	Annie Lopez Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Prashanth Ajith Electrical Engineering	Alli Kenlan Environmental Engineering	Emma Finley Environmental Technology
Ian Stancil Biochemistry and Polymer/Color Chemistry	Benjamin Horne Accounting	Allison Bryan Environmental Engineering
Andrew Klein Economics	Sydney Swain Business Administration

Contacts:
NC State Stewards are supported by the University Sustainability Office:
Eric Rizzo, Student Coordinator, NCstatestewards@ncsu.edu
Rebekah Dunstan, Program Coordinator, rrdunsta@ncsu.edu, 919.513.3873 (office)