If you missed the Sustainability Fair on campus Oct. 12, here’s your opportunity to connect virtually with the organizations that participated in the fair. Use the information below to connect with a sustainability-related student organization or service opportunity.
What is it? The Agroecology Education Farm provides a place for students to get hands-on learning experience in agroecology and sustainable food systems. All produce grown is given to the NC State Dining Halls. The farm is a great place to try new things, learn new skills, and reconnect with food and how it is grown.
Get involved: Volunteer days on the first and third Saturday of each month from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Volunteer work days are a great way to learn more about the farm.
More information: Website
Contact: Alison Reeves, farm manager
What is it? Founded in 2010, Campus Farmers’ Market is a weekly campus market featuring local producers selling produce, value-added products and crafts. All products sold in the market are produced in the state of North Carolina. The student-run market provides an educational opportunity for the NC State community and further serves NC State’s responsibility as a land-grant university, supporting North Carolina agriculture and helping to enhance our local economy by fostering direct producer-to-consumer interaction.
The Market’s student club organizes educational events at our market around specific sustainable food systems. We also host educational and social events for our club members to support local small business owners in the agriculture industry such as farm tours, corn mazes and apple orchards. Additionally, the club hosts farmer’s market field trips and campus-wide events like the Entrepreneurship in Agriculture Panel Discussion.
Get involved: Meetings on Mondays at 7 p.m. in Riddick Hall 314 and the weekly market is on Wednesdays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Brickyard.
More information: Website
Contact: campusfarmersmkt@gmail.com
What is it? Climate Reality Project at NC State is running a campaign to get NC State to use 100% renewable electricity by 2030. Through this campaign, we aim to not only catalyze a shift in colleges and universities toward embracing renewable electricity, but also build the infrastructure to enable students to become powerful forces in driving pro-climate policies at the local, state, and national levels. The Climate Reality Campus Corps’ 100% Committed campaign gives students the chance to help stop climate change and shape a future they can be proud of, both for themselves and for our planet.
Get involved: We meet the second Monday of the month in Park Shops 210
More information: Website
Contact: Email
What is it? We are a group of students that regularly go to the dining halls and take excess food that would normally be thrown away or composted and bring it to local shelters in need. Right now, we are in charge of four recoveries per week at the dining halls and have started recovering at football games as well. We are a relatively new organization that could really use a stronger volunteer base so we can continue to grow!
Get involved: Join us for one of our weekly food recoveries on campus
More information: Website
What is it? GIVE Volunteers is a student organization that supports sustainable development both at NC State’s campus and in developing countries such as Tanzania, Thailand, Laos and Nicaragua. GIVE Volunteers @ NCSU works with the volunteer organization GIVE that sends students around the world to work on service trips that focus on education programs, sustainable infrastructure and fun excursions. GIVE Volunteers @ NCSU is a student organization that is all about adventures outdoors, service work, traveling the world, meeting great people and spreading the good vibes.
Get involved: Begins meeting every other Wednesday starting Oct. 25, the date of the first info session
More information: Facebook
Contact: Email
What is it? Greater Good Textile Group is focused on the educational outreach for sustainable solutions in the textile industry. We are a service and educational based organization that strives to teach the negative impacts caused by the overproduction and consumption of apparel-related products. We also advocate for textile workers who are in poor working conditions brought upon them by their work environment.
Get involved: Meetings are bi-monthly in the College of Textiles.
More information: Facebook
What is it? Supported by the University Sustainability Office, NC State Stewards are sustainability student leaders, moving NC State to a brighter, stronger and more sustainable future. 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. 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.
Get Involved: Stewards are selected through an application process that will be held in early spring semester 2018.
What is it? NC State students began contributing a sustainability fee per semester in fall 2013 following a student-led campaign that included pledges of support from more than 2,000 students and letters of support from faculty, staff and other campuses with sustainability fees. The fee generates $180,000 per year (minus reserve) for the Sustainability Fund, which awards grants for campus sustainability projects that impact students. A student-led board manages the fund, which offers competitive grants for sustainability-related projects, education and resources that enhance campus and student learning.
Get Involved: The deadline for grant requests will open for the 2018-2019 grant cycle November . The application period will close at 11:59 p.m. on February 16, 2018. Visit the website for more information.
Learn More: Website
What is it? Net Impact NC State is both a graduate and an undergraduate student leadership organization that aims to prepare students for positive social and environmental careers. The purpose of this organization is to mobilize a new generation to use their careers to drive transformational change in their workplaces and the world by promoting corporate sustainability and social responsibility. Additionally, we work with other NC State organizations to put on Lunch n’ Learns with sustainability professionals, as well as working with other organizations on campus and nationally to provide unique opportunities for students in Net Impact.
Get Involved: To get involved you can go to this website and specify that you are at NC State. Or check out our Get Involved page.
Learn More: Facebook
What is it? NC State student organization Roots and Shoots is a chapter of conservationist Jane Goodall’s national organization. Roots and Shoots events include field trips to local science centers, local environmental events and painting the Free Expression Tunnel to raise awareness of conservation issues. Other events include tie-dying t-shirts with dirt (instead of chemicals) and plant sales to raise money for the chapter. The chapter also helps members learn about sustainable actions that can improve the planet.
Get involved: Email for involvement opportunities
More information: Website
What is it? SolarPack is NC State’s first solar car team. We are an organization of about 45 students from all disciplines that are designing and creating an original 100%-solar-powered vehicle. Our vehicle has zero emissions and will be designed for commercial use in order to expand the ideology of universal sustainability. We are a group of very different students working together towards to same goal. SolarPack is all about diversity in everything that we do. We strive to be different in our designs, different in our approach to technology, and different in our ideologies.
Get involved: We meet every week with our individual teams and every three weeks with the entire group.
More information: Website
What is it? SOUL Garden (Students for Organic United Living) was born out of a strong desire to encourage student development through environmental stewardship. In NC State’s first harvestable garden, students grow organic produce while nurturing and expanding their leadership, team building and work ethic skills. We use organic gardening as an avenue to help students work towards their goals, increase their food security and build out-of-classroom skills. Our students have started projects such as developing a compost collection service, designing a green space, creating a pollinator garden, improving our infrastructure and developing a speaker series — all of which have the needs of future generations in mind.
Get involved: Subscribe to our newsletter on our website. Info about committee meetings will be sent out this way. We have monthly leadership meetings, as well as committee meetings specific to each project/initiative. We are always looking for motivated students to come help us in a variety of ways such as hosting workdays and planning/running programs.
More information: Website
What is it? Students for Sustainable Solutions focuses on improving campus through projects funded by the NC State Sustainability Fund. We are also in the process of planning workshops that teach students how easy it is to make lifestyle changes to lessen their footprint.
Get involved: Send us an email to be added to our mailing list. We’re a small club looking to grow!
More information: Facebook
Contact: Email
What is it? The Wolfpack Environmental Student Association (WESA) is a student club and nonprofit established and run by NC State students. The purpose of WESA is to promote environmental awareness and protection on North Carolina State University’s campus and within its colleges. WESA strives to connect with other universities, students, and Wake County residents interested in preserving natural resources in order to stimulate environmental advocacy domestically and internationally. We do various projects from service, social, education and outreach, and semester long-term projects. We want to focus on projects of your interest and make a difference here at NC State and in Raleigh.
Get involved: Weekly meetings are Thursdays, 7-8pm in 323 Mann Hall
More information: Facebook
Contact: Email
What is it? The Zero Waste Wolves Club seeks to spread the message of waste reduction and diversion around campus. The biggest obstacle facing waste reduction practices is a lack of public knowledge and engagement. The purpose of this club is to create a network of students committed to not only reducing waste in their personal lives but to informing and encouraging others in the NC State community to do the same. Recycling, composting and reuse are excellent ways to reduce waste footprint, but lifestyle changes can often seem daunting or inconvenient. Through events, workshops, info sessions, and programs, the Waste Reduction Club works to spread the message about the positive environmental impacts that can come from reducing your waste stream.
Get involved: Facebook Group
More information: Website
Contact: zerowastewolfpack@ncsu.edu