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Now Open: Office of Sustainability Internships |
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The Office of Sustainability is excited to announce that applications for our 2023-2024 student internship cohort are now open! We are recruiting for five open positions: Outreach Bike and Events Intern, Green Greeks Intern, Residential Engagement Intern (in partnership with Resident Life), Staff Engagement Intern, and Communications Intern. These are one-year, paid positions for students enrolled in the fall 2023 and spring 2024 semesters. The positions and their descriptions can be found on our website at sustainability.umd.edu/internships. Applications are due by Monday, April 24th, 2023 at 11:59pm. |
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Sustainability Related Book, Movie, & Podcast Recs |
The Office of Sustainability is compiling information for a new SustainableUMD Progress Hub article in celebration of Earth Month in April 2023!
We are asking the UMD community to share their favorite sustainability-related articles, books, reports, podcasts, movies, music, TV shows or mini-series, documentaries, artwork, and more. What books or reports have inspired you? What podcasts have shared new sustainability facts with you? What photograph or painting has moved you to work further in sustainability? What documentary fueled your interest in sustainability issues? |
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Please share this form with your networks! It is open to students, staff, faculty, and other community members. Please refer all questions and feedback to sustainability@umd.edu. We look forward to seeing your recommendations! |
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Waste Sort Educators Needed for Maryland Day |
| The Recycling and Solid Waste Unit of Facilities Management will be placing triple-sort waste stations on McKeldin Mall during Maryland Day. Volunteers are needed to help campus visitors properly sort their waste into compost, recycle, and landfill and ensure that the waste collected in these bins is not contaminated with inappropriate items. In order to accomplish this, volunteers will engage in a dialog with the campus visitors to educate them as to which items can be composted, recycled, or trashed on campus. All volunteers will be provided with gloves and MD Day t-shirts. |
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Sustainability Internship Stipend Program |
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Upcoming Staff Sustainability Resource Training |
| Wednesday, April 12th from 12pm - 1pm Location: Irebe Center Room 1116 Stop by with your lunch and hear from the Office of Sustainability staff on how YOU can get involved with sustainability programs across campus! In our 30-minute presentation, we will share numerous sustainability resources and opportunities available to you including the Sustainability Fund, Bike Commuter Program, Green Office, and more. We will spend the last 30 minutes participating in optional networking time. We encourage attendees to bring their lunches and reusable mugs. We will serve light refreshments. All UMD staff are welcome. Can’t make it to the in-person event? No worries, we will be hosting a virtual option as well. Join us on Thursday, April 13th at 10am over zoom. Follow the links below to register for your preferred option. |
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Save the Date: EarthFest 2023! |
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Friday, April 21st — 11:00 am - 3:00pm EarthFest is a fun outdoor festival to celebrate Earth Month and sustainability at UMD. EarthFest aims to bring the campus community together to celebrate Earth Day with dozens of student organizations, campus departments, labs, and others. This event will be on Friday, April 21st on McKeldin Mall. |
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Career Shuttle: WyeREC |
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Friday, April 14th - 8:30am - 2:00pm Join us on a Career Shuttle to the Wye Research and Education Center. This will be an in-person event; we will travel together by bus to the WyeREC campus in Queenstown, MD.
WyeREC is a part of UMD Extension and MAES where research focusing on preserving the health and vitality of the Chesapeake Bay, sustaining agricultural productivity, product diversity, and maintaining Maryland's valued quality of life is explored. During our visit, we will take a tour of the farm to check out research plots and crops, take part in hands-on activities, and learn about internship and career opportunities with the UMD Extension program across the state. |
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UMD DOTs: Bike Week |
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Walk, bike, skate and roll to events, giveaways and workshops all this week & throughout Earth Month: Wed. 4/05 (11am-2pm): Make-your-own pedal-powered smoothies at the UMD Farmers Market by Tawes Hall (free)! Wed. 4/05 (10:30-11:30am): Learn to fix-a-flat at the RecWell Bike Shop's Flat Repair Clinic ($5)! Thurs. 4/06 (5-7pm): Join this College Park social ride, ending with free tacos for the first 20 participants (free)! Fri. 4/07 (3:30-9pm): Follow RecWell's Adventure Trip guides through Fairland Recreational Park! ($30) Fri. 4/07 (6-9pm): Let's join 100s of bikers & skaters on the DC Bike Party's Cherry Blossom Chase ride ($4.30)! Fri. 4/21 (11am-3pm): Save the date for creativity & fun at the sustainability zone at #UMDEarthFest23 on McKeldin Mall!
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U P D A T E S |
University of Maryland Cherry Tree Blossoms |
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One of our favorite things this semester is the UMD Cherry Tree Blossom Map shared with us by the UMD Arboretum and Botanical Garden. The University of Maryland is a world-class arboretum with over 15,000 woody plant specimens, including the ornamental cherry trees for which the Washington, D.C. area is famous. Take some time to notice these beautiful blooms this spring right here on our own campus. |
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Sustainability-Minded Events Guide |
| As you look to host events during Earth Month and beyond, check out our updated Sustainability-Minded Events guide. This guide provides resources for incorporating sustainability practices into your next event. | |
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Metrobus: Reimagined. Share your Ideas! |
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For the first time since 1973, the Metro is set to launch a system-wide redesign of their entire bus network! Terps, let’s be a part of this historic moment in transit. At public hearings this spring and summer, let WMATA know what destinations, times, and amenities you'd like to see on your travels! Tag @DOTS_UMD with your big #GreenTerpsTravel idea on Facebook & Instagram! |
