Project: Provide Recommendations for a Sustainable Supply Chain
Partner: FSU Facilities, Procurement
Program: Fourth Year Undergraduate in Environmental Science and Policy
Tyler is a senior studying Environmental Science and Policy. He has a passion for protecting the environment and is interested in the intersection of business and sustainability. After graduation, he plans to work in the corporate sustainability field.
Project: Develop an Eco-Anxiety Guide for Students
Partner: Sustainable Campus
Program: Fourth Year Undergraduate in Environment and Society
Project: Evaluate Efficient Routes for Food Bank Deliveries
Partner: Second Harvest of the Big Bend
Students: Mahyar Ghorbanzadeh, Ph.D. candidate in Civil and Environmental Engineering; Sajeeb Kirtonia, Ph.D. candidate in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
In Fall 2020, Mahyar and Sajeeb worked as a team to evaluate efficient routes for Second Harvest of the Big Bend.
The FSU Food for Thought Pantry provides students in need with free food and essentials. Due to staffing limitations, the Pantry faces challenges marketing its services and raising awareness across campus.
Project: Create Bat Habitats at Lake Elberta
Partner: Apalachee Audubon Society
Program: Third Year Undergraduate in Geography
Sarah is a junior studying Geography with a minor in Environment and Society, and her sustainability journey started when she volunteered in the Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil for two months. Working in rainforest restoration helped her realize that sustainability is a lifelong practice that she wants to live by.
Project: Create a Digital Inventory of Campus Waste Infrastructure
Partner: FSU Grounds
Program: First Year Graduate Student in GIS
Jacob is a first year graduate student looking towards a future career in GIS. In his second semester as a Sustainability Fellow, Jacob continued his original project with FSU Grounds.
Project: Produce Digital Media and Short Films to Promote Sustainable Behaviors
Partner: Sustainable Campus
Program: Second Year Undergraduate in Digital Media and Production
Alex is a sophomore from Miami, Florida, pursuing digital media and production at FSU. During his second semester as a Sustainability Fellow, Alex continued his work with the Sustainable Campus team.
Despite the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, students in Dr. Tingting Zhao’s Sustainable Society course were able to conduct primary research across a range of sustainability topics.
Dr. Zhao, Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, partnered with the Leon County Office of Sustainability and challenged students to utilize online survey tools to investigate community attitudes towards sustainability.
Whether you're traveling or staying local for Thanksgiving or the winter holiday break, here are a few reminders to consider:
The current climate crisis may make us feel overwhelmed and find it difficult to find optimism. If you find yourself wrestling with these emotions and negative thoughts about the environment, know you are not alone. In fact, anxiety induced by thoughts of environmental defeat has its own term: eco-anxiety. Eco-anxiety has been defined as “chronic discomfort brought on by an overwhelming fear of environmental disaster,” and is a prevalent issue for many people, not just those who work in the environmental field.
