Graduate students in the Spring 2021 EDH 5078 Outcomes Assessment in Higher Education I course collaborated with Second Harvest of the Big Bend to measure food insecurity on the FSU campus.

Led by Dr. Lara Perez-Felkner, Associate Professor in the College of Education, students built upon the work of a previous Campus as a Living Lab project by creating a survey instrument, collecting data, and analyzing their results. The goal of the project was to make student hunger visible by obtaining and leveraging data on campus food insecurity.

Project: Sustainable Business Recognition Program

Partner: Leon County Office of Sustainability

Students: Delaney Wicker-Miller, third year undergraduate in Management; Nicolas Fields, fourth year undergraduate in Finance

In Spring 2021, Delaney and Nicolas worked with the Leon County Office of Sustainability to conduct research and create materials for the new sustainable business recognition program’s April launch.

Partner: FSU Food for Thought Pantry

Project: Local Food Resources Inventory

Student: Alyssa Love, first year graduate student in Public Interest Media and Communication

In Spring 2021, Alyssa worked to create social media content to raise awareness of the FSU Food for Thought Pantry and educate the university community about food insecurity. Alyssa was excited to work with the pantry to create a campaign that could reach as many students as possible.

Partner: Leon County Office of Sustainability

Project: Identify Opportunities to Expand Community Composting

Student: Hannah Mendillo, first year graduate student in Urban and Regional Planning

Partner: FSU Food for Thought Pantry

Project: Local Food Resources Inventory

Student: Rachel Tullius, first year graduate student in Social Work

In Spring 2021, Rachel conducted research on local food providers for the FSU Food for Thought Pantry. Rachel’s interest in the Sustainability Fellows program came from her dedication to helping others and her passion for locally sourced food.

Partner: Healing Arts Alliance

Project: Virtual Healing Arts

Students: Alexia Denton, first year graduate student in Public Health; Ellie Rill, third year undergraduate in Environment & Society and Economics

In Spring 2021, Alexia and Ellie created an online glossary of holistic healing terms and three informational brochures for the Healing Arts Alliance.

Partner: Apalachee Audubon Society

Student: Sarah Calzada, third year undergraduate in Geography

Project: iFind Recreation Resource Database

Partner: Florida Disabled Outdoors Association (FDOA) 

Students: Mackenzie Hayes, fourth year undergraduate in Environmental Science; John Massa, third year undergraduate in Sociology and Biology 

In Spring 2021, Mackenzie and John worked as a team to research beach accessibility features in Florida state parks for the Florida Disabled Outdoors Association (FDOA). 

Project: ArcGIS Story Map for Apalachicola Basin Trails

Partner: Apalachicola Riverkeeper 

Students: Dasha Kosheleva, second year graduate student in Urban and Regional Planning; Tyler Osha, fourth year undergraduate in Environmental Science and Policy 

In Spring 2021, Dasha and Tyler worked as a team to compile 11 recreational trails into a single ArcGIS Story Map for Apalachicola Riverkeeper. 

As the academic year comes to a close, we’d like to take a moment to express our deepest gratitude to everyone who contributed their time, talents, and service to creating a more sustainable campus. Despite the challenges of this year, there were many successes and wins for sustainability across campus.