Student Project Support Guide
Are you looking to start a sustainability project on campus or beyond? Looking to get involved in a student group? Need funding for a project idea?
Check out the Sustainability Office's guide to launching a project! Below the infographic image is an accessible list of the questions and answers in the guide.
Download the clickable and printable infographic guide here.
- Do I have an idea of my own project I would like to start?
Yes - See next question
No - Contact student groups on WesNest to get involved
- Sunrise Wesleyan - intracampus and political climate action
- GRO Dreamville - guerrilla gardening
- WesNEAT- Wesleyan/Middletown collaboration
- WesDivest - divestment
- Long Lane Farm, Bread Salvage, Food Rescue - food
- Environmental Solidarity Network - meeting of all sustainability groups
- For a full list of student groups, click here
- Do I need guidance for developing my project?
Yes - Email one of these advisors:
- Jen Kleindienst - general sustainability & community
- Makaela Kingsley - entrepreneurship & business
- Joanne Rafferty - Student Involvement & student events
- Rosemary Ostfeld - food
- Demetrius Colvin - Resource Center & environmental justice
- Rob Borman - grounds
- Roseann Sillasen - buildings
- Mike Rosalie - buildings & green roofs
- Jeff Murphy - energy
- Andrew Plotkin - energy & carbon
- Jeff Sweet - waste
No - See next question
- Do I need funding for my project?
Yes - Apply to one of these funding sources:
- Wesleyan Green Fund - most/all project types
- Adelphic Educational Fund - events & summer internships
- Jewett Center - community & political engagement
- Academic Departments - contact individual departments
- College of the Environment - research fellowships
- Gordon Career Center - summer internships
- Resource Center - environmental justice, event co-sponsorship, & compostable dinnerware
No - Good luck! Tell us if you found this guide useful.