Student Project Support Guide
Are you looking to start a sustainability project on campus or in the community? 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 - intra-campus and political climate action
- WesNEAT - working with Middletown
- Long Lane Farm, Bread Salvage, Food Rescue - food
- WILD Wes - gardening
- Outing Club - hiking and other outdoor adventures
- 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
- Malana Rogers-Bursen - food justice, environmental justice
- Briana Bellinger-Dawson - community engagement
- Ahmed Badr - entrepreneurship
- Rosemary Ostfeld - food, entrepreneurship
- Demetrius Colvin - environmental justice
- Victor Diaz - grounds
- Joe Banks - buildings, greywater
- Mike Rosalie - buildings, green roofs
- 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.