UCSC | Office of Sustainability

Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education

October 20 - 22, Free to UCSC Students, Faculty, and Staff Register and Join Us

Sustainability Certificate Program

2020 Enrollment is open!

UC foam packaging ban

UCSC launches foam packaging reporting form; help us eliminate foam packaging!

May 2020 Statement

from Director SHONTÉ THOMAS, UCSC African American Resource and Cultural Center

UCSC Affiliates

Eligible for Discounted LED Bulbs

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Carbon Neutrality by 2025

Learn about UCSC's efforts to reduce emissions, including a new 2MW solar array!

PROFILE

October 2020 - Sustainability Champion of the Month: Justin Cummings

Justin Cummings, UCSC Alumni with a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, has held office as Mayor of Santa Cruz for over a year now. Learn more about Mayor Cummings and his experience with being a leader during these unprecedented times. Continue»

NEWS AND EVENTS

October 15, 2020‘Visualizing Abolition’ series kicks off with conversation featuring Angela Davis and Gina Dent
October 13, 2020UC Santa Cruz Human Rights Lab investigates social unrest in Chile
September 29, 2020
Focused on sustainability, UC Santa Cruz among Sierra's top 25 'Cool Schools'

OUR TEAMS

The Carbon Neutrality Initiative Team works to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on campus by collaborating in the design and implementation of a variety of programs and projects. Our current areas of focus include Communicating Carbon Neutrality by 2025, PV on East Remote Parking Structure and the Cool Campus Challenge.

The Education & Outreach team works to foster a culture of sustainability at UCSC by sharing the campus' sustainability stories; engaging students, staff and faculty in campus sustainability efforts; and providing campus-wide advocacy for sustainability. They provide information about why sustainability matters and support for taking steps to live more sustainably.

The Green Labs Team runs both a certificiation program and an education and outreach initiative that implements energy efficiency, waste reduction, and purchasing programs in campus labs.

The Green Office Team seeks to be a reliable and informed resource for a diverse array of environmental justice and sustainability goals. The Green Office Team offers the UCSC community metrics for reflection and growth in the area of sustainability in the form of the Green Office Certification Program, Green Office workshops and other outreach efforts. We strive to encourage faculty and staff to become aware of sustainability issues and offer appropriate tools to engage with those issues. The Green Office team is committed to upholding and enhancing the larger sustainability missions of the UCSC community.

Student Sustainability Advisors (SSAs) are peer-to-peer educators who serve UC Santa Cruz's residential housing areas. These 8 student leaders provide programming and educational opportunities within UC Santa Cruz’s residential communities around sustainability topics, share events and information with the residents of their communities about sustainability and environmental behavior, and serve as sustainability liaisons within CHES (Colleges, Housing, & Educational Services). SSAs also implement annual projects on campus that forward campus sustainability goals, strategies, and one-year actions as guided by the 2017-2022 Campus Sustainability Plan.

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