Featured Profiles
February 2020 - Sustainability Champion of the Month: Flora Lu
February 10, 2020
Professor Flora Lu is being recognized for the great work she does to further sustainability on this campus and beyond. Learn about her journey, and how she was inspired by an undergraduate course "Human Ecology in the Amazon", and how that changed her future.
December 2019 - Sustainability Champion of the Month: Pamela Dewey
December 3, 2019
Pamela Dewey from the Social Sciences Division, has inspired people to be sustainable, in many different ways.
November 2019 - Sustainability Champion of the Month: Leslie O'Malley
November 6, 2019
Leslie O'Malley, Waste Reduction Program Manager for the City of Santa Cruz, is being recognized as Sustainability Champion of The Month this November.
October 2019 - Sustainability Champion of the Month: Ivan Ditmars
October 18, 2019
Ivan Ditmars is being recognized as Sustainability Champion of The Month this October. He was given the task to expand the campus' use of the Corporate Travel & Entertainment (CTE) card, a pioneer in paperless transactions that streamlines processes saving a lot of paper and time.
May 2019: Kyra Fitz
May 7, 2019
This month we had the privilege to interview Kyra Fitz, a Senior who has worked many positions at the sustainability office: Carbon Neutrality team and Currently a Carbon Neutrality Fellow.
April 2019: Sarina Sylavong
April 11, 2019
This month we had the privilege to interview Sarina Sylavong, a Senior who has worked many positions at the sustainability office: Green Labs Program, InterOrg team coordinator, Green Labs Program Facilitator, and Student Task Force.
January 2019: Alessandra Alvares
January 28, 2019
This month we had the privilege to interview Alessandra Álvares, the Office Manager and Event Coordinator at the Sustainability Office. She works with teams of students to spread the word about sustainability here on campus.
November 2018: Ellen Vaughan
November 15, 2018
Each month, our newsletter features a person or group on campus that is working toward a more sustainable world. This month we were excited to interview and welcome Ellen Vaughan, Water & Climate Action Manager, to the Sustainability Office.
June 2017 Profile: Melissa Ott
June 5, 2017
This month, we are featuring Melissa Ott, our former Office Manager and first-year apprentice in the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture at the UCSC Farm & Gardens.
December 2013 Sustainability Profile: Chancellor George Blumenthal
December 4, 2013
This month's profile features Chancellor George Blumenthal, who is spearheading a campus-wide challenge to reduce waste.
