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Students: Sign up for the LiveGreen weekly email to learn about sustainability events, internships and job opportunities.

Faculty & Staff: Sign up for the ThinkGreen weekly email to engage in sustainability discussions and learn about ways to get involved.

Alumni & Community Members: Sign up for the BeGreen weekly email to learn about sustainability events open to the public and job opportunities.

Your support is crucial in funding actions to build a culture of sustainability and incorporate the UN Sustainable Development Goals into our institution. Donations are truly transformational as they go directly to support student programming.

Donate to UAlbany's Sustainability Fund.

Join the UAlbany Fill It Forward program, which allows you to track the environmental impact of using refillable bottles. Simply request a tag, download the Fill It Forward app, and register your tag.

Every time you fill up and scan the tag, your impact will be calculated. Each scan also triggers a donation to a global water project.

Learn more about each student organization on MyInvolvement:

• Student Association Department of Sustainability
• UAlbany Students for Sustainability
• Grow Green (link to GroupMe)
• Albany Outreach for Animals
• United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) UAlbany Campus Chapter
• UAlbany Indigenous Student Association
• UAlbany Student Chapter of the New York Water Environment Association
• UAlbany Young Democratic Socialists of America (YSDA)
• Students Stopping Trafficking of People (SSTOP)
• Democracy Matters at UAlbany
• UAlbany Outdoors
• UAlbany Ski and Snowboarding Club
• UAlbany Running Exchange

The Office of Sustainability has three affinity groups that students can join. Please email [email protected] to learn more and/or to join.

• Eco-Reps: Play an active role in making change on campus by becoming a sustainability peer educator. Eco-Reps receive specialized training on sustainable practices to create educational material, conduct presentations to student groups and manage our programs throughout the academic year. Applications for Eco-Reps are open in the beginning of each semester.  
• Clean Energy Conservation Corps: Students are provided training on energy conservation and weatherization skills and participate in a service day each November. The call for volunteers opens in October.
• Sign up for the LIVEGREEN list serv or check the UAlbany Green Scene Instagram to find out when the applications and registrations are open for the above groups.

The Green Workspace Challenge is a self-reporting framework for faculty and staff to make their workplaces more sustainable while gaining recognition for their progress. The challenge is designed to engage the full spectrum of offices on campus. Complete the Green Workspace Challenge Interest Form to get started.

The Office of Sustainability has established an office composting program, allowing faculty and staff to voluntarily take part in composting food waste at work. The compost program runs when classes are in session.

Composting is a natural, inexpensive way to decrease the amount of waste UAlbany sends to the landfill. Although food scraps will break down in an airtight landfill, the anaerobic process creates a methane byproduct, a potent greenhouse gas. By composting food scraps, your office can serve as a model for students and fellow staff members for environmentally responsible practices.

The Office of Sustainability offers kitchen-sized compost pails for offices upon request. Please email [email protected] to learn more and/or to request a pail.

Sustainability Coordinators work with the Office of Sustainability on campus initiatives. Coordinators meet monthly during the academic year to discuss University-wide sustainability programs and give feedback to the director.

Please email [email protected] to learn more about and/or to become a Sustainability Coordinator.

Current Sustainability Coordinators

• Jade Alers, Resident Director, State Quad
• Jayson Andrews, Resident Director, Colonial Quad
• Cassie Andrusz-Ho Ching, Academic Advisor, Academic Advising
• Zakhar Berkovich, Director of Undergraduate Student Services, Rockefeller College
• Dean Blake, Resident Director, Indigenous Quad
• Michelle Bowen, Senior Director of Marketing and Communications, UAS
• Bridget Collins, Administrative Manager, Office of Emergency Management
• Jesus Diaz Martinez, Resident Director, Dutch Quad
• Lynne Greabell, Professional Development Coordinator, College of Integrated Health Sciences
• Kristen Hamel, Budget Analyst, Office of Financial Management & Budget
• Maggie Hartley, Senior Managing Editor, Office of Marketing & Communications
• Irina Holden, Information Literacy and Science Outreach Librarian, University Libraries
• Indu Lnu, Energy Officer, Facilities Management
• Elisa López, University Research Awards & Information Coordinator, Division for Research & Economic Development
• Jillian Mertzluff, Assistant Director of Fitness and Wellness, Recreation & Wellness
• Morgan Piersma, Resident Director, Alumni Quad
• Meghan Popcun, Assistant Director of Operations, New Student Programming
• Olivia Pounds, Staff Assistant, Dean's Office School of Education Dean's Office
• Marie Rabideau, Assistant Dean, College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Office
• Gary Ribis, Occupational Safety Specialist, Office of Environmental Health & Safety
• Dan Townsend, Assistant Director Facilities and Operations, Residential Life
• Veronica Tribuzio, Resident Director, University Apartments

Sustainability Ambassador serve in the social diffusion network for campus. Ambassadors disseminate information about, and encourage other to participate in, sustainability events and initiatives.

Please email [email protected] to learn more about and/or to become a Sustainability Ambassador.

Current Sustainability Ambassadors

• Yunlong Feng, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
• Emily Feuer, Chief of Staff, Office of the Vice President of Finance and Administration
• Ron Friedman, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
• Chris Gebhardt, Pre-Law Advising Coordinator, Academic Advising
• Brian Greenhill, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
• Sarah Hacker, Donor Relations Staff Assistant, Stewardship
• Kristen Hessler, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy
• Jenny Horn, Assistant Director, Community and Public Service Program
• Rixiang Huang, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental and Sustainable Engineering
• Mary Hunt, Director of Public Engagement, Office of Public Engagement
• Don Keenan, Copy Cataloger/Mono and Video, University Libraries
• Aleksandra Kovacheva, Assistant Professor, Massry School of Business
• Peter Kwon, Assistant Professor, Department of East Asian Studies
• Susan Lasch, Office Assistant, Parking & Mass Transit Service
• Brett Levy, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Theory and Practice
• Cecilia Levy, Associate Professor, Department of Physics
• Michael Lister, Lecturer, Department of Music and Theatre
• Alyssa Lotmore, Assistant to the Dean, School of Social Welfare
• Linda Mertz, Senior Staff Assistant, School of Social Welfare
• Rachel Moody, Director of International Academic Partnerships, Center for International Education & Global Strategy
• Jessica Moran, Senior Staff Assistant, College of Arts & Sciences Technical Services
• Sujata Murty, Assistant Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences
• Deana Myers, Senior Solutions Specialist, Information Technology Services
• Cynthia Najdowski, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
• Kristen O'Brien, Marketing and Digital Media Manager, UAS
• Kristie Saddler, Associate Professor, School of Education
• Barbara Sutton, Associate Professor, Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
• Holly Van Allen, Project Manager, Information Technology Services
• Bill Wales, Professor, Massry School of Business
• Hillary Wiener, Assistant Professor, Massry School of Business
• Sarah Wolanin, Assistant Director of Membership and Marketing, Recreation & Wellness