Sustainability at the University of Maryland

Student Organizations

Sustainability Related Clubs and Organizations

    • College Park Environmental Group - To promote opportunities for environmental education, service, and recreation.
    • Ecological Economics Student Group - A graduate student organization that hosts the weekly Environmental Policy Roundtable.
    • Engineers Without Borders - a student chapter of a national nonprofit organization (EWB-USA) that partners with developing communities to improve their quality of life through the implementation of environmentally sustainable, equitable, and economical engineering projects.
    • Maryland Food Collective (The Co-op) - work for food!
    • ORC - Outdoor Recreation Center, meet friends, have fun, learn outdoor skills!
    • Public Health Garden Club - The Public Health Garden at the University of Maryland, College Park, is a student teaching and community garden demonstrating sustainable agriculture and environmental best practices in support of public, environmental and community health.
    • Residence Hall Association Sustainability Committee - The committee is made up of student members of the RHA Senate and works on areas relating to sustainability around the campus.
    • Rethink College Park - A student-run online newspaper/blog dedicated to the smart growth of College Park
    • Rooftop Community Garden - The Rooftop Community Garden embodies and inspires urban sustainability through hands on urban agriculture and food justice education. We seek to explore where our food comes and how to grow, preserve, prepare, and eat food in a way that is culturally appropriate and regenerative to our bioregion.
    • Society for Green Business - The Society for Green Business is a SUSA-recognized club within the Robert H. Smith School of Business open to students enrolled in ALL majors and programs. Our goal is to promote sustainable business values by introducing students to new and innovative ways in which businesses have adopted green practices, encouraging students to value environmental concerns and advocating green measures at the university.
    • Solar Decathlon - Nearly 300 students from architecture, engineering, environmental science and technology, plant sciences, landscape architecture, and other disciplines participate in a two-year effort to design and build the most sustainable house on Earth.
    • St. Mary's Garden Club - The St. Mary's Language House Garden Club provides gardening and horticultural experience to the staff, students, and Univ. of Md community.
    • Student Sustainability Committee - The Student Sustainability Committee, part of the Student Government Association (SGA), is a group of undergraduate students who are looking to hold the university accountable to its commitment to become sustainable. Additionally the council will provide the opportunity for any undergraduate student to propose project ideas that they feel will make the campus a more livable and sustainable community.
    • Terrapin Trail Club - does LOTS more than hiking!
    • UMD for Clean Energy - a group working to influence state and national environmental policy as well as campus policy. Above all, the focus is engaging students in sustainability and activism on our campus.
    • USGBC Student Chapter - a coalition of students intent on learning about and promoting sustainable design and building practices. The group also hosts study sessions to prepare for the LEED exam.
    • VegTerps - VegTerps was established with a mission of bringing together vegan, vegetarian, pescetarian and vegcurious students at University of Maryland. VegTerps also has a focus on animal rights, with an emphasis on advocacy and outreach work.
    • The Wildlife Society at UMD - This is a new student organization for students who are interested and passionate about wildlife. The group strives to become engaged with wildlife ecology and conservation on campus, regionally and around the world. Join the mailing list here and visit the Facebook page here.

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