Beginning this?spring, students?can participate?in a new peer to peer education program to?make?important?changes on the?sustainability?front (social, environmental and economic),?right here at?UNH,?in?Durham. Students are interning with UNH departments?to work on strategic sustainability?projects?and to actively promote making change on campus?to their peers.?In addition to contributing to UNH’s cutting-edge sustainability practices and strengthening the campus community, students are building their credentials and skills through this transformative learning experience.
This?pilot program is an expansion?of?the Semester in the City?(SITC)?program,?with a mission to educate and inspire the next generation of problem solvers. SITC?engages students in?rigorous, immersive 30+ hour per week ?internships with?leading social change?organizations in?Boston?(and now departments at UNH).?It’s a hands-on learning experience that is meaningful, accessible and?life changing.?The?Durham-based cohort?(SITC @ UNH)??joins?the SITC Boston cohort?and?both engage in weekly reflective and skill-building?coursework?together,?earn a?full?semester of credit and?are?supported?by a group of?staff, faculty and?a dedicated mentor.??
?Students in each program will benefit from connecting to one another, building their networks?and community, sharing and reflecting on their?experiences and supporting one another as changemakers.??
This spring, the?first?SITC @ UNH cohort?are?working?on a wide range of sustainability projects:
?Autumn Thon?’23?(CHHS) is working with the?Office of Community, Equity &?Diversity? to?recruit?students to participate in the?21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge?(grounded racial equity and social justice issues in the food system in New England), while supporting the general tasks of the Office.??
Phoebe?Adame?’22?(CEPS) is working with?Trash 2 Treasure?&?the?Sustainability Institute?to?develop and implement a plan for May move-out collections, volunteer participation, and develop a back-up plan for higher education waste during the COVID-19 pandemic, while supporting the general zero waste efforts on campus.??
Matt?Oriente?‘22?(PAUL) is working with the?UNH Foundation?to develop best practices and recommendations for sustainable investing (via a racial and gender equity lens) by working directly with Fund Managers at Prime Buchholz LLC, while supporting the?UNH Committee on Investor Responsibility.??
Contact?Faina?Bukher?with questions or?make an appointment.?
