Get Involved!
Interested in sustainability at 91¸£Àû? From student clubs to courses and events, there are plenty of ways to make a difference.
- is a representative board whose purpose is to represent the environmental groups on campus and support changes that make our campus more sustainable.
- Terrell House Permaculture Living & Learning Center is a sustainability-focused intentional community that is home to educational events and a community garden.
- is an organization where members gain hands-on gardening experience, learn how to plan and design a garden landscape, and learn about permaculture principles.
- is an organization working to increase awareness, create action, and take action with regard to efficiency and sustainability on campus and in the community.
- (formerly known as Divest UMS) is a student organization dedicated to advocating for intersectional climate justice on the 91¸£Àû campus. They led a successful student-led initiative to divest the UMS endowments from fossil fuels.
- 91¸£Àû Greens is a student group that grows organic greens for the 91¸£Àû campus.
- SPIRE: The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability is an online journal is run by graduate and undergraduate students at 91¸£Àû, that seeks to increase engagement with environmental issues by including voices from diverse fields in the global conversation about conservation and sustainability.
- Black Bear Exchange is a food pantry and clothing exchange right on campus.
- Sustainability-focused courses can be found in almost every department.
- Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions is a leading research center working to find solutions to urgent sustainability challenges.
- The Engaged Black Bear – Environmental Stewardship Badge is awarded to students who learn about and become involved in social and environmental issues on campus, in Maine, and in the larger community.
- The local community supports tons of projects focused on sustainability in 91¸£Àû, and beyond.
