Get Involved (Students, Faculty, & Staff)

Student Opportunities

Are you interested in learning volunteer opportunities, student leadership opportunities, or networking opportunities in sustainability? Do you want to be looped into student sustainability action? Join our interest list or follow our instagram (@carletonsustain) to learn opportunities to engage or reach out to the sustainability office to collaborate (sustainability@carleton.edu).

Activities include: climate action and storytelling conversations & workshops, sustainability tours, farm harvest and food systems activities, zero waste audits, mending, repairing, transportation forums, and community science to learn with our community and engage city and rural development.

We strive to support individuals, operations, and systemic change needed to address the climate crisis.

Our office hires 8-12 sustainability assistants and 2-4 farm interns every year.

Sustainability Across the Curriculum, & Living Laboratory Education

Carleton has named sustainability across the curriculum an institutional priority and has committed to deepening living laboratory experiences on campus and in our community. This will mean new resources to support sustainability education and experiential opportunities for students. We will engage through professional development and community building activities that support us in building a shard identity for sustainability and environmental justice literacy. In addition, we plan to develop shared agendas for education, research, and action projects around the places and issues that matter to us. For example, how can we deepen connections to advance food justice and sustainable agriculture through our courses, farm and local food internships, research, partnerships and more.

Campus Community

Let us know what you are doing to advance climate action or how we can spread the word about your upcoming sustainability events, especially to student audiences. We’re happy to share exciting things that are happening in sustainability through our interest list (sustainability@carleton.edu).