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Campus sustainability groups

AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ has many different groups and societies working together to create a more sustainable campus.

AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Office of Sustainability

The Office of Sustainability is AV¾ãÀÖ²¿'s administrative department that focuses on campus operations  and events driven to engage and enhance the experience of the AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ community.

College of Sustainability

°Õ³ó±ðÌýCollege of Sustainability offers an innovative and interdisciplinary Environment, Sustainability, and Society (ESS) undergraduate program. The ESS program examines global environmental, economic, and social concerns within the context of current and future sustainability. 

The College offers both a virtual and a physical common place for the study of sustainability-based problems at AV¾ãÀÖ²¿.

AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Student Union Sustainability Office

°Õ³ó±ðÌý (DSUSO) is a student-run organization that strives to create a culture of sustainability within AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Student Union (DSU) operations, improving our university community by making the DSU an ecologically aware, economically responsible, and socially equitable institution.

The DSUSO organizes Green Week and implements student-run sustainability projects and initiatives and is funded by an undergraduate levy of $1 per full-time student per semester (Fall and Winter).

Join student action supporting food sustainability

President’s Advisory Council on Sustainability

The President’s Advisory Council on Sustainability (PACS) provides an ongoing forum for sustainability discussions at the university. The Council includes membership from faculties, departments, student organizations, and community members. The Agricultural Campus has a Sustainability Committee that reports to PACS. There are subcommittees of PACS that focus on a topic during a certain period of time. 

Sustainability-related student societies