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Interested in joining the Sustainability Office team?

Fill out the Sustainabililty Volunteer Form so we can get to know you better. We aim to connect with new volunteers, at least once a semester.

We also have limited Ignite positions each semester, feel free to also apply through mySuccess

All necessary training will take place in the first two weeks of your position.

Sustainability Peer Educators (Fall 2025/Winter 2026)

Abhilaksh (He/Him)

Program/Major: Law and Politics (3rd year)
Hometown: Jakarta, Indonesia
What you hope to learn this term: How policy impacts sustainability
What made you interested in this role? Sustainable features on campus and how are they operated
What is your favourite sustainability practice? Reusing
Favourite quote: "Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed"-Gandhi
Favourite reusable item: clothes
Fact you found interesting: In 2025, the university achieved a 47% reduction ingreenhouse gas emissions from 2019 levels, surpassing its 2030 target of 45% reduction six years early.
Time period working with Sustainability Office: Fall 25/ Winter 26

Amaris Khartey (She/Her)

Program/Major: BScN Nursing (4th year)
Hometown: London, Ontario
What you hope to learn this term: How nurses can incorporate sustainability into health promotion
What made you interested in this role? I was interested in gaining a different perspective on communitynursing while learning more about the environment
What is your favourite sustainability practice? Recycling
Favourite quote: “The pain You have been feeling can’t compare to the joy that is coming.” ROMANS8:18
Favourite reusable item: Stainless Steel straws
Interesting Fact: I am obsessed with my Kindle. Never go anywherewithout it.
Time period working with Sustainability Office: March & April 2026

Ahona Khan

Program/Major: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (4th year)
Hometown: Windsor
What you hope to learn this term: I hope to further develop my understanding of sustainability in relation to health and explore how environmentalfactors impact communities. I am especially interested in learning how to translate sustainability knowledge into practical actions that can be appliedboth on campus and in my future nursing practice.
What made you interested in this role? I was interested in this role because it combines my passion for health with sustainability and communityengagement. I wanted the opportunity to be involved in initiatives that promote environmental awareness while also contributing to meaningfulchange within the university community.
What is your favourite sustainability practice? My favourite sustainability practice is promoting small, everyday behaviour changes such as reducingwaste and conserving resources because they are realistic and can collectively have a large impact.
Favourite quote: “As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.”
Favourite reusable item: My reusable waterbottle
Time period working with Sustainability Office: March & April 2026

Sustainability Peer Educators (Summer 2024)

Brahmjot Singh (He/Him)

Program/Major: MEng Environmental Engineering
Hometown: Ambala, India
What you hope to learn this term: As an environmental engineering student, I aim to improve my skills in sustainability, deepen my understanding of eco-friendly practices, and create practical solutions that inspire others to live more sustainably.
What made you interested in this role? The opportunity to focus on practical sustainability and making a positive impact on the environment
What is your favourite sustainability practice? Composting, as it reduces landfill waste and enriches soil for gardening.
Favourite quote: "The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it." - Robert Swan
Favourite reusable item: Stainless steel water bottle, which I always carry with me so that I can reduce consumption of single-use plastic bottles.

Dania Kart (she/her)

Program/Major: Bachelors of Commerce in Business Administration with a minor in Economics and a specialization in Marketing.
Hometown: Windsor, ON
What you hope to learn this term: How I can be part of something greater, something with meaning and purpose.
What made you interested in this role? The potential to make a difference in my local community
What is your favourite sustainability practice? Repurposing all of my single use items into multi use items. For example, reusing finished bottles of beauty products to fill something else, using grocery bags as a garbage bag, and filling single use water bottles up with different things (e.g. plants)
Favourite quote: "Don’t be bitter, be better" - Anonymous
Favourite reusable item: My tote bag

Jana Jandal Alrifai (she/her)

Program/Major: Bachelors of Environmental Studies and a GIS certificate
Hometown: Windsor, ON
What you hope to learn this term: More about how data is collected at the University and how to streamline it.
What made you interested in this role? I would love to keep the Campus as sustainable as possible.
What is your favourite sustainability practice? Active Transit.
Favourite quote: “I would say that there exist a thousand unbreakable links between each of us and everything else, and that our dignity and our chances are one. The farthest star and the mud at our feet are a family[...] We are at risk together, or we are on our way to a sustainable world together. We are each other's destiny.” - Mary Oliver, Upstream
Favourite reusable item: Straw

Patrick Taylor (he/him)

Program/Major: Biology
Hometown: Lasalle, ON
What you hope to learn this term: How to find more common ways to be sustainable every day.
What made you interested in this role? The ability to know that this is a role that truly plays a huge part in the betterment of our university and community
What is your favourite sustainability practice? Carpooling/bike riding.
Favourite reusable item: Water bottle.

Below are list of some student clubs relating to sustainability, approved through UWSA. For an up-to-date list, please visit UWSA's Clubs website.

Political Science Association

Environmental Law Society

External Groups and Clubs:

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