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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

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

Nadia Harduar

Sustainability Officer