Student Opportunities
Join the Sustainability Listserv to stay up-to-date on all things sustainable at Elon.
Eco-Reps
Eco-Reps are peer educators dedicated to furthering sustainability by promoting ways for students to adopt more environmentally and socially responsible behaviors.
Interns
The Office of Sustainability hires Elon students as interns for the academic year.
Volunteer
The Office of Sustainability encourages students to volunteer with the office for opportunities to more deeply engage in sustainability efforts both on and off campus.
Learning Communities
The Sustainable Living Learning Community brings together students from any major who are interested in learning how to personally live in a manner that supports ecologically, socially and economically healthy environments and communities.
Elon has a strong Learning Community program in which groups of students with a common academic major, program or interest reside in the same residential area and interact academically and socially with each other and with their faculty advisers.
Learn more about Learning Communities
Student Groups
Elon has a number of student groups that address sustainability and environmental interests either directly or indirectly.
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Sustainable Events at Elon
Learn how to plan and create events that support Elon’s sustainability efforts through waste reduction, purchasing choices, dining options and more.
Learn more about planning sustainable events
Study Away More Sustainably
Air travel associated with studying away represents over 25% percent of Elon’s greenhouse gas emissions. There are a variety of actions students can take to reduce their impact while studying away.
Learn more about Study Away More Sustainably
Sustainability Research Scholars
The Sustainability Research Grants are intended to enhance quality mentoring relationships between faculty and students who work together to answer questions and solve problems related to sustainability. Students from all disciplines who are or will be engaged in independent, faculty-mentored undergraduate research related to sustainability are encouraged to apply.
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Sustainable Living Guides
Students have the opportunity to become models of sustainable living in campus residential housing.
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Visions Magazine
Visions: The World We Live In and The World We Want To Live In is a faculty-student organized and operated publication, which features the works of Elon University students and student-faculty collaborations.
Learn more about Visions Magazine