EcoAmbassador Internship Program

EcoAmbassadors are students chosen by the Committee on Sustainability to communicate the message of sustainability to various departments and offices on campus.  EcoAmbassadors help to green office practices, educate the W&M community about sustainable practices and create programs to carry out sustainability related projects at the College.

EcoAmbassadors may be eligible to receive one credit through the Environmental Science and Policy program for their participation. The internship will consist of approximately 5 hours spent per week creating and implementing a sustainability project in a particular department or office, in collaboration with a supervising staff member and Sarah Hanke, the Sustainability Fellow.  This is a great opportunity to work with different departments or offices on campus on environmental issues that are important to the College community.

If you would like to apply to be an EcoAmbassador for Spring 2012, please fill out the application available on the left hand menu by Friday, December 16, 2011.  This internship is open to continuing students who will be on campus for Spring 2012.

The Spring 2012 EcoAmbassador projects are:

• Helping to plan Earth Week and researching how to engage the whole campus in the events.
• Certifying the College as a bicycle friendly campus.
• Working with Facilities Management to map important features of campus.

The EcoAmbassadors for the Fall 2011 semester are:

• Katie Robinson '14, who is working to increase the level of LEED certification in the Rec Center.
• Will Douthitt '12 and Katie Snyder '13, who are doing grant research and helping to write grants for the EcoVillage.
• Sharon Hartzell '14, who is revitalizing the COS blog to make it a more effective outreach tool.
• Tom Innes, MBA '12 who is working with Facilities Management on documentation of campus construction with emphasis on underground utility mapping to support future campus planning, construction, and maintenance.
• Huan Song '13, who is working with the Mason School of Business to develop an effective environmental signage campaign and raising awareness about water issues.

The EcoAmbassadors for the Spring 2011 semester are:

Dominique Paxton '13 and Julia Casciotti '12, who are working in the Office of Procurement on an e-recycling program.

Patrick Foley '13, who is working in the Government Department on a sustainable transportation project.

Morrison Mast '12, who is working with GIS to map fisheries in South America.

Sarah Appleton '14, who is working to improve recycling at Swem Library.

Thuy Tran '12 and Will Ozbun '13, who are working on non-traditional recycling programs in the Athletics Department.

Maegan Crews '12, who is working with the Art Department to recycle construction waste into art projects.