Tackle climate change. Take on environmental issues.
This channel is for you if…
You expect to pursue a career in environmental consulting, education, engineering, law, or policy.
You see yourself working in community or international development activitiesrelated to climate change or natural resources.
You plan on going to graduate school in environmental fields, such as environmental management, forestry, landscape architecture, urban and regional planning, sustainable agriculture, or water resources management.
You are passionate about tackling real-world sustainability problems like food security, energy production, and access to clean water.
Featured Resource
Students manage the Beloit Urban Garden (BUG) that produces sustainable, organic, and ecologically-sound food connections to the Beloit College campus. Working as part of a team, you will grow produce, learn how to sell it, and research how the food you grow fits into our local food ecosystem and infrastructure. BUG maximizes Wisconsin’s growing season and is designed to be aesthetically pleasing to humans and important pollinators.
Students in the Campus Mounds Sustainability & Advocacy Initiative (CMSAI) promote awareness, recognition, and respect for the burial mounds on the Beloit College campus.
Compost Team students coordinate food waste collection and composting at special interest houses on campus
Food Recovery Network: This local branch of a national organization unites students at colleges and universities to fight food waste and hunger by recovering perishable food that would otherwise go to waste from their campus dining halls and donating it to those in need.
Students borrow camping gear or other outdoor stuff from the Gear Shack and head outside.
The Geology Club educates the campus about planet Earth and plans field trips to geologically significant destinations.
The Green Team educates the campus about sustainability-related issues
The Outdoor Environmental Club (OEC) plans environmentally-related activities and camping trips. The club hosts events at the OEC house, where some members live together.
Students lead projects to undertake real sustainability improvements on campus with the Revolving Loan Fund, a committee that evaluates and awards low-interest loans for sustainability initiatives on campus.
Students in Terracycle coordinate recycling of snack bags and personal care product containers.
Native plantings and rain gardens: Campus is full of sustainable landscaping, which students can enjoy and study
Greenhouse: Space in the Sanger Center for the Sciences in which plants are grown for teaching and research purposes
Buccaneer Boathouse: A facility on the Rock River with canoes and kayaks for student use
Beloit Urban Garden (BUG) Intern: Summer interns manage and care for the student-run organic garden.
Buccaneer Boathouse staff: Students manage equipment at the boathouse along the Rock River.
Food Recovery Network Coordinators: Students fight food waste by tracking pounds of food recovered from campus dining facilities and transporting food to our partner agency, the Caritas Food Pantry in Beloit.
Gear Shack Staff: Students manage camping and other outdoor equipment for student use.
Greenhouse Assistant: Students water plants and prepare seedlings for courses in the Beloit College greenhouse.
Research Assistants: Students work with faculty mentors on sustainability-related research during the summer and the academic year
Prairie and Woods: The college owns properties with native prairies, woods, springs, and streams that are used for teaching and research purposes.
Caritas Food Pantry,a 501(c)3 organization, partners with students to provide food and grocery items to hungry families across Beloit.
Welty Environmental Center provides year-round programs focused on hands-on encounters with biological, physical, and chemical elements of nature.
Community Sharing Garden transformed a local vacant lot into something of greater beauty and purpose, to create opportunities for broader community interest and engagement in the neighborhood and to provide fresh vegetables to our neighbors.
Natural Land Institute provides an enduring legacy of natural land in northern Illinois for people, plants, and animals.
Study abroad partners in Israel, Tanzania, Norway, New Zealand, Equador, and many other countries offer exciting Sustainability programs.
This interactive group of alumni, parents, and others with sustainability expertise provides you with multiple opportunities to build a personal network focused on your professional goals. By participating in the Sustainability professional group, you will meet professionals who share your passions. They can provide you with advice and connect you to other people, internships, and career possibilities.
Student Work
A Meaningful Collaboration
The first public sculpture to be erected in South Beloit, Illinois, honors the area’s Ho-Chunk heritage and the tribe’s continuing verve.
Qurat ul Aain’s interest in sustainable fashion led her to start a business with the support of Beloit’s Entrepreneurship Center and the Theatre Department’s Costume Shop.
Woodard Distinguished Lecture on Climate Change Keynote address by Dr. Maureen Raymo, Bruce C. Heezen/Lamont Research Professor and Director, Core Repository, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
