University of Connecticut
ER-12: Sustainability Immersive Experience

From UConn’s Environmental Policy Statement: On campus, the undergraduate student interns in the Office of Environmental Policy work in support of environmental initiatives, ranging from making successful policy and events to general outreach and setting of sustainability goals. Students create outreach materials, plan events, conduct surveys, write grants and award applications, interview faculty, work on sustainability pledges and drives, and attend policy meetings as full committee members. Additionally, there are several study abroad options through the university that shed light on international perspectives on sustainability, including: UConn Environment and Natural Resources of China, Beijing UConn Graduate Neuroscience in Salamanca UConn Politics of Energy and Sustainable Development in Turkey UConn South African Ecology UConn Sustainable Agriculture & Food System, Florence, Italy UConn Winter in Costa Rica: Economic Development and Human Rights in Latin America, Heredia, Costa Rica More information here: http://www.studyabroad.uconn.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.AdvancedSearch

One of the OEP interns, Emily McInerney, wrote about her experience working in the office on our WordPress blog: http://uconnoep.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/a-freshmans-introduction-to-sustainability/