Sustainability Sentinels - Employee Ambassador Program
JOIN UM'S SUSTAINABILITY AMBASSADOR PROGRAM and help implement sustainability practices in your role or office! UM’s Sustainability Sentinels are people across campus brought together by their support for all things sustainability – climate action, resource conservation, a mindset of stewardship, and helping UM evolve into the most sustainable campus we can be. Join us if you want to learn more about sustainability topics, how to apply best practices to your work at UM, and if you want to build community around shared values.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
- Commitment: Just 5 hours a month, including six 90-minute training sessions throughout the school year on topics like energy use, electrification, transportation, zero waste, food, and more!
- Action: Bring eco-savvy back to your team, become the sustainability expert and advocate in your corner of UM, and receive support from the Sustainability Office staff to apply ideas and best practices in your department.
- Collaboration: Help shape the content of the workshops by bringing your questions and ideas about sustainability to the cohort.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
- Leadership: Help us build a culture of sustainability and make real, lasting change.
- Opportunities to learn: Soak up knowledge on key sustainability issues on and off campus.
- Boost Our STARS: Help UM improve our STARS sustainability rating! As you help us share info on all things sustainability, you’ll help make a real, strategic impact on campus.
- Make friends: Build community with other sustainability-oriented UM employees.
READY TO JOIN?
Take a moment to complete our very quick application at the button below so that we can reach out to you with next steps. And then encourage your friends and colleagues to join! We will host a welcome breakfast and tour on Sept 4th, so be sure to submit your application before Friday, August 29th at 5 pm. Send any questions to tayli.hillyard@mso.umt.edu.