Green Campus is a student-run program devoted to promoting sustainability on campus. Students work with other campus organizations and partners such as our Administration, A.S. Sustainability, Facilities Management and Services, and our Faculty on campus to work on projects while also engaging with and educating our campus community. Green Campus leaders and interns are key catalysts in building a campus community and culture around sustainability through research, peer education, and program/ project development and implementation.
Green Campus Project Coordinators:
- Alternative Transportation
- Ecological Restoration
- Eco-Reps
- Zero Waste
- Marketing
Please consider giving a gift to aid in the important work of Green Campus. All gifts are tax deductible as allowed by the IRS. Thank you!
Green Campus interns work under the direction of a project coordinator where they gain real-world experience in being a sustainability change agent and are given the opportunity to put creative solutions to work. Interns work with stakeholders from across the campus to advance our goals.
Internships Available:
- STRIDE - Encourage the use of sustainable transportation and make the campus a safer place to ride around
- Ecological Restoration - Works to protect and restore natural habitats and ecosystems on campus
- Eco-Reps - Focuses on sustainability within university housing
- Marketing - Help promote Green Campus events and spread awareness
- Zero Waste - Works to help the campus reduce and divert waste from the landfill
CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR OUR SPRING 2024 INTERNSHIPS(opens in new window)
Sustainable Transportation
In May 2011, Chico State adopted its Climate Action Plan (PDF) (CAP) to achieve climate neutrality by the year 2030. The Green Machine Program (formally the Alternative Transportation Group) was established as a collaborative effort to support the CAP by promoting and encouraging alternative transportation.
Alternative transportation can take many forms and is ultimately anything except single occupancy vehicles. Biking, skateboarding, walking, carpooling, and public transit are all easily accessible modes of alternative transportation.
Connect with us at greenmachine@csuchico.edu
EcoReps
Chico State EcoReps are peer educators who model environmentally responsible behaviors and promote sustainability through education and outreach to fellow residents. EcoReps focuses on first-year and on-campus students to instill a sustainability mindset early in students’ academic careers, supporting sustainability-focused programs, activities, and events for their communities.
Our EcoReps are helping our campus residents understand the simple things they can do in their lives to lead a more sustainable lifestyle.
The Green Book: A Student's Guide to Sustainability at Chico State (PDF)
Without the enthusiasm, dedication, and imagination of our students, Chico State would not be the institution is it today. Student efforts lead the campus on the road toward sustainable development, engaging in projects and programs that touch every facet of our campus, and will continue to be the fuel in the engine that is the University.
Check out these additional groups and join in where you can!
Get Involved in Your Student Government
Did you know that you can have a voice in student government decisions? There are many committees and councils, including the Sustainability Affairs Council, that you can join. These committees and councils are what guide policy and government affairs decisions for your campus so make your voice heard.
Here is your chance to shape the future of our campus!
Check out the Associated Students Committees and Councils(opens in new window)
