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Apply to be one of UMBC's first Eco-Ambassadors

New peer sustainability education group on campus.

Apply to join the UMBC Eco-Ambassador Team!


Eco-Ambassadors…

  • inform and inspire fellow students about how and why to live green on campus

  • work with UMBC staff and faculty to devise and implement improvements for a greener campus



Benefits:

  • Bolster your resume and receive a stipend

  • Join a team devoted to strategically engaging the student body

  • Develop professional experience and public speaking skills

  • Spend 3 hours a week on greening your community

  • Make connections that will help carry you through any projects you wish to implement


The team of Eco-Ambassadors will be coordinated by a student intern, who will report to the Campus Sustainability Coordinator.


Apply to be an Eco-Ambassador: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1y6uJg1ron0c6N6ZjnO4jKh0Zz-NbXKn8WZX-mEGMQ3Q/edit?usp=sharing

Read the full job description: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NDvscVJUWBdBKdx1T8Iqz61_u4Rh3KOIxE92uq9oSyg/edit?usp=sharing


Eco-Ambassadors spread the message of sustainability to students through welcome week, interactive educational programs, tabling at events, and more!


You will also get the chance to work with staff and faculty on one of the following topics: energy, waste, transportation and research/education. You will serve as an important link to communicating these topics to the student body. You also will have the opportunity to shape and contribute to the campus sustainability initiatives.


Currently we are also searching for a Fall intern to coordinate the Eco-Ambassador team and assist the Sustainability Coordinator for 10 to 12 hours a week (class credit and stipend available). If interested in applying, information can be found here, and to apply email a cover letter and resume to Sustainability Coordinator, Tanvi Gadhia, at tanvig1@umbc.edu.

Posted: June 30, 2014, 1:23 PM