Sustainable Student Life

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Promoting sustainability is a collective effort across the University. Our students, staff, faculty, and alumni each contribute significantly to attaining our sustainability and climate goals. Through campus-wide initiatives and events, students have the opportunity to participate first-hand in sustainability efforts taking place throughout the Penn and Greater Philadelphia community.

Ways to Get Involved

[## Green Fund

Propose a sustainability project that advances the Climate and Sustainability Action Plan and secure up to 30,000 in funding to implement it!

Learn More](https://sustainability.upenn.edu/get-involved/opportunities/green-fund)

[## Green Living Survey

The 5-minute Green Living Survey is a great introduction to sustainable living at Penn. Students can take the survey every year to assess their green living behavior, learn tips for a sustainable lifestyle at Penn, and enter into raffles for reusable prizes.

Learn More](https://www.sustainability.upenn.edu/get-involved/opportunities/green-living-certification)

[## Penn Green

Penn Green is a Pre-Orientation Program for new, incoming students. Participants learn about and engage in the culture of sustainability at Penn and throughout Philadelphia, all while meeting new peers with a shared interest in environmentalism.

Learn More](https://sustainability.upenn.edu/get-involved/opportunities/penngreen)

[## Civic Sustainability Fellowship

This summer fellowship matches Penn’s undergraduate and graduate students with local organizations advancing sustainability in their communities. This program provides professional development and real-world learning opportunities to interested and selected students.

Learn More](https://www.sustainability.upenn.edu/get-involved/opportunities/civic-sustainability-fellowship)

[## Student Eco Reps

Interested in advancing campus sustainability? This program is for you! Eco-Reps is a sustainability leadership program where students work with experts to lead hands-on solution-oriented projects.

Learn More](https://sustainability.upenn.edu/get-involved/opportunities/student-eco-reps)

[## Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum (ISAC)

The ISAC Program helps course instructors at Penn introduce environmental sustainability into new and existing courses. The program provides full funding for summer research assistants to update or create new syllabi, lectures, assignments, texts, and/or tests that incorporate environmental themes.

Learn More](https://environment.upenn.edu/integrating-sustainability-across-curriculum)

[## Student Advisory Group for the Environment

The Student Advisory Group for the Environment (SAGE) advises Penn's Climate and Sustainability Action Plans.

Learn More](https://sustainability.upenn.edu/get-involved/opportunities/student-advisory-group-environment-sage)

[## Penn Park Farm

The Penn Farm, which originated through the Penn Food and Wellness Collaborative (PFWC), is a unique, multidisciplinary initiative that engages stakeholders from across the Penn community around four central pillars of wellness, food access, sustainability, and education.

Learn More](https://wellness.upenn.edu/penn-farm)

[## Quaker Kitchen

Offering a unique dining experience like no other, Quaker Kitchen is serving home-away-from-home-cooked meals while acting as a teaching hub for food sustainability.

Learn More](https://www.sustainability.upenn.edu/campus-initiatives/food)

[## Green2Go

Green2Go is Penn Dining's signature program to reduce disposable materials in our residential dining cafes. Students use Green2Go containers and the ReUzzi App to bring home leftovers and reduce food waste in residential dining halls.

Learn More](https://dining.business-services.upenn.edu/green2go-program-info)

[## Events

With sustainability events taking place throughout campus and the greater Philadelphia region, students have the opportunity to connect and engage with others in the climate change space. Events include panel discussions, presentations, community clean-ups, tours, networking events, and more!

Learn More](https://www.sustainability.upenn.edu/events)

[## Climate Week

Hosted annually, Climate Week at Penn offers events across the University to discuss, learn and innovate on the climate emergency. With the belief that everyone has a place in the climate movement, Climate Week offers a chance for the entire Penn community to engage in learning and action around the climate.

Learn More](https://www.sustainability.upenn.edu/get-involved/opportunities/climate-week)

[## Earth Week

Earth Week is an annual opportunity for opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to engage in cross-disciplinary events designed to educate and inspire environmental action.

Learn More](https://sustainability.upenn.edu/get-involved/opportunities/earth-week)

[## Energy Week

Hosted annually, Energy Week at Penn offers events across campus focused on energy and related issues. Through panel discussions, student lightening talks, and live podcast recordings, Energy Week mobilizes the Penn community to take energy-focused action to tackle environmental issues.

Learn More](https://energyweek.upenn.edu/)