Student Leadership at the University of Utah

SEED: Sustainable Environments and Ecological Design

SEED is an ASUU and Lowell Bennion Community Service Center Group that started with an initiative to create a small food producing garden on campus at the U of U and has grown into an extensive movement to educate and engage the campus community about sustainability and transform the U into a more sustainable campus. SEED seeks to foster communication and cooperation between faculty, students, staff, administration, and the community at large to cultivate social justice, ecologically regenerative and economically viable systems on campus.

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UBC: University Bike Collective

The University Bike Collective is a student group that is helping to make the U a sustainable campus by promoting cycling on campus and in the community as a healthy form of transportation. They have a mobile community bicycle shop that has hours during Fall semester every Monday and Wednesday from 10:45-1:45. More...

ASUU Board of Sustainability

The Student Government Board of Sustainability focuses on the new Campus-Wide Recycling Program at the University of Utah. The Board holds events during the year and raises awareness within the campus community about recycling. It will also be working on other sustainability projects at the U of U. More...

Environmental Studies Student Advisory Committee

The Environmental Studies Student Advisory Committee (SAC) is a group of 5-8 Environmental Studies majors who work to increase major involvement and cohesiveness. SAC members plan socials, sponsor volunteer activities, and hold environmental events and lectures. All SAC sponsored events are open to anyone in the University community. More...

SEPA: Sustainability Education and Policy Advocates

SEPA is a resource for students to gain support, motivation, advice, and help in seeing their own ideas for sustainable practices become a reality.

They are willing to help students with promotion, resources, and policy formation. If you have an idea to make campus more sustainable, talk to SEPA and they can help make your ideas a reality.  More...

Sage Point Green Team

This group was formed by students in the Sage Point Residence Halls to help raise awarness about sustainability and environmental issues among students who live on campus.

NetImpact Student Chapter

The David Eccles School of Business chapter of Net Impact aims to develop and inspire a network of leaders who promote innovative and socially responsible practices that succeed in the global marketplace.

We accomplish this by providing University of Utah graduate students with the knowledge, support and career network that will help them pursue careers in socially responsible businesses, nonprofit organizations and public management. More...

Green Living Floor

More than 20 freshmen have signed up for the first year of green living in the Sage Point Residence Halls. Watch this space to learn more about their adventures this year.

*Note that the Office of Sustainability is a clearinghouse for information on sustainability initiatives being carried out by other departments and groups at the U of Utah. 

Please contact us if you have questions or ideas to contribute!