Our Initiatives

Sustainability@MIT is pursuing initiatives to enhance sustainability on a variety of fronts. Feel free to contact the leaders listed below for more details.

• Speakers - Catharina Lavers
  The club hosts world-renowned leaders in sustainability to enhance the MIT community's understanding of the latest sustainability research and practice.
   
• Events - Eva Cheung, Kathreen Thome
  The club brings together members of the sustainability community, including MIT students and faculty, as well as leaders in industry to share knowledge and ideas.
   
• Campus and community greening projects - Carrie Brown, Chris Kempes
  In MIT's hands-on spirit, students, faculty, and staff are engaged in efforts to reduce energy, water, and material usage; research and activate behavioral change; and transform MIT and the surrounding community to the campus of the future.
   
• Community activism - Froy Sifuentes, Aaron Thom
  The club is a strong supporter of organizations and actions to make Cambridge, Boston, Massachusetts, and the world a more sustainable place. We hold close ties with groups like Mass Power Shift, Power Vote, Livable Streets, etc, to attend their events and support their activities.
   
• Research & curriculum development - Kathy Araujo, Todd Schenk

• Alumni Relations - Fan Wei, Kara Penn
  Ensure that alumni are actively involved and constantly engaged in the club's activities.
   
• Sustainable jobs - Ian Lavery, Zeina A Siam
  Make students aware of sustainability-related jobs and bring companies interested in hiring students to campus.