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<li class="breadcrumb-item breadcrumb--active" aria-current="page">Get Involved</li> </ol> </nav> <div data-history-node-id="94"> <div class="editor-content"> <h1>Get Involved</h1> </div> </div> <div class="section section-umd_terp_basic_page section-ut_text"> <div> <div class="editor-content" id="umd_terp_paragraph--1646"> <h2 id="Students_Get-Involved">Student Opportunities</h2><p>From academic programs and internships to student organizations, there are countless ways to be a Green Terp. Whether it's minoring in sustainability, submitting a project to the Sustainability Fund, or just adopting small changes into your everyday routine, you can leave small footprints at Maryland.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section section-umd_terp_basic_page section-ut_card_group"> <div class="card-group-bg card-group-bg-default" id="umd_terp_paragraph--1819"> <div class="card-group"> <div class="card-wrap card-wrap--2"> <div class="card" id="umd_terp_paragraph--1812"> <div class="card-img-top card-img"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2021-08/remsberg_1408275051.jpg?itok=s9wQkTCU" alt="student internship"> </div> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title">Internships & Opportunities</h2> <div class="card-text"><p>Intern, serve as an ambassador or advisor with the Office of Sustainability.</p></div> <a href="https://sustainability.umd.edu/internships-opportunities" class="card-cta fancy-link" target="_self"> Explore </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-wrap card-wrap--2"> <div class="card" id="umd_terp_paragraph--1813"> <div class="card-img-top card-img"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2021-08/frn_image_final.jpg?itok=bAcwMhxy" alt="student groups"> </div> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title">Student Groups</h2> <div class="card-text"><p>Numerous groups at the University of Maryland are dedicated to sustainability.</p></div> <a href="/student-groups" class="card-cta fancy-link" target="_self"> Get Involved </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-wrap card-wrap--2"> <div class="card" id="umd_terp_paragraph--2372"> <div class="card-img-top card-img"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2021-07/ad5%20%281%29.jpg?itok=bnyO_cB9" alt="speaker presenting"> </div> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title">Sustainability Advisors</h2> <div class="card-text"><p>Advisors teach an interactive lesson about sustainability and climate change and how each affects students, their studies, and future career prospects.</p></div> <a href="/advisors" class="card-cta fancy-link" target="_self"> Serve as an Advisor! </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-wrap card-wrap--2"> <div class="card" id="umd_terp_paragraph--1816"> <div class="card-img-top card-img"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2021-10/IMG_0941.jpg?itok=76AIGpT4" alt="Green Terp Sets held up by smiling students"> </div> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title">Green Terp</h2> <div class="card-text"><p>Commit to making sustainable choices to receive reusable sets & checklists with resources on how and why to take action.</p></div> <a href="/get-involved/students/become-green-terp" class="card-cta fancy-link" target="_self"> Get Involved </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-wrap card-wrap--2"> <div class="card" id="umd_terp_paragraph--1817"> <div class="card-img-top card-img"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2024-06/IMG_6666.JPG?itok=t9jaqWZL" alt="Students wearing Greek letters hold bags of collected litter."> </div> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title">Green Chapter</h2> <div class="card-text"><p>Fraternities & sororities get certified as a community for taking action and service towards sustainability.</p></div> <a href="/get-involved/students/green-chapter" class="card-cta fancy-link" target="_self"> Get Involved </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-wrap card-wrap--2"> <div class="card" id="umd_terp_paragraph--1815"> <div class="card-img-top card-img"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2024-06/IMG_2136%20%283%29.jpg?itok=tUACtwKN" alt="UMD Ambassador, Staff, Intern, and Ambassador at Event"> </div> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title">Outreach Ambassadors</h2> <div class="card-text"><p>Join the sustainability outreach team or bring fun, interactive sustainability activities and ambassadors to your events.</p></div> <a href="/ambassadors" class="card-cta fancy-link" target="_self"> Get Involved </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section section-umd_terp_basic_page section-ut_divider"> <div> <hr class="divider spacing-xlarge rule-medium" id="umd_terp_paragraph--1612"> </div> </div> <div class="section section-umd_terp_basic_page section-ut_text"> <div> <div class="editor-content" id="umd_terp_paragraph--1613"> <h2 id="Staff_Get-Involved">Staff Opportunities</h2><p>As the backbone of our campus, staff lead sustainability advancement in our policies, infrastructure, programs, and culture!</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section section-umd_terp_basic_page section-ut_card_group"> <div class="card-group-bg card-group-bg-default" id="umd_terp_paragraph--1830"> <div class="card-group"> <div class="card-wrap card-wrap--2"> <div class="card" id="umd_terp_paragraph--1828"> <div class="card-img-top card-img"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2023-09/Green%20Workspace%20Card%20%28800%20x%20530%20px%29%20Grey%20Background.png?itok=ENMWUiOW" alt="Green Workspace Logo with tree, desk, and bike"> </div> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title">Green Workspace Program</h2> <div class="card-text"><p><span>An opportunity to engage with sustainability at the community level. </span></p></div> <a href="/greenworkspace" class="card-cta fancy-link" target="_self"> Get Involved </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-wrap card-wrap--2"> <div class="card" id="umd_terp_paragraph--1829"> <div class="card-img-top card-img"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2021-08/1.png?itok=qcZ3iUyA" alt="Picture of person at laptop with credit card"> </div> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title">Green Purchasing</h2> <div class="card-text"><p>Tools to help make responsible consumption and production choices.</p></div> <a href="/green-purchasing" class="card-cta fancy-link" target="_self"> Learn More </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-wrap card-wrap--2"> <div class="card" id="umd_terp_paragraph--2559"> <div class="card-img-top card-img"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2023-10/Sustainability%20in%20Action%20Badge.png?itok=WSIPXKHm" alt="Sustainability In Action Badge"> </div> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title">Sustainability Badge</h2> <div class="card-text"><p>Take action on an individual level by earning your Sustainability Badge.</p></div> <a href="https://sustainability.umd.edu/get-involved/sustainability-badge" class="card-cta fancy-link" target="_self"> Earn Your Badge </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section section-umd_terp_basic_page section-ut_divider"> <div> <hr class="divider spacing-xlarge rule-medium" id="umd_terp_paragraph--1611"> </div> </div> <div class="section section-umd_terp_basic_page section-ut_text"> <div> <div class="editor-content" id="umd_terp_paragraph--1615"> <h2 id="Faculty_Get-Involved">Faculty Opportunities</h2><p>Whether in the classroom or through research, faculty incorporate sustainability across disciplines. By teaching sustainability concepts, faculty ensure students gain environmental literacy during their time at Maryland. Faculty discover, innovate, and experiment with sustainable solutions on campus and beyond through research, partnerships, and innovation.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section section-umd_terp_basic_page section-ut_card_group"> <div class="card-group-bg card-group-bg-default" id="umd_terp_paragraph--1825"> <div class="card-group"> <div class="card-wrap card-wrap--2"> <div class="card" id="umd_terp_paragraph--1822"> <div class="card-img-top card-img"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2023-09/Green%20Workspace%20Card%20%28800%20x%20530%20px%29%20Grey%20Background_0.png?itok=6OqlKXCt" alt="Green Workspace Logo with tree, desk, and bike"> </div> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title">Green Workspace Program</h2> <div class="card-text"><p><span>The Green Workspace Program offers staff and faculty an opportunity to engage with sustainability at the community level.</span></p></div> <a href="/greenworkspace" class="card-cta fancy-link" target="_self"> Get Involved </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-wrap card-wrap--2"> <div class="card" id="umd_terp_paragraph--2560"> <div class="card-img-top card-img"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2023-10/Sustainability%20in%20Action%20Badge.png?itok=WSIPXKHm" alt="Sustainability In Action Badge"> </div> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title">Sustainability Badge</h2> <div class="card-text"><p>Take action on an individual level by earning your Sustainability Badge.</p></div> <a href="https://sustainability.umd.edu/get-involved/sustainability-badge" class="card-cta fancy-link" target="_self"> Earn Your Badge </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-wrap card-wrap--2"> <div class="card" id="umd_terp_paragraph--1821"> <div class="card-img-top card-img"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2021-07/ad5%20%281%29.jpg?itok=bnyO_cB9" alt="speaker presenting"> </div> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title">Sustainability Advisors</h2> <div class="card-text"><p>Advisors teach an interactive lesson about sustainability and climate change and how each affects students, their studies, and future career prospects.</p></div> <a href="/advisors" class="card-cta fancy-link" target="_self"> Get Involved </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-wrap card-wrap--2"> <div class="card" id="umd_terp_paragraph--1823"> <div class="card-img-top card-img"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2021-08/photo_10-07133.jpg?itok=2Noeo1YY" alt="Students doing a project outdoors"> </div> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title">Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS)</h2> <div class="card-text"><p>PALS a campus-wide initiative that harnesses the expertise of UMD faculty and the energy and ingenuity of UMD students to help Maryland communities become more environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable. </p></div> <a href="https://www.umdsmartgrowth.org/programs/pals/" class="card-cta fancy-link" target="_self"> Get Involved </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-wrap card-wrap--2"> <div class="card" id="umd_terp_paragraph--1824"> <div class="card-img-top card-img"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2021-10/11.png?itok=3Mpo5Rwf" alt="Laboratory"> </div> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title">Green Labs</h2> <div class="card-text"><p>Labs are resource-intensive, but following our guidelines helps you reduce energy, water, and waste in campus labs.</p></div> <a href="/get-involved/staff/green-labs" class="card-cta fancy-link" target="_self"> Get Involved </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-wrap card-wrap--2"> <div class="card" id="umd_terp_paragraph--1820"> <div class="card-img-top card-img"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2021-07/group_shot.jpg?itok=oYXYOygF" alt="staff group photo"> </div> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title">Sustainability Teaching Fellows</h2> <div class="card-text"><p>A two-day workshop and learning community where faculty from across disciplines explore sustainability and integrate it into their courses.</p></div> <a href="/education-and-research/sustainability-teaching-fellows" class="card-cta fancy-link" target="_self"> Get Involved </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section section-umd_terp_basic_page section-ut_divider"> <div> <hr class="divider spacing-xlarge rule-medium" id="umd_terp_paragraph--1614"> </div> </div> <div class="section section-umd_terp_basic_page section-ut_text"> <div> <div class="editor-content" id="umd_terp_paragraph--1835"> <h2 id="Everyone_Get-Involved">Opportunities for Everyone</h2><p>Whether you are a student, faculty, staff, alumni, or visitor, everyone on campus has an impact and can get involved with advancing sustainability at the University of Maryland and beyond.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section section-umd_terp_basic_page section-ut_text"> <div> <div class="editor-content" id="umd_terp_paragraph--2265"> <h3><strong>SustainableUMD Partnerships</strong></h3><p>Discover our campus collaborations honoring sustainability.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section section-umd_terp_basic_page section-ut_card_group"> <div class="card-group-bg card-group-bg-default" id="umd_terp_paragraph--2268"> <div class="card-group"> <div class="card-wrap card-wrap--2"> <div class="card" id="umd_terp_paragraph--2266"> <div class="card-img-top card-img"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2023-02/Outreach%20Bike%20Website%20Header%20.png?itok=vZ2HM9JW" alt="Photo of Outreach Bike on the road "> </div> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title">SustainableUMD Outreach Bike </h2> <div class="card-text"><p><span>Learn about the vision behind the Outreach Bike and how you can partner with the Office of Sustainability.</span></p></div> <a href="https://sustainability.umd.edu/sustainableumd-outreach-bike" class="card-cta fancy-link" target="_self"> Explore </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section section-umd_terp_basic_page section-ut_text"> <div> <div class="editor-content" id="umd_terp_paragraph--1832"> <h3><strong>Green Guides</strong></h3><p>Explore our guides to assist your journey towards making sustainable choices</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section section-umd_terp_basic_page section-ut_card_group"> <div class="card-group-bg card-group-bg-default" id="umd_terp_paragraph--944"> <div class="card-group"> <div class="card-wrap card-wrap--2"> <div class="card" id="umd_terp_paragraph--2209"> <div class="card-img-top card-img"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2023-03/Sustainability-Minded%20Events%20Card%20Image%20%281%29.png?itok=87tbMN9Y" alt="Staff Decorate Mugs at Green Office Event"> </div> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title">Sustainability-Minded Events Guide</h2> <div class="card-text"><p><span>The following document provides resources for incorporating 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