Student Projects 2018
Eco Fashion Expo
Angela Chi
Angela is a sophomore majoring in Economics and Chinese, with interests in up cycling, fashion, economics, entrepreneurship, and waste reduction. Her TGIF grant project, Eco Fashion Expo, aims to start a conversation about the environmental and economic impacts of the clothing industry, and showcase the beauty and sustainability of up-cycled fashion (created and modeled by Hunter students!)
Biodegradables Campaign
Taewoo Kim
Taewoo is a 4th year Environmental Studies major with interest in conservation and the effects of micro-plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch on trophic levels. He is leading a campaign to replace the Hunter cafeteria's disposable plastic utensils and packaging with biodegradable/compostable alternatives, and reduce Hunter's environmental impact.
Sustainability Conference
Wyatt Cobb
Wyatt is a senior studying Environmental Policy and Management and Geography (Geographic Information Systems). He is an intern with Energy Vision advocating to get a micro-anaerobic digester to turn Hunter's food waste into energy. Wyatt is working with Mike to organize the NYC Student Sustainability Conference (NYC SSC), part of which will explore compost and food waste reduction initiatives at other CUNY and NYC college campuses.
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Sustainability Conference
Mike Tejada
Mike is a senior studying Geography (Sustainability Studies) and History. He is the president of Hunter Sustainability Project, and has led/collaborated on several TGIF projects. Mike is working with Wyatt, to organize the NYC Student Sustainability Conference (NYC SSC), which will bring together students from NYC colleges to share sustainability initiatives on their home campuses, and brainstorm ways to introduce these initiatives on other campuses.
Eco Fasion Expo
Eco Fashion Expo’s mission is to promote sustainable fashion, values and awareness into the Hunter and CUNY community. By endorsing reusing, recycling and repurposing, we hope to broaden student’s possibilities of what “trash” can become. We highly emphasize the impact of an individual’s choices in the fashion industry by fostering creativity, sustainability and consciousness of eco-fashion.
Biodegradable Flatware Campaign
The aim of the Biodegradables Campaign is to raise awareness in the Hunter community of the harmful effects of disposable plastics, and to gather petition signatures of students, faculty, and staff urging the Hunter cafeteria food vendor, AVI Fresh Foods, to implement biodegradbale cups, plates, and utensils in their next contract with Hunter College. This campaign hopes to help reduce Hunter's waste stream, and to catalyze institutional as well as individual waste reduction practices in the Hunter community.
NYC STUDENT SUSTAINABILITY CONFeRENCE
The NYC Student Sustainability Conference (SSC) seeks to bring together students from other CUNY campuses and NYC-based colleges to share sustainability initiatives that have been implemented on their home campuses, and brainstorm ways to introduce these initiatives on other campuses.
Hunter Goes green
Hunter Goes Green week is an annual event held by Hunter Sustainability Project in honor of Earth Month in April. Bringing together all campus groups advocating for sustainability, students learn about sustainability issues surrounding food and agriculture, resource management, biodiversity conservation, energy and water use, and lifestyle. Students play games to learn more about the issues, and for the chance to win giveaways that help them to live more sustainably!