Georgia State University Sustainability Initiatives

Sustainability Initiatives is hiring! 🌱

Are you passionate about sustainability? Do you need an internship? Come join Sustainability initiatives at the Atlanta Campus!

We have multiple paid internships available covering a variety of topics and skillsets!

Internships are open to Federal Work Study and non-Federal Work Study students! 👩🏼‍🤝‍👨🏾

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with priority given to applications received by Friday, June 26!

Click the link in our bio to learn more about available positions, internship details and to apply! 💙

These new bike lanes on Courtland Ave are your sign it’s time to try an active commute to campus!

(And don’t forget the baller new routes and the Marta Reach Zones that provide Uber Pool-like service at just $2.50 per trip.)

The Ripple Effect! 💧

Check out this article from the Georgia State Resesrch Magazine highlighting water conservation efforts in the chemistry labs on campus! 🧪

You can click the link in our bio to read the story!

We are so excited to see more sustainable practices make a positive impact across Georgia State’s campuses ! 💙

Shout out to a great bus trip on the NextGen bus service. I had an off-campus errand to run before coming to campus so I got to check out a new bus route and it was SO easy. Check out the ‘deets below:

1) Tap to pay is a game-changer. I didn’t need cash or my Breeze card; I just tapped my credit card when I boarded - quick and seamless.
2) I used the directions app on my phone and selected the transit mode. This showed me exactly where to board the bus and how soon it would arrive.
3) My bus was running on a ten-minute schedule and, despite the rain and morning traffic, it was on time!
3) The bus driver was a total gentleman – providing helpful tips to a rider with questions and making pleasant small talk about the weather.
4) I rode the 20, which served multiple stops adjacent to main campus buildings: 35 Broad, Natural Science Center, Langdale, Classroom South, and finally the Student Recreation Center.
5) This is a great route for Panthers who are commuting from DeKalb county, with service from Wesley Chapel Road, Rainbow Drive, and the South DeKalb Transfer Center.
6) If you live in Candler-McAfee/ Belvedere Park you qualify for the MARTA Reach service – this is on-demand, Uber-type service that will pick you up from your home and bring you to the transfer station to catch the #20 bus downtown.

Happy Earth Day! 🌎

To celebrate Earth Day, we had the opportunity to table at the Earth Fay Festival!

We had a blast talking to students about
- Recycling
- Alternative Commuting
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- PantherSWAP
- and more!

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our tables to learn about sustainability on campus and to celebrate Earth Day! 🌱

A huge thank you to for hosting this event!

We are so excited to see how our Panthers change the planet ! 💙

The bus you ride on Friday is not the bus you’ll ride take on Monday!🚏

Join Georgia State University’s clean commute webinar on Friday, April 17 at 10 a.m. to learn about this weekend’s MARTA transit upgrades! 🚍

We are going to be discussing the NextGen Bus Network, MARTA’s Better Breeze fare collection, MARTA Reach, UPass Updates, and more! 🚌

Fulton Fresh University is addressing food insecurity among college students by providing free produce, cooking demonstrations, and nutrition education to Georgia State students.

Classes are open to all students, and are held every Thursday in April from 2pm to 3pm in Student Center West, room 101.

Pre-registration is strongly encouraged, and can be done through the link in our bio.

Come be part of a mission to build a healthier campus community —

This past weekend, we had the opportunity to attend the 2026 Southeastern Student Sustainability Conference at Appalachian State University! ♻️🌳

Our student interns got to attend breakout sessions and excursions to learn how other student 👩🏼‍🤝‍👨🏾sustainability leaders from across the southeast are tackling sustainability 🌱 on their campuses!

We also had the chance to visit the Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 🎬 and watch the documentary “A Beast Touch the Mountain” ⛰️. The documentary was followed by a panel with the director and the amazing women featured in the film.

A huge thank you 🙌 to for hosting this conference!

We are so thankful for this experience and are excited to bring some new ideas to Georgia State! 💙🐾

The Georgia Arbor Day celebration at Clarkston was a success! 🎉

Over 15 volunteers 👩🏼‍🤝‍👨🏾 came out to plant native trees and shrubs near the student center.

The trees 🌳 and shrubs planted were:
- 3 Eastern redbuds
- 3 White fringetrees
- 3 Flowering dogwoods
- 25 Oakleaf hydrangeas

Thank you to facilities management services for helping us host this event! We would not have been able to do this event year-after-year without you! 🙌

The BIGGEST thank you to and for coming out to help support this event by providing a fun educational 📚 aspect to enhance our service learning experience! 🌱

A special thank you to all of our volunteers who came out to help us celebrate Georgia Arbor Day ! 💙

It’s ! Today, we’re sharing GSU’s clean commuting recap for the month of January! 🚆

Our commuting recaps are created from people within the GSU community that log their clean commutes into Georgia Commute Options, a program from the Atlanta Regional Commission that provides incentives for people to commute without driving their personal vehicle alone. 🚴

Check out the link in our Linktree to download the MyGCO app and begin logging your commutes today!

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