UW-Milwaukee Office of Sustainability

✉️February Sustainability Snippet Newsletter, hot off the digital press! 🖤💛🖤

For PDF version with links, go to: https://uwm.edu/sustainability/about-us/media/

Summer internship opportunity for undergrads intersted in watershed management! Two positions are based out of Milwaukee.

Watershed Management Research and Outreach Undergraduate Internship Program - North Central Region Water Network Water resource management is complex and professionals in the field need an understanding of agriculture, natural resources, communication, social sciences and economics, public health, and planning and project management to be successful. That said, currently thereRead More...

Mark your calendars! The Office of Sustainability's 4th Annual Pumpkin Smash is 11/01/24 from 1pm-3pm.

Our newest team member, Jamie, interned over the summer with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and is now pairing her interest and background in filmmaking with her passion for environmentalism as our Student Social Media Assistant. Welcome to the team, Jamie!

Students pursue environmental experiences with Diversity summer internships - Letters & Science Reece Charles and Jamie Kollman have a lot in common. They both entered UW-Milwaukee as film majors, but switched their focus to environmental science. They both plan to graduate this coming May. They both want to work in conservation as …

The green roof atop the UWM Libraries provides important habitat for pollinators, improves heating and cooling efficiencies for the building, and helps capture & filter stormwater. Talk about a Panthers win! 💛🖤🌿🐾

Green roofs on UWM campus provide habitats for pollinators such as bees, butterflies Discover how UWM’s green roofs are not only cutting energy costs, but also supporting local wildlife and reducing urban pollution.

Hey Panthers! Are you heading back to campus soon? Be sure to take a tour of sustainability features across the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee with our new Sustainability & Green Infrastructure self-guided tour: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/d4c087635be5437b82325e7e6731f7b3

Many thanks to UW-Extension interns and AmeriCorps members who collaborated to bring this tour to life this summer 🐾💛🖤🐾

Join UWM University Recreation for the 2024 Outdoor Pursuits Bike Expo on May 1st! Buy a bike, swap a bike, tune up a bike, just in time for summer!
More info >>> https://uwm.edu/urec/programs/outdoor-pursuits/bike-shop/outdoor-pursuits-bike-expo/

Introducing the Outdoor Pursuits Bike Expo! You asked, we listened: this is an opportunity to buy, sell, or swap bikes with UWM students, staff, and community members! Local vendors will be joining us at the event. For more information, visit our website!