Provost's Sustainability Internship (PSI) Student Application
You must COMPLETE ALL FIELDS OF THE APPLICATION BELOW in ADDITION to sending your unofficial transcript to scasey@ucsc.edu

Student applications for the 2013-14 academic year are due by 5 pm on Friday March 15, 2013.  

There will be a mandatory informational session on Thursday, April 4th. Interviews will be held beginning the week of April 8. Students will be notified of their placement by the beginning of May.

The Provost's Sustainability Internship Program is a year long course that introduces students to the campus sustainability movement and provides them with professional experience in sustainability-related topics through an internship, lectures and professional development trainings, and peer discussion. Students are matched with staff mentors to develop on-campus projects related to sustainability issues in energy and climate; transportation; green building; land use; waste management; purchasing and water. At the end of the year, students present their projects to students, faculty and staff at the Annual Campus Sustainability Celebration. Students will receive a $500 scholarship and internship credit at the end of each quarter for the internship work.

Some past projects include:

1. Leed Certification for new buildings and classrooms on campus

2. Waste Reduction and Community Building at Family Student Housing

3. Greenwashing Training Program for Campus Buyers- Procurement and Business Contracts

4. Education and Outreach for Site Stewardship

5. Increasing the amount of sustainable seafood in UCSC dining halls

6.  Developing a Green Revolving Loan Fund for UCSC


Questions? Contact Nikki Fiore, Student Coordinator: nfiore@ucsc.edu
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Name *
First and Last
Email Address *
Student ID Number *
Current Year at UCSC *
Major *
Cumulative UCSC GPA *
Please list any previous or current affiliations with campus organizations.
This program requires a 3-quarter commitment for the entire academic year.  Are you absolutely certain that your schedule will allow you to commit to a 6-8 hours a week internship (2 unit) in Fall and a 12-15 hours a week internship (5 unit)  in both Winter and Spring? *
How did you hear about the Internship program? *
In order for your application to be complete you must email scasey@ucsc.edu the following materials by March 15th, 2013:  1. Resume and Cover letter 2. Unofficial transcript (as of winter quarter 2013) *
Unofficial transcript can be found on your my.ucsc portal
Required
Why are you most interested in this program? *
75-150 words
Please describe your past work experience *
Place of work, job title, short description of duties, duration
Please describe any previous volunteer or community service work you have done
Title and short description of experience
Please describe any previous volunteer or work experience you have with sustainability
75-150 words
In light of the many sustainability challenges that will likely define the 21st century, what keeps you hopeful for the future of humanity and the environment? *
200 words max.
What would you say is the biggest environmental problem/challenge at UCSC? What would you do to solve it? *
200 words max.
As an intern, I understand I must:
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