Green Student Organizations

Become an Eco-Rep ! 
Are you a student resident at UM with a passion for the environment, or do you just want to have a positive impact on your peers and improve sustainability on your campus? Start helping your fellow residents on environmental issues like waste reduction, energy and water conservation. Apply now, visit ECO Rep. Contact greenu@miami.edu

UThrift is UM's free on-campus thrift store that takes place every Wednesday at the Farmer's Market! 
We are looking for individuals with a passion for sustainability and fashion to volunteer at the booth on Wednesdays and contribute to UThrift's development as a sustainable thrift store. Apply now at @uthrift

ECO Food Pantry
Anyone interested in joining our chapter, applying for a leadership position. Contact sgecoagency@miami.edu for more information, visit the UM food Pantry 

Join the CommUnity Garden Club, located in front the School of Architecture's main entrance. To learn how you can get involved and help growing more local delicious produces, visit CommUnity Garden on Facebook. We will have gardening hours for volunteer. Location of the garden will change during Spring 2022. Contact greenu@miami.edu for more information.

For local food lovers and gardeners at UM:
Plant Based Canes is spreading awareness to the University of Miami community on living a plant-based lifestyle: Plant Based Canes: promoting the health, environmental, and ethical benefits of a plant based lifestyle. @PlantBasedUM 

ESG Honor Society is an honor society at the University of Miami that promotes environmental awareness and sustainability, encourages interdisciplinary collaboration, and facilitates community outreach through environmental education, events, and other forums of knowledge exchange. ESG Honor Society is a place where all students, staff, and Miami community members can discuss environmental issues and form a community that supports and fosters personal and career development and a passion for the environmental sciences.

The ESG Honor Society can be reached by email at ESGHonorSociety@gmail.com or via Instagram @ESGhonorsociety  

Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU) is the University of Miami’s Geography Honor Society. It is an organization for those passionate about geography, geospatial technology, and sustainable development. It offers networking, supports academic growth, and advances careers in geography. GTU serves as a platform for collaboration, discussion, and community building for like-minded students. To contact GTU, please reach out to the current President, Brian Jamison at baj68@miami.edu.

Join the UMiami USGBC Students
U.S. Green Building Council Students is a group for all students who are interested in sustainable (green) building and urbanization. We are constantly working to create a greener campus, and raise awareness both on campus and in the community. Visit UMiami USGBC Students

GenCLEO: 
The CLEO Institute, through our GenCLEO Youth Advocacy Movement, helps our youth connect the dots and understand the urgency of the climate crisis, its impacts, and solutions, and to be prepared and empowered to advocate for climate action and policy.   https://www.instagram.com/gencleo_um/

To find more UM Student organizations that have an impact on sustainability progress on campus and in the community, contact greenu@miami.edu or visit the Butler Center for Service and Leadership. Don't forget to check what's new on SASO Engage.

• UM Ecocinema Group: Contact Adviser Meryl Shriver-Rice - shriverrice@miami.edu 
• UM Climate Reality Project: We are 100% Committed to switching UM to 100% renewable
  electricity by 2030.Visit our FB page; Learn more about us
• UM Engineers without Borders
• Alternative Breaks: Student Activities and Student Organizations; Service/Social Actionx
• U Cycle: Bike repairs, weekly rides, visit http://www.facebook.com/groups/umiamibikes/ 
• U Cook- to learn cooking skills. http://www.facebook.com/umcookingclub/ 
• Ocean Awareness Week
• Rho Rho Rho
• Students helping animals UM

Green Grad Group
If you are a graduate student who cares about our environment, join the Green Grad Group. Help unfold the disposable plastic free campaign at the U!
Contact GGG at greenu@miami.edu for more information. Learn more

Green Committee at Miller School of Medicine
If you are student in the School of Medicine, join our Green Team! In collaboration with Student Government, our group of passionate students promote current programs like the Green Lab program. The Miller Food and Herb Garden needs your help: contact Monika Chojnacka,  mxc2354@miami.edu 

RSMAS Sustainability Initiative with the Marine Science Graduate Student Organization
Join a group of RSMAS graduate students to make our campus greener and educate our peers on living more sustainably. Visit RSMAS Sustainability Initiative.