Programs

Sustainable Tar Heels

The Sustainable Tar Heels (STar Heels) program will launch in the fall 2023 semester. This new program is a way for undergraduate students to work with Sustainable Carolina to raise awareness about sustainability initiatives on camps, promote sustainable practices, and communicate sustainability work and research happening at Carolina. Sustainable Carolina is excited to offer internship positions beginning fall 2023. Internships will be held each semester for ENEC 395 credit. All interns must be undergraduate students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, currently enrolled in a B.A./B.S. degree program.
Please contact Langley Smith at langleys@unc.edu with questions.

Champion Sustainability Fund

Through the Champion Sustainability Fund, Carolina community members are encouraged to submit project ideas focused on energy efficiency to the advisory group, made up of sustainability leaders from HanesBrands and Carolina. Selected projects will receive seed funding to put plans into action. Once a project is approved and implemented, the cost savings created through the project will be reinvested back into the fund, allowing sustainability initiatives to keep moving forward. By reinvesting savings, the fund will build future funding levels to continue offering opportunities for the Carolina community to achieve its sustainability goals.
Please contact sustainabilityfund@unc.edu with questions.

Green Labs

UNC Green Labs works with all members of the UNC community to encourage sustainable practices and promote awareness of green issues in UNC’s laboratories. The UNC Green Labs program offers opportunities to network with other green labs, gather and share information about green issues in labs, and innovate new practices and solutions towards making UNC’s labs greener.
Please contact greenlabs@unc.edu with questions.

Green Office

The Green Office (GO) program is Sustainable Carolina’s integrated approach to increase staff involvement in campus sustainability. By joining this program, your office demonstrates support for Sustainable Carolina’s goals of net zero water use, zero waste to landfills, and net zero greenhouse gas emissions as well as improving workplace wellness and equity. GO Teams are a great way to get involved with the planning and implementation of sustainability initiatives in your office.
Please contact greenoffice@unc.edu with questions.

Sustainable Triangle Field Site

The STFS offers students a unique setting in the Research Triangle to pair academic studies in the environment, urban planning, urban design and related fields with practical experience delivered through internships, capstone research projects and field trips. Students gain a background in stakeholder and client interaction, research translation, project management, and presentation of findings as an added benefit for future job prospects in the vibrant sustainability field.
Please contact Sustainable Carolina sustainable@unc.edu with questions.