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Benefits of being a Sustainability Ambassador

Get credit on your co-curricular record
Increase your knowledge about local and global sustainability problems
Get support on the design and implementation of sustainability projects that respond to your key campus concerns
Connect with other students interested in promoting sustainability education
Learn about Concordia initiatives, groups, and departments working towards sustainability on campus

Become a confident, informed sustainability leader
Learn about fostering successful group dynamics, strategies for tackling sustainability issues and project development, and reporting systems
Gain job-related skills and strategies for integrating sustainability into your career
If eligible, undergraduates can claim academic credit through the LOYC 420 internship course

Time commitment

Weekly sessions

Sustainability Ambassadors must be available to attend all weekly sessions during the following times, for a total of 28 sessions (14 in the fall and 14 in the winter term):

Fall term

Weekly team sessions on Fridays

1 p.m. - 3 p.m. between Sept 8th – Dec 8th 2023

Winter term

Weekly team sessions on Fridays

1 p.m. - 3 p.m. between Jan 19th – April 26th 2024

Program-related activities

In addition to the weekly two-hour sessions, Sustainability Ambassadors commit to 1-3 hours of program-related activities:

Volunteering with a participating campus sustainability organization

2 hours per week

Sustainability outreach or education activities

1 hour per week

Outcomes of the program

Consultant

You’ll be able to explain sustainability initiatives, resources, and strategies at Concordia while linking them to broader environmental and social challenges.

Leader

You’ll be able to use social change strategies and personal values to address conflict, problem solve and confidently make decisions in volunteer locations.

Analyst

You’ll know how to design and implement a report, workshop, presentation, or project that responds effectively and creatively to an on-campus sustainability problem.

Educator

You’ll be ready to plan, motivate and facilitate collaborative and participatory sustainability educational activities that increase sustainability culture on campus.

About the SAP coordinator

Meredith Marty-Dugas graduated from the department of English at Concordia with a B.A. in Honours English and Creative Writing in 2020. It was through caring for the wellbeing of her peers that she was introduced to sustainability and has been working at these intersections ever since. For the last two years of her degree, she enjoyed her whirlwind of research, student community building, and working as the SAP coordinator. When Meredith isn’t walking her dog, she is digging up her front garden to plant cucamelon and milkweed.

How to apply

Applications for the fall term are open to students in the winter term each year.

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Meet our Sustainability Ambassadors

Our SAs study in a range of degrees and programs at Concordia.

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Partners & opportunities

Our partners commit to providing high-quality learning and leadership environments for our Sustainability Ambassadors.

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