Engagement
10.0 Module Overview
You've made it to the end! Here are some further resources to stay connected to environmentalism and become involved in our community.
10.1 Staying engaged with the University
Take a UC Berkeley Green Campus Walking Tour: Walk through sites on and off campus, highlighting sustainability efforts on our campus. During COVID orders, check out a virtual tour of the campus through the website!
Come to CACS Meetings: The Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability (CACS) is a board of faculty, staff, students, and alumni to promote sustainable development and environmental management on campus. Everyone is welcome to attend meetings and contribute.
Like the UCB Office of Sustainability & Carbon Solutions' Facebook Page and Sign up for Our Newsletter! Also follow us on Instagram at @calsustainability!
Get Green Lab Certified: Get recognized for your sustainability efforts in Labs!
Save Energy: 137 campus buildings have real-time energy dashboards to provide a visualization of electricity and as well as water use tracking the effects of your efforts like turning off the lights at night and using energy saving features on your computer.
Take a deeper dive into our sustainability goals and strategies in the Campus Sustainability Plan.
Check out sponsored tuition for staff through University Extension - grow your knowledge in the numerous sustainability related courses.
If you have any questions or concerns you can sign up for Office Hours to meet with the Office of Sustainability Head.
Encourage (and mentor) your fellow colleagues to take this sustainability training!
The Student Environmental Resource Center (SERC)
Founded by transfer students from Cal in 2012, the Student Environmental Resource Center (SERC) is a great way to find out about other environmental organizations. It operates as a centralizing organization for the Environmental Community here at Berkeley, with a robust staff of dedicated students and employees. Here is its page on the list of Environmental Student Organizations on Campus.
Find out how you can get funding for sustainability projects.
The Green Initiative Fund is UC Berkeley’s Campus Green Fund. TGIF provides funding, via grants, for projects that improve and support UC Berkeley’s campus sustainability and environmental justice efforts. Students, faculty, and staff of the University of California, Berkeley are encouraged to submit a proposal for consideration by The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) Committee. Click here or on the graphic on the right to learn more about The Green Initiative Fund.
10.2 Stay Connected with the Berkeley Community and Bay Area
There are many environmental organizations focused on certain communities with different goals in mind. In Berkeley, the Ecology Center is centrally connected and has many resources to get involved! If you wanted to engage with legislation, you could work with the Alameda chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby. If you want to work to clean up beach pollution, the Surfrider Foundation has frequent beach clean-up events all. There are many different types of environmental organizations with diversified interests and focuses, but all work to serve the planet!
10.3 Staying Educated
There are a wide variety of resources to follow regarding climate change and sustainability. Local Newspapers such as the San Francisco Chronicle are reliable sources of environmental information for your communities. Bay Nature is another source as an award-winning magazine focused on connecting the Bay Area with our greater environment. East Bay Regional Parks such as Crab Cove and Tilden Park host many free educational and nature programs for adults and families alike through their visitor centers.
Watch this final video on the left
The video linked on the left is a message from American poet and activist Amanda Gorman. We hope its message resonates with you as you conclude this training.
Thank you for completing the UC Berkeley Sustainability Certification!
Please don't forget to fill out the Completion Form here so we can give you your certification!