SustainCollins

SustainCollins: Live + learn with like-minded students

SustainCollins, a partnership between Collins LLC, the Environment, Society, and Sustainability Institue, and Office of Sustainability, is an action and education-oriented living-learning program dedicated to sustainability and the environment. SustainCollins is open to Collinsites of all majors who are interested in gaining professional skills, diving deep into environmental topics, and incorporating sustainability into their everyday lives.

SustainCollins students are members of the Collins Living-Learning Center. As a Collinsite, you’ll have access to all the amazing classes, trips, student groups, and resources at Collins. You’ll also participate in unique programming including:

Student Sustainability Project: Active participation in a student-directed and sustainability related project (satisfying Q-project requirement, as part of the Q199 course).
Enrollment in Environmental Collins Seminar: Enrollment in MINIMUM of one (1) environment/sustainability-focused Collins Seminar class (satisfying Collins seminar requirement)
Volunteer Hours: Completion of 10 volunteer or engagement hours per semester (20/academic year) in student-selected community organizations (program leaders can connect the group with plenty of activities!)
Engagement with Coordinators and Peer Mentors: Direct engagement with SustainCollins Peer Mentors (Collins upperclassmen who serve as student project leads and plan additional activities for the program), Co-Directors (full-time staff campus sustainability leaders), and other leadership (undergraduate interns and graduate fellows).

Additional program offerings may include:

Speaker series with influential environmental leaders, including visiting scholars and local community leaders.
Programs offered through neighboring world-class University initiatives, including the Environmental Resilience Institute
Others, as suggested by residents!

Eligibility

SustainCollins is open to students of all majors and disciplines who are interested in gaining professional skills, diving deep into environmental topics, and incorporating sustainability into their everyday lives. To join the program, students must live in Collins LLC. This program is open to all Collinsites interested in maintaining a sustainable lifestyle with other peers. SustainCollins members must complete an additional Resident Agreement detailing membership requirements (information below).

Application

To join SustainCollins, you must first complete the IU housing application. Be sure to answer all Collins-specific questions and indicate your interest in the SustainCollins program. A member of the SustainCollins staff will reach out to you at your IU email address with the additional Resident Agreement detailing membership requirements. For questions about housing in the Collins Living-Learning Center contact Assistant Director Leigh Suggs at leidavis@iu.edu.

Become a peer mentor

Funding is available for returning Collins residents interested in becoming Peer Mentors. Contact SustainCollins Co-Coordinators Tanjimul Alam (alamt@iu.edu) and Jack Rosswurm (jrosswur@iu.edu) for more information, and to apply.

Interested in joining?

Be sure to mark the “SustainCollins” option in the Collins-specific questions on your IU Housing application!