Staff Sustainability Network: Get Involved
Learn about ways you can get involved with the Staff Sustainability Network, a UC San Diego Staff Association.
Join our Community
Benefits of SSN membership
- Participate in activities and events that promote sustainability awareness
- Networking opportunities to meet people from the campus and community
- Discover resources and organizations dedicated to sustainability issues
How to Join
Interested in joining the Staff Sustainability Network (SSN)? Simply subscribe to our newsletter to stay in touch.
Attend a meeting or stop by the Sustainability Resource Center to introduce yourself.
SSN's subcommittees may also interest you:
- Events (Google Form)
- Transportation (Google Form)
- Environmental and Social Justice
Questions about membership?
Contact Membership Chair Cindy Perez.
Connect
Keep us posted
Want to share campus news, events or other sustainability resources with SSN members?
Get in touch with us: ssn@ucsd.edu.
Share your ideas
Have a great idea for SSN? Submit it to our Idea Cloud.
Questions about SSN?
Volunteer
We often need help with planning and organizing events, zero-waste education and outreach, community building, and communications.
We also list opportunities related to notable campus events on Volunteer50.
Donate
We are a staff volunteer organization. Your contributions support our education programs, outreach activities and the grants that we award. Make a one-time or monthly gift through UC San Diego. We appreciate donations of any amount. Thank you.
Start a project
Each year, SSN awards small grants (up to $500) for on-campus sustainability outreach campaigns. The objective is to design an outreach campaign to educate and engage UC San Diego staff in the areas of:
- Energy usage
- Transportation
Waste reduction
- Water and resource conservation
- Climate protection
- Green buildings
- Food
- Institutional operations
- Community awareness
- Environmentally preferable purchasing
- Other (share your idea with us!)
More information will be shared on this website, in our e-newsletter, and through social media when applications are open.
Questions about funding? Email us.
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