About the UL Student Sustainability Team

The UL Student Sustainability Team is a dedicated group of individuals recruited on a voluntary basis, committed to fostering sustainability initiatives within the University of Limerick community. Comprising of students from diverse academic backgrounds and cultural perspectives, this team collaboratively co-creates and implements a wide range of projects, workshops, events, and initiatives aimed at promoting sustainability awareness and action on campus. 

Our Mission and Goals

At the heart of our mission lies the belief that sustainable development is best achieved through inclusive and participatory approaches. By empowering students to take an active role in shaping sustainability initiatives, we aim to cultivate a culture of environmental consciousness, social responsibility, and ethical stewardship within the university community. 

We seek to work on projects we are passionate about and work with others to enhance sustainability awareness and encourage action within the campus community all whilst having fun.

Why Student Leadership Matters 

Student-led sustainability initiatives offer a unique opportunity to harness the energy, creativity, and passion of young minds towards addressing pressing environmental and social challenges. By placing students at the forefront of decision-making and action, we ensure that sustainability efforts resonate with the diverse interests, values, and aspirations of the student body. 

Ready to Make an Impact? 

Your journey toward to become part of a team of students who aim to cultivate a sustainable mindset with their university peers is a click away!

Application Link: https://forms.office.com/e/bJg2VWhCzv
Applications open January 20th, 2025

 If you have any questions, please contact studentsustainability@ul.ie 

Joining the UL Student Sustainability Team allows you to make a meaningful impact on your campus. You do not need any prior sustainability knowledge! We work as a team to learn and create a positive impact. We welcome all students of various backgrounds and years of study to join. 

As a member, you can: 

  • Create engaging social media content 
  • Collaborate with other students and staff on various projects and events 
  • Practice facilitating workshops and public speaking 

Our team is entirely volunteer-based. By working with us, you can earn well-deserved President Volunteer Award (PVA) hours. 

Overall, you will: 

  • Develop a deeper understanding of sustainability 
  • Explore and address current sustainability issues 
  • Gain experience working with students from other disciplines 
  • Receive PVA hours 
  • Enhance your CV 

As members of the UL Student Sustainability team, volunteers undertake various responsibilities to drive forward our mission.  

We all participate in various roles such as: 

  • Co-creation: Engaging in collaborative brainstorming sessions to generate innovative ideas for workshops, events, and projects. 

  • Implementation: Taking a hands-on approach to bring ideas to life by organising and executing sustainability-focused activities and initiatives.  

Volunteers can choose to take the lead on a specific role for some projects such as: 

  • Social Media Coordinator: Helps with all aspects of Student Sustainability social media and promoting other UL events connected to sustainability. Creates content to engage with UL community, posts on a weekly basis, comes to the events to record and take photos to produce content. Makes flyers/posters. 

  • Workshop Facilitator: Leads informative and interactive workshops on ranging topics within Sustainability. Help moderate panels, facilitate during SLSD sessions, and develop content. 

  • Event Manager: Planning, coordinating, and overseeing sustainability-themed events, ranging from panel discussions to film screenings.  

  • Community Engagement: Actively engaging with students, staff, and the wider community to raise awareness and foster dialogue on sustainability issues. Engages with community to meet others that could work with the team in the future (i.e. guest speakers/workshops.) Raises awareness and fosters dialogue on sustainability issues. 

  • Projects: Initiate hands-on approaches to proposals that have been created. Bring ideas to life through focused activities/ initiatives. 

The goal is that everyone gets to experience all the roles.

  • Meeting Schedule: Our team meets for 1.5 hours, twice a month, in person.
  • Project Work: Hours spent on projects outside of meetings are flexible and depend on your time management. 
  • Coordinator Meetings: Meetings with the Student Sustainability Coordinator are scheduled as needed. 
  • Volunteer Hours: Volunteers can expect to contribute a minimum of approximately 15 hours per semester and up to as many as they would like. 

Meeting dates 2025: Tuesday February 4th, 18th / March 4th, 18th / April 1st, 29th / May 6th, 20th

We are so happy to have you on board! 

Apply taking this survey: https://forms.office.com/e/bJg2VWhCzv
Applications open January 20th, 2025 and continue until there are 30 students in the program.

You will receive an email back from studentsustainability@ul.ie to know if you got in the programme and the next steps.

 

If you have any questions, please contact studentsustainability@ul.ie