State of the Planet

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Undergraduate Major in Sustainable Development8

  • Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Positions for Fall 2015

    Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Positions for Fall 2015

    The Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development is currently accepting applications for Fall 2015 teaching assistant positions. Applicants must be current full-time CU students enrolled in a degree granting program, and be graduate students and undergraduate juniors or seniors.

  • Social Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development

    Every year, the Clinton Global Initiative, in partnership with the Hult Business School, organizes a social entrepreneurship start-up competition challenging students to address the world’s toughest problems. Winners of the prize receive $1 million in seed capital to launch their start-up, as well as membership to Hult’s start-up incubator.

  • Record Numbers at the Annual All Ivy Sustainability Career Fair

    Record Numbers at the Annual All Ivy Sustainability Career Fair

    The Annual All Ivy Environmental and Sustainable Development Career Fair brought in a record number of recruiters and students last Friday, making it the largest and most successful fair in the event’s 12-year history.

  • Alumna Finds Good Fit for Communication Skills

    Alumna Finds Good Fit for Communication Skills

    Kathy Zhang CC ’13, is a graduate of the undergraduate sustainable development major program. She’s applying her skills in communications and other areas now at the Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

  • Sustainable Development through the Lens of NYC Government

    Sustainable Development through the Lens of NYC Government

    Have you ever wondered about how sustainability plans develop within local government? Michael Freedman-Schnapp, director of the New York City Council’s Policy & Innovation Division, recently spoke with students about this topic at a Sustainable Development Speaker Series event.

  • Sustainable Development Fall 2014 Workshop Briefings

    Sustainable Development Fall 2014 Workshop Briefings

    This fall, students in the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development unveiled innovative solutions for sustainability issues as part of their Capstone Workshop. Under the guidance of professors Stuart Gaffin and Radley Horton, students worked as consultants for organizations such as the United States Military Academy at West Point, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and…

  • Rising Star Shows Passion for Sustainable Development Abroad

    Rising Star Shows Passion for Sustainable Development Abroad

    Alyssa Menz’ upbringing and interests have shaped her enthusiasm and fascination for environmental policy and human-environment interactions. Her studies in sustainable development and learning experiences abroad in Jordan, the Middle East and Kenya have further fueled her passion for international environmental policy and conflict resolution. After graduating from the program, Alyssa hopes to continue her…

  • Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Positions for Spring 2015

    Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Positions for Spring 2015

    The Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development is currently accepting applications for spring 2015 teaching assistant positions.

  • Taking Undergraduate Research on the Road

    Taking Undergraduate Research on the Road

    This experience taught us not only about climate modeling, quantitative research and analysis, but also about the dynamic process of working with a client and with a team. After months of hard work, our team presented our findings to fellow students and faculty at Columbia and to our clients at West Point. The project has…

  • Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Positions for Fall 2015

    Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Positions for Fall 2015

    The Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development is currently accepting applications for Fall 2015 teaching assistant positions. Applicants must be current full-time CU students enrolled in a degree granting program, and be graduate students and undergraduate juniors or seniors.

  • Social Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development

    Every year, the Clinton Global Initiative, in partnership with the Hult Business School, organizes a social entrepreneurship start-up competition challenging students to address the world’s toughest problems. Winners of the prize receive $1 million in seed capital to launch their start-up, as well as membership to Hult’s start-up incubator.

  • Record Numbers at the Annual All Ivy Sustainability Career Fair

    Record Numbers at the Annual All Ivy Sustainability Career Fair

    The Annual All Ivy Environmental and Sustainable Development Career Fair brought in a record number of recruiters and students last Friday, making it the largest and most successful fair in the event’s 12-year history.

  • Alumna Finds Good Fit for Communication Skills

    Alumna Finds Good Fit for Communication Skills

    Kathy Zhang CC ’13, is a graduate of the undergraduate sustainable development major program. She’s applying her skills in communications and other areas now at the Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

  • Sustainable Development through the Lens of NYC Government

    Sustainable Development through the Lens of NYC Government

    Have you ever wondered about how sustainability plans develop within local government? Michael Freedman-Schnapp, director of the New York City Council’s Policy & Innovation Division, recently spoke with students about this topic at a Sustainable Development Speaker Series event.

  • Sustainable Development Fall 2014 Workshop Briefings

    Sustainable Development Fall 2014 Workshop Briefings

    This fall, students in the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development unveiled innovative solutions for sustainability issues as part of their Capstone Workshop. Under the guidance of professors Stuart Gaffin and Radley Horton, students worked as consultants for organizations such as the United States Military Academy at West Point, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and…

  • Rising Star Shows Passion for Sustainable Development Abroad

    Rising Star Shows Passion for Sustainable Development Abroad

    Alyssa Menz’ upbringing and interests have shaped her enthusiasm and fascination for environmental policy and human-environment interactions. Her studies in sustainable development and learning experiences abroad in Jordan, the Middle East and Kenya have further fueled her passion for international environmental policy and conflict resolution. After graduating from the program, Alyssa hopes to continue her…

  • Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Positions for Spring 2015

    Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Positions for Spring 2015

    The Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development is currently accepting applications for spring 2015 teaching assistant positions.

  • Taking Undergraduate Research on the Road

    Taking Undergraduate Research on the Road

    This experience taught us not only about climate modeling, quantitative research and analysis, but also about the dynamic process of working with a client and with a team. After months of hard work, our team presented our findings to fellow students and faculty at Columbia and to our clients at West Point. The project has…