San Diego State University
EN-3: Student Life

GreenFest, presented by SDSU's Associated Students and SDSU's Enviro-Business Society, is a series of events and initiatives, which encourage, celebrate, and advocate for sustainability, SDSU Pride, and diversity. The purpose of GreenFest is to engage the campus community through social and interactive programs in an effort to educate them on the importance of living a sustainable lifestyle and to promote sustainable practices. The Enviro-Business Society is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization at San Diego State University. They strive to empower students to make a positive environmental impact on campus, in the community, in the business world, and everyday life through the principles of ecology, ethics, and economics (the 3 e's). They accept all majors to create a beneficial way to enact real change through special projects and event. This currently includes running a weekly farmers' market on campus, regulating the bike line, holding weekly meetings with various local speakers, and planning the annual Earth Day celebration! The San Diego Chapter of The Association of Environmental Professionals is committed to supporting students preparing for careers in the environmental field. The Student Chapter offers student-specific programs, awards annual scholarships, encourages internship placement, and hosts networking events for local undergraduate and graduate students. The goal of the Student Chapter is to create and provide a better network between students and the environmental professional community.

Associated Students is a partner of the College Area Community Garden, by the Children’s Center. Anyone can rent plots; Aztec Shops, GreenLove, and the Enviro-Business Society all have plots. A small pilot composting facility is hosted by the Community Garden. Compostables from the Children’s Center and certain Associated Student events end up turning into compost right on campus.

BrightSide provides a service that increases the accessibility, availability, and affordability of fresh fruits and vegetables by serving as a produce distributor for food insecure customers in low-income communities and the university community. The funding model for BrightSide relies on the proceeds from deliveries of produce on the SDSU campus to fund deliveries to BrightSide stores in underserved communities. By utilizing idle resources, employing university students and volunteers, and servicing multiple food insecure communities, BrightSide provides a sustainable, long-term solution for distribution that can be scalable to more communities as the venture grows. Food Insecurity impacts approximately 16% of the population of San Diego. 494,439 people in San Diego County are food insecure. That’s 330,302 adults and 164,137 children (San Diego Hunger Coalition).

Students are responsible for the GreenFest and larger GreenLove budget. They also participate in budgeting energy projects for Associated Students.

Greenlove's Green Lunch Bag Series - The GLBS is a sustainability minded event held in the Student Union theater every month to raise awareness and stimulate conversation about various topics in sustainability. The events consist of various guest speakers, interactive activities, and documentaries. Free Oggi's pizza is usually provided with options for vegetarians and vegans as well! Bi-weekly Enviro-Business Society meetings host local sustainability leaders in today's work force and industry.

Every year SDSU's Greenfest hosts a concert that is based on sustainability, which also features recycled art.

AZTEC ADVENTURES provides the SDSU community with opportunities to experience outdoor challenges that aim to promote personal growth, health and wellness, leadership, relationship building and environmental responsibility.

Yes there are multiple green clubs on campus that teach multiple life skills relating to sustainability.

There are multiple internships offered at SDSU including recycling interns, energy analysts, and marketing for SDSU sustainability