DEPARTMENT OF EARTH, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND PLANETARY SCIENCES

ASG-Sustainability Committee (ASG SusComm): The Associated Student Government Sustainability Committee works to research, facilitate, and implement sustainability activities on campus. They aim to provide a unified, legitimate, and consistent voice from the students to the administration. They work closely with other campus groups to promote sustainability through academics, awareness campaigns, and tangible, impactful projects. 

Contact: sustainability@u.northwestern.edu
Instagram: @asgsuscomm

Cats Who Compost (CWC) seeks to reduce food waste and promote sustainability through composting and provides composting education and resources to individual students, residential colleges, student groups, and academic departments. They offer 5-gallon bucket rentals for composting community members to bring home and several compost drop off bins located across campus.

Contact: catswhocompost@u.northwestern.edu
Instagram: @catswhocompost

The Bike Project promotes cycling and casual bike riding as an accessible, sustainable, and social activity among students, having workshops teaching repair and maintenance, and organizing social group rides around Evanston. The group seeks to enhance the overall student experience by promoting the benefits of cycling while supporting inclusivity, sustainability, and personal empowerment and promoting a cheaper alternative to travel around campus and beyond.

Contact: aydin@northwestern.edu (advisor)
Instagram: @nubikeproject

Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) at Northwestern is a collegiate chapter of a national, non-profit network that mobilizes engineers through education, training, and practical action, building collaborative partnerships to meet the needs of current and future generations.  They are involved in on-going projects across the globe, including Nicaragua, Panama, and the Philippines.

Contact: esw@u.northwestern.edu
Instagram: @eswnu

Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Society (EnvEUS) seeks to bring a community to the Environmental Engineering students, promoting collaboration, assisting in networking, and providing knowledge of potential career paths. EnvEUS also offers opportunities for students to use classroom skills in a practical setting through participation in competitions and projects focused on environmental sustainability.

Contact: EnvEUS@u.northwestern.edu
Instagram: @enveus_nu

Fossil Free Northwestern (FFNU), formerly DivestNU, is a group of students, faculty, staff, and alums working toward climate and environmental justice at Northwestern and within the surrounding community. Join this group to get involved with events, petitions, news, and conversation!

Contact: FossilFreeNorthwestern@gmail.com
Instagram: @fossilfreenorthwestern

GREEN House (Group Residence for Environmental Engagement at Northwestern) is an environmental and sustainability-themed living community for around 40 students on the University's north campus (2303 Sheridan). View their residential services page.

Contact: nugreenhouse@gmail.com
Instagram: @nugreenhouse

In Our Nature is a student-run publication based at Northwestern University which aims to engage and entertain readers with all aspects of the environment, nature and sustainability. ION has weekly publishing and has gained access to events such as the Chicago Green Fest, the Dalai Lama's birthday celebration, and more. The online publication aims to engage and entertain readers with all aspects of the environment, nature and sustainability. Coverage ranges from news about events in Evanston/Chicago and worldly news, to fun features about animals, to opinion pieces that allow contributors to voice their opinion and spark social action.

Contact: inournaturemag@gmail.com
Instagram: @inournaturemag

The Northwestern Energy and Sustainability Club (NESC) brings together undergraduates passionate about energy and sustainability. As a pre-professional organization, NESC offers members opportunities to connect with industry experts, participate in recruitment events, attend talks from leading professionals, and explore various industries through field trips. Our mission is to provide students with the tools, insights, and networks necessary to create meaningful change in the energy and sustainability fields. Students from all academic backgrounds are welcome to join.

Contact: nuec@u.northwestern.edu
Instagram: @nu.es.club

Northwestern University Solar Car Team (NUsolar): NUsolar is a student-run team that designs, builds, and races completely solar-powered vehicles. Their goals are to promote a greater understanding of sustainable transportation technologies and provide an opportunity for students to gain real-world engineering project experience. NUsolar has built eight solar racers throughout it's history and travels across the nation each summer to compete with other university teams in the American Solar Challenge and Formula Sun Grand Prix solar car "rayces."

Contact: solar@u.northwestern.edu
Instagram: @nusolarcarteam

NU Thrift is a student-run thrift store organizing pop-ups at the end of every quarter with proceeds going to social/environmental justice groups. The organization aims to promote a circular economy of reusing, repairing, and upcycling by diverting clothing and dorm necessities from Northwestern’s waste streams and redistributing these items to serve the Northwestern community at large, including faculty, staff, and students. They hope to make sustainable consumption accessible by organizing a local source for affordable thrifting directly on campus with the first-generation/low-income community at the forefront of leadership and operations.

Contact: nuthrift@u.northwestern.edu
Instagram: @nuthrift.store

Plant Futures Northwestern is a pre-professional organization accelerating the transition to a sustainable, plant-based food system by empowering the next generation of leaders through career development, education, environmental advocacy, and community. As a chapter of the Plant Futures Initiative (PFI), a global nonprofit, they provide members access to exclusive networking opportunities, recruitment events, educational programs, field trips, and a global community of passionate students. Students from all academic backgrounds are welcome to join.

Contact: plant-futures@u.northwestern.edu
Instagram: @plantfutures_nu

Prairie Cats aims to protect, restore, and expand the natural/naturalized areas on and around Northwestern's Evanston campus. They also strive to get people interested in restoration and to inspire people to think critically about local ecosystems. Join Prairie Cats' fun outdoor workdays, workshops, speaker events, and more.

Contact: prairiecats@u.northwestern.edu
Instagram: @prairiecatsnu

Students for Ecological and Environmental Development (SEED) works to improve the state of the environment and to support progressive environmental movements through programming, service, and advocacy at Northwestern.  Their activities include speakers, concerts, weekly service trips to local restoration sites, and on-campus projects related to recycling and energy.  They are also one of the groups responsible for creating the Environmental Policy and Culture Program (EPC) and GREEN House.

Contact: nuseed@gmail.com
Instagram: @nu_seed

Wild Roots is a student-directed garden which grows fresh produce for the Northwestern and Evanston communities using sustainable practices. It strives to inspire students to think critically about the food we eat and by starting conversations about sustainability, social justice, and our food system.

Contact: nuwildroots@gmail.com
Instagram: @nuwildroots