Curriculum & Certificates
With over 100 courses from all 7 colleges, UC has multiple academic opportunities to be introduced to and expand on sustainability principles that align with your passions or studies.
UC offers certificates and minors that provide students with a focused path in sustainability topics and practices. More opportunitites are currently in the works!
Sustainability Involvement at the University of Cincinnati
Sustainable action can be achieved through many different types of involvement on campus. The listed opportunities and resources have been featured for missions, content, and programs that directly support sustainable principles.
UC Office of Sustainability
UC's Office of Sustainability is within the Department of Planning + Design + Construction with links to Facilities Management and Central Utilities. They facilitate a diversity of programs, co-curricular opportunities, and proactive events. Their mission is to educate, engage, and empower students and create a culture of sustainability at the university.
Sustainable Living
Sustainable Living at DAAP is about institutional and transdisciplinary research around sustainable solutions. It is not just about sustainability such as the environment but focusing on research that addresses core issues of living conditions. It is about placing humans and life interconnected at the center of our creative processes, systems, and outcomes.
UC Thrift
UC Thrift aims to reduce waste on UC's campus by collecting donations of clothes, accessories, shoes, and more and redistributing them to other people on campus who can use them. They redistribute through clothing swaps and pop-up thrift shops and the revenue is used to support local sustainability-focused organizations.
Society of Environmental Engineers
The Society of Environmental Engineers is an organization that unites students from various backrounds with a common interest in environmental engineering. The mission is to enhance students' understanding of environmental engineering while supporting members' development academically, professionally, and socially.
Engineers Without Borders
EWB partners with communities in developing countries to implement sustainable long-term solutions. These infrastructure projects heavily involve education and health to ensure projects can remain functional for years to come. Students from all majors develop practical skills such as fundraising, international development, and clear communication within a multi-faceted organization.
Leaders for Environmental Awareness and Protection
LEAP is a student organization at the University of Cincinnati that aims to create alliances and unite student leaders with diverse backgrounds, interests, and talents with faculty and local environmental organizations in the Greater Cincinnati area.
UC Center for Entrepreneurship
The Center for Entrepreneurship works to equip aspiring entrepreneurs from all backgrounds with the skills, resources, and connections to launch and scale their business ideas and build an entrepreneurial mindset. UC Net Impact is based out of the Center for Entrepreneurship.
Sustainable Industrial Design Initiative
The Sustainable Industrial Design Initiative is a student-centered effor to instill the values of circular design and implement circular strategies in the Industrial Design program at DAAP. The mission is to educate and inspire designers to change the way they think about Industrial Design as a connected part of the world and society.
UC Horticulture Club
The UC Horticulture Club is a society of students who are passionate about plants. Meeting with likeminded people through this organization will allow students to network, share ideas, and exchange expertise. Through hands-on workshops, members can learn techniques and skills for plant care.