Frequently Asked Questions for Students

Interested in getting academic credit for these projects?

Find a professor who is willing to give you academic credit for working on sustainability projects. Sign up for the email list (directions in the navigation column to the left) and ask others on the list for assistance or their opinions. You may send something like this: "I am a student at XYZ looking for a faculty member at my institution willing to give academic credit for sustainability projects related to their area of expertise. Please let me know if you know of such a person.

"I am a student at _______ college looking for a faculty member at my institution willing to give academic credit for sustainability projects related to their area. Please email me if you know of anyone."

What if you can't find a match?

That's ok. Approach multiple professors and ask them until you get a "yes". It's easy to do.

You can use the following approach:

I am interested how your area of expertise relates to creating a better world (a more sustainable future). There is an online database with available project opportunities in sustainable development that I think relate to your area. These projects provide the opportunity for me to integrate working on real world problems into my coursework. The website is sponsored by the US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development and the Society for College and University Planning. I'd like to bring you a few project ideas and discuss the possibilities for me to use these projects for academic credit. When would be a good time for you to discuss this further?