How to Get Involved
Student organizations are led by students for students and provide an opportunity for students to get hands-on experience outside of the classroom. Learn more about current student organization opportunities or how to start a new student organization by visiting the Student Involvement website.
Below is a list of select student organizations which focus on sustainability related topics. There are over 300 active student organizations at UWM with new organizations starting and some ending each year, based on the interest of student leaders. Note: some organizations may not be currently active.
Conservation Club
The goal of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Conservation Club is to increase environmental literacy through the lens of conservation within our campus. The education and volunteer opportunities present a benefit both to the environment and to the students. Conservation Club strives to provide an enhanced awareness of issues within local and global ecosystems. The club is welcome to all who have a passion for biological preservation and sustainability.
Access the Conservation Club’s Instagram, or visit the PantherOrgs website.
For People and Planet
For People and Planet is an environmental and social justice student organization at UW-Milwaukee with a focus on action! They offer social opportunities, volunteering, and other initiatives to help students engage outside the classroom
Follow along on the For People and Planet Instagram or visit the PantherOrgs website.
Emerging Green Builders
Emerging Green Builders is a group of students who care deeply about the environment and want to help save it through green building practices. Their goal is to creat a network of emerging green building leaders, develop opportunities for involvement through the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), and to further generate momentum for the green building industry. Activities include tours of sustainable buildings/grounds, lectures from professionals and experts, events such as building competitions and energy fairs, and club meetings with games trivia, YouTube videos, friends, and snacks of course!
This student organization is not currently active. If you would like to re-organize this group, please get in touch with Student Involvement.
Engineers Without Borders USA UW-Milwaukee Chapter
The Engineers Without Borders USA University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chapter is a non-profit humanitarian organization dedicated to improving the quality of life in developing communities. Their work over the past decade at UWM has brought running water to rural villages in Guatemala, as well as access to rainwater catchment in community gardens across Milwaukee.
Learn more by visiting the EWB Instagram or the PantherOrgs website.
RE-volv Solar Ambassadors at UWM
As UW-Milwaukee’s Solar Ambassador Team, the organization is an affiliate of RE-volv, a non-profit based out of San Francisco. The goal is to run a grassroots crowdfunding campaign to have solar systems installed on local non-profits and cooperatives. Projects include River Revitalization Foundation and Riverwest Co-Op, working to raise funds and supply community education and empowerment. The non-profits then pay back RE-volv monthly on their 20 year lease-to-own plan, while still saving money off of their typical electric bill. A percentage of those proceeds are transferred to the solar seed fund that funds future solar projects. Over time there will be no need for crowdfunding campaigns because the solar seed fund will be able to fully cover future projects creating a RE-volv(ing) fund.
This student organization is not currently active. If you would like to re-organize this group, please get in touch with Student Involvement.
Food Recovery Network
Food Recovery Network at UWM recovers food from Sandburg Café and the Student Union Restaurants. We are partnered with the non-profit organization Just One More Ministry that recovers food from UWM, various companies, and local citizens. The food is then redistributed to over 40 other organizations around the greater Milwaukee area, who give that food to people that are in need of food assistance.
This student organization is not currently active. If you would like to re-organize this group, please get in touch with Student Involvement.