New Initiative Helps Students Explore Green Careers
Above: Andrew De Los Santos works in the recycling and composting center to help UC Merced attain Triple Net Zero. (Photo Credit: UC Merced)
By Brenda Ortiz, bortiz@ucmerced.edu | UC Merced
When Chigoziri Ibechem attended her first planning commission meeting in downtown Merced last November, she had no idea where it might lead.
After the meeting, the psychology major from Los Angeles was greeted by the city of Merced’s principal planner, who noticed her enthusiasm for the city’s Local Transportation project. He invited her to apply for an internship program UC Merced’s sustainability office launched earlier this year to give students education and applied learning opportunities in sustainability-related careers.
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