Sustainability Spotlights

Each month, we will highlight a UNC Charlotte community member who is an advocate for sustainability on campus. This August, we are highlighting a member of the UNC Charlotte Recycling team who plays a vital part in keeping UNC Charlotte green, including ensuring materials like cardboard and styrofoam from campus move-in are recycled properly. Visit […]

Fushcia Ann-Hoover, assistant professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences, spends a lot of time thinking about humans’ relationship to the planet.  A former postdoctoral fellow at the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center, Hoover also served as a Harvard-Salata Climate Justice Fellow. For five years at UNC Charlotte, she has encouraged students to […]

Logan David, a junior civil engineering major, has made sustainability a core part of his UNC Charlotte experience. Growing up in a small town, environmental stewardship was always important to David, and moving to an urban University has only magnified that sense of responsibility.  For nearly three years, he has worked for the Office of […]

Cai Fox joined UNC Charlotte in 2024 as the assessment coordinator in the Office of Sustainability. Fox coordinates data gathering, information management and reporting for the assessment of campus sustainability from initiatives to operations. Fox talks about discovering his passion for sustainability and what his reports reveal about the University’s efforts. 

Jessica Barthel is the passionate education coordinator for the Office of Sustainability. With a background in environmental science and experience in stormwater infrastructure, she is focused on engaging faculty and staff in sustainability efforts across campus, including the Sustainability Ambassador program.