Improving safety and sustainability on your work place
Alexa Marsh is a senior majoring in environmental studies and sustainability and minoring in entrepreneurship and innovation. She is president of the Sustainable Spartans club, which seeks to research and implement technology and educational programs that promote a more sustainable MSU.
With graduation around the corner, I'll be leaving behind what has been my home for the last four years. As I reflect on my time at MSU, the most transformational experience I've had is as a leader of the Sustainable Spartans club.
We have led multiple sustainability projects around campus for six years, including installing a solar-powered picnic table near Case Hall and energy-saving lights in the Business College Complex. Serving as a project manager last year and finishing out my senior year as the club's president has been an honor and an amazing learning opportunity for me.
Last year, our club received a $25,000 grant from the Ford Motor company Fund through the College Community Challenge to install solar lights on bus shelters around campus. The goal of our project is to increase safety on ca
