Last updated: 5/7/25

SUSTAINABILITY IN BUSINESS CLUB

2024-25 Meeting Time: Thursdays 6-7 in Austin 222
About the Club:

Sustainability in Business was founded in 2023 and is open to OSU students of any major! The club supplies students with exposure to sustainability topics in and out of business practices, allows students to work with local businesses, and connects students with sustainability careers, internships, and professionals.

Spring 2024 Officers:
  • Jamie McMurray - Co-President
  • Marci Cabnos - Co-President
  • Piper Thompson - Treasurer
  • Alex Spence - Secretary
  • Mateo Caso - Marketing Director
  • Jaden Kugn - Events Coordinator
Advisors:
What are we up to in Spring?
  • Case Study Competition with UO's Net Zero Club (May 8-9)
  • Trip to Gathering Together Farms in Philomath (TBD) 
  • Tabling at the Repair Fair, May 14 at the OSUsed Store from 6-8PM
  • OSU Alumni Sustainability Career Panel (April 24)
    • Ava Wright (2023 Alum) - Climate Change Coordinator for California Department of Transportation 
    • Jordan Spradlin (2022 Alum) - Sustainability Coordinator for Central Washington University 
    • Callie Steed (2023 Alum) - Consulting Senior Associate - Environmental Resources Management
  • Guest Speakers
    • Depop Ambassadors (April 17) 
    • Design for Social Impact Certificate (May 1) 
       What Have We Been Up To?
      • Career Panel: Sustainability Career Readiness
      • Tabling
      • Sustainability and Business Guest Speakers
        • Kylee Church - Sustainability Assessment in Private Industry & SEA Grant Experience
        • Professor Jeff Roberts (UNLV) - Sustainable Design/Architecture
        • Denise DeLuca - Biomimicery/Sustainable Design 
        • Erica Elliot - OSU's Sustainability Double Degree
        • Professor Rajat Panwar - Deforestation Effects
        • Aimee Thompson - Running Thompson Sanitary Services in Newport
        • Kaylee Smith - OSU's Materials Management/Waste Industry
        • Jordan Spradlin - OSU Alum Speaking on Sustainability in Athletics
        • Liz Habley - Community Food Systems Manager at Starker Arts Garden for Education 
      • Local Business Visits
        • Toyota Subaru of Corvallis, Spring 2023
      • Previous Discussions and Member Presentations
        • Kaylee Smith - What are barriers to being a sustainable business or company?
        • Ellie Basinski - How to tell if a company is sustainable
        • Silva Sankari - Creating a Certifications Guide/What do certifications mean?
        • Merrill Staketee - Sustainable Supply Chains
        • Kaylee Smith - Recycling Training
        • Merrill Staketee - Sustainability Swaps and Show & Tell
        • Mia Bratcher - Sustainable Design
        • Merrill Staketee - Studying for the SEA credential
        • Mia Saunders - Kalapuyan Agricultural Practices
        • Jillian Thompson - Greenwashing