Last updated: 10/4/24

SUSTAINABILITY IN BUSINESS CLUB

2024-25 Meeting Time: Thursdays 6-7 in Austin 226
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.

Fall 2024 Officers:
  • Jamie McMurray - Co-President
  • Marci Cabnos - Co-President
  • Sean Curtis - Vice President
  • Piper Thompson - Treasurer
  • Alex Spence - Secretary
  • Mia Saunders - Marketing Director
  • Morgan Sivils - Events Coordinator
Advisors:
What are we up to in Fall?
  • Beaver Community Fair - September 27, 2024
  • Case Study Competition with UO's Net Zero Club 
  • Fundraising
  • Tabling at the Repair Fair, Nov 7 at the OSUsed Store from 6-8PM
  • Member Discussions
  • Guest Speakers
    • OSU Materials Management Outreach, Marketing, and Communications Specialist, Kaylee Smith October 10
  • Week 6 Meeting: Attend InnovationX Guest Speaker 
 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