Student Impact Awards

You can apply if you are:

• A currently enrolled student
• An individual undergraduate or graduate student from any UMN campus
• A team of students

About team nominations:

Collaborative Team Impact Awards recognize groups of students who created change together – on campus or in their community. Teams may be:

• A registered student organization
• An informal group supported by a faculty or staff member who can receive funds on the team’s behalf

Some campuses follow their own application processes that correspond with other awards. Please follow the instructions below to ensure your application is submitted correctly.

Morris

• Individual students at the Morris campus must apply through the Morris Sustainability Leader Annual Award
• Collaborative teams from Morris should apply using the Student Impact Awards application form below

Duluth

• Students at the Duluth campus must apply through the Duluth Sustainability Inspiration Awards process

Recipients selected through these campus processes are also honored as part of the Student Impact Awards celebration.

“I led a small committee to create a free swap on campus, a resource for students helping to reduce our move-out waste at the end of the year. I am also president of our sustainability club on campus, where we host fun and engaging events for all students to enjoy. I have also worked with our Office of Residential Life as a CA and improved the CA role to incorporate more sustainability.”

“Throughout my journey in Minnesota as an M.S. student and now as a Ph.D. student at the Precision Ag Center (UMN), I have helped lead collaborative, on-farm research that empowers farmers and crop consultants across Minnesota and the U.S. to adopt data-driven, sustainable nutrient management practices.”

“As a co-chair of Crookston Students for Sustainable Development (CSSD), I helped lead initiatives that promote environmental awareness and action, including the implementation of targeted recycling programs and the coordination of educational outreach to promote environmentally responsible practices. In addition to my leadership role I am engaged in undergraduate research examining microplastic pollution and its environmental impacts.”

Students: Vivi Tabor, Soren Espe, Yasmin Sandoval and Shore Thompson

“Biodiversity and Ecology Advocates for Vulnerable Environments and Resources (BEAVER) Club is committed to providing information about conservation and wildlife management in a fun and impactful way. We believe that our ecosystems are the basis of society and should be protected, cherished and enjoyed by all people.”

Students: Lexi Delacruz, August Tinklenberg, Tobi Williams, Rachel Zuraff, Pajishiab Yang, Nicholas Broske, Taylor Goetsch and Emma Ambrosi

“The Center for Climate Literacy’s Undergraduate Assistants are a diverse collective of young people who are driven by a commitment to ensure others still younger than themselves have the opportunity to become climate literate. They are also the Center’s heart, driving its work to empower UMN and K12 students with the resources they need to live well in a climate changing world.”

Students: Cole Becker, Robbie Zawojewski, Meizi Milless, Adam Kaltenbach, Zara Razidlo and Madolyn Coleman

“Raptor Trails has worked towards furthering resources available to students in order to help connect them to the outdoors. Raptor Trails meets people where they are by offering a variety of events connecting students to the outdoors in the indoors, like through potting events or trivia about our Earth. Additionally, every hike doubles as a clean up, leaving each place we visit a little better than we found it.”