Alternative Breaks

Alternative Breaks is a service organization that sends out multiple week-long service trips on both environmental and social topics over winter and spring break. One of the main goals of Alternative Breaks is to bring what is learned on trips back to our own community. Connect with Alternative Breaks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. 

GVSU Beekeepers

Learn what all the buzz is about! The GVSU Beekeepers are a group of students who are actively involved in managing honey bees at the Sustainable Agriculture Project and also manage an apiary on the Meijer Campus in Holland. This organization hosts honey extraction and bottling events as well as educating on the importance of bees for the environment. Connect with them on Facebook and Instagram.

Biology Club

The GVSU Biology Club provides opportunities to build relationships with faculty and fellow students who have a similar interest in biology. You will also be given a chance to interact with the community through various events and gain awareness of career and research opportunities in biology-related fields. Any and all majors are welcome to participate!

Farm Club

The GVSU Farm Club is an organization of students who are committed to promoting the principles and practices of sustainable farming and agriculture among the Grand Valley State University community. This group hopes to enrich the campus and surrounding communities with agrarian knowledge and experiences. There are meetings regularly for volunteer hours at the Sustainable Agriculture Project site, GVSU's campus farm on Luce Street. Connect with the Farm Club on Facebook and Instagram.

Geology Club

The GVSU Geology Club exists to offer a friendly environment to all students interested in geology, rocks, minerals, environmental studies, or those who just like being outside. Connect with the Geology Club on Facebook. 

Laker Food Co. Green Team

Interested in food and sustainability? Join the Green Team! This student volunteer group is dedicated to implementing sustainability into food systems on campus. The highlight activities include educational tables, helping with Zero-Waste Football Games, and volunteering at the SAP! Please complete the interest form: https://forms.gle/GTEkKc9HciqsSTE6A , and feel free to contact the Laker Food Company sustainability intern at [email protected] with any questions or for more information.

Seidman Sustainability Association

The Seidman Sustainability Association was created to educate and connect the community to the sustainability movement through the business perspective. The club aims to take action through meetings, events, and having conversations that make a difference in the environment. With a strong connection to the West Michigan community, SSA builds relationships with local companies to promote their business and highlight their sustainable actions with collaboration and joint participation. 

Soil and Water Conservation Society

The GVSU SWCS participates in local conservation projects, including environmental clean-ups, habitat restorations, and similar community service activities. The organization's mission is to promote the science and art of soil, water and related natural resource management to achieve sustainability. Connect with the Soil and Water Conservation Society on Facebook and Instagram. 

Soil Judging Club

Soil Judging is a nationally-recognized, educational endeavor. Undergraduates engage in soil judging activities in both informal and formal settings, including but not limited to university-specific practices, as well as regional and national soil judging competitions. As the official soil judging club of GVSU, it is our mission to gain new employable skills, and further our understanding of how soils develop and support ecosystems, by engaging in hands-on soil and land-use investigations. This club also aims to connect people and communities with a broad range of soils, to help further our collective understanding of the relationship between people and soils.

GVSU Solar Racing Team

GVSU Solar Racing is a student organization with the goal of successfully competing in the American Solar Challenge. The organization's goal is to establish a club that appreciates and embraces the alternative energy improvements in the automotive industry. They are driven to not only be future engineers, but future leaders in the world of technological advances. Connect with the Solar Racing Team on Facebook. 

Students of Citizens' Climate Lobby

Students of Citizens' Climate Lobby provides a welcoming community in which students can come together and act on their climate concerns by advocating and lobbying for bipartisan legislation reform. Our goal is to establish a sustainable foundation to push for climate action across all geographic regions. CCL focuses on using shared values rather than growing the political divide to make significant change. CCL focuses on putting a price on carbon, electrification, healthy forests, and permitting reform. Throughout the school year we will organize various events related to the core values of CCL to exercise our rights to influence legislation. We will meet each month to discuss and plan these events, talk about current climate related event happening around the world, and more. There will be numerous volunteer opportunities, internship opportunities, and amazing exposure to the field overall. 

Follow CLL GVSU on Instagram or reach out by email at [email protected]

Student Environmental Coalition

The Student Environmental Coalition (SEC) is a service and advocacy organization intended to promote student interest in local, regional, and global environmental concerns. The SEC mission is: "Helping to engage students at Grand Valley's campus to be conscious citizens by promotion of environmental awareness." SEC organizes educational events, campus cleanups, and community outreach programs within the Grand Valley student body and greater Grand Rapids area. Connect with the Student Environmental Coalition on Instagram.

Youth Conservation Council

GVSU Youth Conservation Climate Council is a student-led advocacy and service organization dedicated to empowering and uplifting young people's voices in the fight for a fair and sustainable future. They believe that youth perspectives are essential in shaping environmental policy and creating meaningful change. Its mission on campus is to mobilize students to take action on climate justice issues, engage in policy discussions, and collaborate with local and state leaders. The Council provides a welcoming space where every voice has value, and every member can make an impact.