2025 Michigan Student Sustainability Summit
Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Location: STEM Teaching and Learning Facility, 642 Red Cedar Road, East Lansing, MI 48824
Agenda
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM – Student Check-In
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM – Welcome/Plenary Session
9:30 AM - 3:00 PM – Sustainability Career Exhibits Open
Explore the variety of career pathways available in sustainability by interacting with engaging, interactive exhibit tables led by sustainability professionals.
Explore the variety of career pathways available in sustainability by interacting with engaging, interactive exhibit tables led by sustainability professionals.
10:00 AM - 11:45 AM – Breakout Sessions & Field Experiences
Students choose to attend breakout sessions (held on the hour), exhibit hall, and/or a pre-registered morning Field Experience (10-11:30) on MSU’s campus or surrounding community.
Breakout Sessions: Students explore engaging, interactive presentations led by sustainability professionals and student peers and/or visit with exhibitors showcasing careers in the environment and sustainability.
Field Experiences: Students pre-register for a field experience that gives them an up-close look at a ‘Day in the life’ of working in the environment, agriculture, and sustainability fields. Field experiences take place on MSU campus and surrounding community. Locations include water quality sampling, recycling center, food processing and safety, and more.
Students choose to attend breakout sessions (held on the hour), exhibit hall, and/or a pre-registered morning Field Experience (10-11:30) on MSU’s campus or surrounding community.
Breakout Sessions: Students explore engaging, interactive presentations led by sustainability professionals and student peers and/or visit with exhibitors showcasing careers in the environment and sustainability.
Field Experiences: Students pre-register for a field experience that gives them an up-close look at a ‘Day in the life’ of working in the environment, agriculture, and sustainability fields. Field experiences take place on MSU campus and surrounding community. Locations include water quality sampling, recycling center, food processing and safety, and more.
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM – Lunch, Environmental Service Awards, 2025 Michigan Green School Awards, Guest Speaker
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM – Breakout Sessions & Field Experiences
Students choose to attend breakout sessions (held on the hour), exhibit hall, and/or a pre-registered morning Field Experience (1:00-2:30) on MSU’s campus or surrounding community.
Breakout Sessions: Students explore engaging, interactive presentations led by sustainability professionals and student peers and/or visit with exhibitors showcasing careers in the environment and sustainability.
Field Experiences: Students pre-register for a field experience that gives them an up-close look at a ‘Day in the life’ of working in the environment, agriculture, and sustainability fields. Field experiences take place on MSU campus and surrounding community. Locations include water quality sampling, recycling center, food processing and safety, and more.
Students choose to attend breakout sessions (held on the hour), exhibit hall, and/or a pre-registered morning Field Experience (1:00-2:30) on MSU’s campus or surrounding community.
Breakout Sessions: Students explore engaging, interactive presentations led by sustainability professionals and student peers and/or visit with exhibitors showcasing careers in the environment and sustainability.
Field Experiences: Students pre-register for a field experience that gives them an up-close look at a ‘Day in the life’ of working in the environment, agriculture, and sustainability fields. Field experiences take place on MSU campus and surrounding community. Locations include water quality sampling, recycling center, food processing and safety, and more.
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM – Last visit to exhibitors, check out and departure