Sustainability Summit

The UCCS Office of Sustainability is excited to invite you to the 2025 Sustainability Summit: Our Power, Our Planet—a dynamic event celebrating Earth Day, along with campus and community accomplishments toward UN Sustainable Development Goals! Join us for a fun and inspiring day while you learn and connect with sustainability relevant to any field of study at UCCS.

Event Highlights:

Games and Activities – We put the FUN in Green Action Fund!

Door Prizes – Win exciting eco-friendly goodies!

Catered Lunch – Sponsored by Sustainability and our own UCCS Farm!

Tools to Make a Difference – Discover practical solutions to promote sustainability in your daily life.

Featured Research Presentations – CALL for Research Proposals and Participation: Student, Staff, and Faculty entries are open now - please email mj.johnson@uccs.edu.

Special Event – UCCS Hosts Earth Day Global Conversation

2025 Sustainability Summit

Frequently Asked Questions

What were some presentation topics from previous years?

Each year, we encourage self-nominations for presentations along with inviting folks from various campus departments to speak to initiatives, programs and projects from the previous year. If you have a presenter recommendation, feel free to submit their name, contact information and presentation topic to sustain@uccs.edu

2021 Event Webpage + Event Recording - including the keynote conversation with Patricia Cameron, Founder & Executive Director for Colorado Blackpackers
2020 Presentation Videos | a virtual event
2019 Presentation Slides | UCCS Sustainability Event Webpage | 2019 Sustainability Summit Event Recording - including the keynote presentation from Jeni Cross, the Director of Research for the Institute for the Built Environment and Associate Professor of Sociology at Colorado State University
2018 Presentation Slides | UCCS Sustainability Event Webpage
2017 Presentation Slides | UCCS Sustainability Event Webpage

Wasn't there an event called Sustainnovate?

Yes! Sustainnovate had a five-year run of connecting our campus community to broader efforts, research, and people investing in sustainability initiatives. Each year took a deep-dive into a specific topic. After five years, the Office of Sustainability decided to refocus our efforts on celebrating UCCS successes and since 2017, we've hosted an annual Sustainability Summit.

Year 1: General Sustainability
Year 2: Food Revolution
Year 3: Climate Change Symposium
Year 4: Sustainable Mobility Summit
Year 5: Water in the West

Learn about past Sustainnovate topics and presentations.