CESA is committed to providing a meeting ground for students from different disciplines in order to unite the campus towards a common goal of environmental awareness and stewardship. CESA’s mission is to provide the UNC campus and community with education and community service projects that promote sustainability. Our organization is sponsored by the UNC Institute for the Environment, which works with individual departments and centers in interdisciplinary research, education and engagement, and creates new areas of study in response to some of our most pressing environmental challenges.  

Our service projects include cleaning Jordan Lake, invasive species removal at Battle Park, Haw River monitoring and clean up, and trail building on the NC Mountains to Sea Trail.  We collaborate with public schools and YMCA to provide educational outreach programs about environmental issues.

As an interdisciplinary organization, participation in CESA is open to students in any major, including undergraduate and graduate students. We are dedicated to uniting the environmental interests of students in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Schools of Medicine, Law, Public Health, Business, Education, Journalism and Mass Communication, etc. This broad scope of membership has been chosen to integrate the full range of perspectives, skills and goals at our institution.