32nd Annual Campus Sustainability Summit

Campus Sustainability Summit

Building Resilience, Accelerating Impact

Event Program   Student Ideas Showcase   Register to Attend

In collaboration with campus partners, CU Environmental Center has produced a Campus Sustainability Summit annually or semi-annually since 1994 for the campus community. The Summit is open to all CU Boulder students, faculty and staff and community members.

  
When:
April 22 & 23, 2025

  
Where:
University Memorial Center (UMC)

Pathways to Be Involved

Student Ideas Showcase: Call for Presenters

Presentations can be in the form of posters or exhibit booths. Student projects featured at the Campus Sustainability Summit will be eligible for $5,000 in cash prizes, prizes are listed below. Submissions will be accepted on a space available basis until April 11. Priority deadline was March 15. 

Submit Your Proposal 

View the Participant Guide 

Applied Sustainability Learning Hub

Do you have a sustainable idea but don't know where to start? The Applied Sustainability Learning Hub provides ways to get involved and develop your concept with project development, project funding, mentorship, a variety of resources and more.

Opportunities for Students to Develop Projects

Campus Sustainability Awards announced

The annual Campus Sustainability Awards celebrate individuals and departments that demonstrate a commitment to sustainability through inventive programs and initiatives that directly reduce resource use, enhance social equity and cohesion, or promote a culture of sustainability at CU Boulder. Awardees will be recognized at the Campus Sustainability Summit, April 22-23, 2025. Nominations were due by March 15.

View award winners 

Student Ideas Showcase Categories for Prizes

  
Grand Prize:
$1,500

  
Overall Runner-up:
$500

  
Innovation: 
$500

  
Creativity: 
$500

  
Climate Impact: 
$500

  
Human Impact: 
$500

  
Campus Impact:
$500

  
Audience Choice: 
$500

  
Campus Sustainability Summit History