Colorado State University (CSU ) Student Chapter

1. Colorado State University (CSU) Student Chapter • Team Members: • Mitchell Olson (faculty advisor) • Dr. Tom Sale (figure head) • Maria Irianni-Renno (President) • Missy Tracy (VP) • Rachael McSpadden (Director of Communications) • DariaAkhbari (Treasurer) • Objectives: • Promote student interest in sustainability and remediation • Attract more students into environmental/engineering fields • Have fun • Accomplishments: • Membership currently consists of about 20 students • Recent Guest speakers – Dr. Tom Sale (CSU), Dr. Susan DeLong (CSU), John Claypool (AECOM) • Participation in film event at CSU: “Switch” • Field trip: City of Fort Collins storm water treatment system • Set up Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SurfColoradoStateUniversityStudentChapter?ref=hl • Next Steps: • Future guest speakers • Working on fall-semester on-campus movie event • Broaden the perspective of our student chapter by recruiting students from other disciplines (i.e., non-engineering) • Help Needed: • Ideas for discussion topics that promote student involvement and attract interest of early undergraduates. • Ways to promote student involvement in the SURF parent organization? • Would like to find guest speakers from outside of CSU! • Upcoming Meetings/Presentations: • SURF 23: student and faculty participation