Applications – ASUCI

[2025-2026 Office of the Internal Vice President] Sustainability Project Intern Application

Commission Description:

The Sustainability Project Commission targets intersectional advocacy, environmental justice, waste management and reduction, recycling, energy efficiency, and self-sufficiency in the UCI student and staff community. Through close collaboration with organizations such as the Sustainability Resource Center (SRC) and the CA Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG), we support green initiatives on campus to work towards UCI’s sustainability goals, and on a state-wide scale – the University of California’s Carbon Neutrality Initiative as presented from the UCOP.

Previously, we have hosted and been a part of successful events such as Sustainival, Zot n Clothes, Earth Week, Sustainability Action Week, and many more. Along with the Garden Commission and the Sustainability Resource Center (SRC), we help maintain the Ants in Your Plants Garden in Arroyo Vista which donates campus-grown produce to UCI’s Basic Needs Center Goals:

- Increase student awareness and student involvement in sustainability initiatives and projects on campus

- Support the University of California’s Carbon Neutrality Initiative and UCI’s Zero Waste goals through community engagement, policy work, and immediate action

- Collaborate with registered student organizations (RSOs) to plan and coordinate school-wide events targeting environmentalism and sustainable living

- Provide quantitative data to the administration on our campus-wide impacts, e.g. food waste composted, produce grown, student involvement, clothes donated, etc

- Support Garden Commission’s initiatives to encourage students to destress at the Ants in Your Plants Garden while making a sustainable impact

Office Requirements

- All-ASUCI Meetings

- All-IVP Meetings

- Weekly commission meetings

- Weekly IVP Pub Hours

- Quarterly volunteering requirement

Name*
First Last
Preferred Pronouns*
Major(s)/Minor(s)*
UCI Email*
Expected Graduation Year*
Sustainability is a broad field. Why is it important to you personally, and how do you hope to promote sustainability specifically as an intern?*
In what ways do you practice or focus on sustainability in your life?*
How would you describe your approach to teamwork? How do you fit in a team, how do you contribute to a team, and where do you need your team to help you out?*
What is a hard skill that you excel at? (Examples: Data analysis with Excel, graphic design with Canva, photography, or professional writing). Please provide a brief example of how you have used this skill in a past project, class, or in your personal life.*
If you could implement one zero-waste or green-focused initiative on campus that improves student life, what would it be?*
A key part of sustainability is resource efficiency. Give an example of a time (in a club, project, or personal life) where you had to achieve a result with restricted money or resources. How did you innovate to work around the constraint?*
What is a popular sustainability trend or practice that you think is overrated, ineffective, or actually harmful? Why?*
What is the most creative way you have ever 'upcycled' or reused an item in your personal life to avoid buying something new?*
What are your other obligations for the 2025-2026 academic year?*
Is there anything that we did not ask about that you would like to share with us?
Resume*
Max. file size: 25 MB.

Conditions of Employment:

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

Background Check and Live Scan
Employment Misconduct*
Legal Right to Work in the United States
Vaccination Policies
Smoking and Tobacco Policy
Drug Free Environment

*Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

a. “Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.

For reference, below are UC’s policies addressing some forms of misconduct:

UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy

UC Anti-Discrimination Policy

Abusive Conduct in the Workplace

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
E-Verify
Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page: https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php