Interns

Office of Sustainability Assistant

The Office of Sustainability employs one work study student for 5-10 hours per week during the academic year as an “Assistant.”  This student is responsible for assisting the Manager of Sustainability with day-to-day tasks including: conducting research associated with implementing sustainability initiatives, creating outreach and educational documents, and updating the Office of Sustainability website.  The Office of Sustainability accepts applications for this position during the first several weeks of the fall semester each year.

Allie Esposito (2013) is the Office of Sustainability Assistant for the the 2012/2013 academic year.

Social Media Intern

The Social Media intern controls the Office of Sustainability Twitter and Facebook feeds, working approximately 5 hours per week. The intern is responsible for keeping the Bentley campus up to date on the latest campus sustainability events as well as domestic and global environmental sustainability news. The Social Media intern meets with the Manager of Sustainability once per week to create and manage a weekly public relations plan.

Erica Normandeau (2013) has joined the Office of Sustainability Spring Semester 2012.

Recycling Auditor

The auditor works closely with the Manager of Sustainability to develop a plan for auditing recycling participation in the academic and administrative buildings on campus. This member of the Office of Sustainability must provide creative solutions to help improve Bentley’s recycling efficiency. Auditor will work closely with faculty, staff and custodians to communicate findings and present solutions.

Alina Usmanov (2015) is the Office of Sustainability Recycling Auditor for the 2012/2013 academic year.

Green Dining Intern

Together with Sodexo the Office of Sustainability created a Green Dining Internship in January 2010. These interns are employed for approximately 10 hours per week throughout the academic year.  The Green Dining intern is responsible for assisting the Office of Sustainability and Sodexo in the greening of Bentley’s dining and kitchen areas.  Responsibilities include developing sustainability goals and objectives for the campus dining system, creating communication documents to engage diners in the green dining program, and auditing kitchen and dining area recycling programs.  The Office of Sustainability and Sodexo accept applications for this position in April of each year.

Student Recycling Coordinator & Green Dining Intern

The Student Recycling Coordinator is responsibility for assisting the Office of Sustainability in management of the recycling program.  The goal of which is to increase Bentley's recycling rate and decrease trash disposal.

The Student Recycling Coordinator responds to student, faculty and staff requests for recycling bins, schedules special recycling pickups by discussing needs with requesting department and entering work orders into work order system, answers recycling questions via email, tracks montly recycling and trash tonnage reports, sends monthly recycling data to the Social Media intern and Office of Sustainability Assistant for promotion via Facebook, Twitter and on the Office of Sustainability website, assists with development of recycling collection programs for Bentley's custodians and grounds crew.

Kevin Ma (2015) is both the Office of Sustainability Student Recycling Coordinator and a Green Dining Intern for the 2012/2013 academic year.