Opportunity for students interested in solar

[Paul Wapner]

Hi Gepers,

 

Re-volv is an organization that finances and installs solar on the roofs of nonprofits.  It aims to accelerate the clean energy movement.  Each semester, it offers the “Solar Ambassador” program to colleges and universities in which students dive deep into the world of solar energy, gain professional experience, and make a positive impact in their community through solar.  The program is free.  Solar Ambassadors work in teams to raise awareness of solar on campus and undertake a project of installing solar on the roof of a neighborhood nonprofit. 

 

Quite a few Geper professors have sponsored teams at their university.  (I did!)  Some did so in conjunction with a class.  The Solar Ambassador program offers a great way for students to learn about and advance solar energy at a time when renewable energy has become the target of the US Administration.  It is a program of hope.

 

Re-volv sponsors the program to educate, excite, and train students for careers in the clean energy movement.  Please consider sponsoring a team at your school or passing this information onto potentially interested students. 

 

You can learn more about the Solar Ambassador program at: https://re-volv.org/volunteer/ and at:  https://re-volv.org/ambassador-testimonials/

 

I’m happy to answer questions answer questions.  You can also contact Ingrid Morales, the Community Programs Coordinator at Re-volv at: ing...@re-volv.org. 

 

Thanks!

Paul Wapner

 

Professor Emeritus

Global Environmental Politics

School of International Service

American University

Washington DC 20016