HHD Student Sustainability Leadership Award

About the Award

The College of Health and Human Development Student Sustainability Leadership Award recognizes distinguished leadership in advancing global sustainable development goals (SDGs) while carrying out the College of Health and Human Development’s (HHD) efforts to maximize health, optimize quality of life, and enhance the human potential for all people and populations.

Our vision is that HHD will play a leadership role in sustainability at Penn State, in our community, and beyond by cultivating a sustainability culture among our students and graduating sustainability-conscious citizens. Penn State defines Sustainability as “the simultaneous pursuit of human health and happiness, environmental quality, and economic well-being for current and future generations.”

The award will be given with consideration of success in one or more of the following areas:

Sustainability in Service – This recognition rewards students for their efforts to implement
sustainability on campus or in the community.
Sustainability in Learning – This recognition rewards students for their efforts in incorporating sustainability into their academic experience through research, publication, or coursework advancing sustainability knowledge.

Eligibility: All full-time enrolled HHD students.

A nominee shall not be in their last semester of graduating.

Nomination Process: College faculty, staff, and students may submit nominations for the award. Self-nominations will also be accepted. A nomination must include the name of the nominator, the name of the nominee, and a supporting statement regarding the contributions of the nominee (up to 750 words). Nominations will open in the fall and will be closed when complete.

Selection of the award recipient will be based on the quality of the nomination(s). Nominations will be accepted via the nomination form below.

Selection Committee

The selection committee will consist of:

the Assistant/Associate Dean for Operations
the Chair of the Sustainability Council
a student representative

The Chair of the Sustainability Council will confirm the eligibility of the nominees with the respective department.

Selection Timeline: The recipient will be notified as soon as the decision is made. A monetary award ($500) will be disbursed to the recipient’s Lion Path account and a certificate will be presented to the recipient.

Questions: For questions or additional information, please call (814) 865-1428 or email pennstatehhd@psu.edu

Nomination Form

Nominate an undergraduate student for the HHD Student Sustainability Leadership Award