| The UConn Climate Corps is seeking community partners for Spring 2026 projects. The program engages undergraduates in hands-on climate adaptation work. Types of projects have ranged from developing outreach materials on climate change to siting riparian buffers to community vulnerability assessments. Students work about nine hours weekly with virtual check-ins. Share project ideas or questions by email with Owen Placido. As part of UConn’s Environmental Corps, the Climate Corps is an academic program at UConn that is focused on service learning and work force development related to climate change adaptation at the local, community level. Students participate in a traditional, one semester academic course focused on climate adaptation issues and solutions in Connecticut. They then have the option to engage in a one semester independent study working with municipalities, NGO’s and others to advance a climate adaptation project. Along with UConn faculty, community partners play a critical role in these projects, providing students with information, feedback and guidance to ensure that a high quality, usable product is developed. The Climate Corps is a collaboration of the Environmental Studies, Environmental Sciences, and Environmental Engineering programs, the Connecticut Sea Grant Program, and the UConn Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR). |