The ASCP has a variety of exciting programs and opportunities available to students, faculty, and staff. Keep scrolling to learn more!
Let Your Voice Be Heard!
The ASCP is conducting itsbi-annual survey!Help us direct our next campus initiatives by giving us your feedback!
The ASCP is astudent fee-funded department that serves all four institutions with a mission to reduce campus-wide ecological impact and dependency on carbon-based fuels. Visit our websitefor more information on previous survey results.
We have exciting events and opportunities to share with you. Explore upcoming ASCP events and happenings on campus below!
Sustainability Workshop Series
Our Sustainability Workshop Series is in full swing! The Sustainability Workshop Series offers a unique opportunity to learn core environmental sustainability concepts and discover how to turn knowledge into action. There are still more workshops you can attend this semester, on October 8 and 10.
Workshop Details
The Sustainability Workshop Series is open to students, faculty, and staff from the Community College of Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver, University of Colorado Denver, and Auraria Campus. The program includes four two-hour courses, offered twice in both the Fall and Spring semesters.
The Auraria Connect Garden is hosting an end of season celebration potluck! Please sign up to bring food. There will be cover crop as well as hay or mulch to insulate your garden over the winter time.
Are you passionate about sustainability in the lab? Do you have ideas to share, or do you want to connect with others across CCD, CU Denver, and MSU Denver?
Join us at the Sustainable Labs Committeemeetings!
Collaborate with others from all three institutions to help make our campus labs more sustainable:
Monthly meetings on thefirst Fridayof the month at 1:30 pm
The Downtown Denver Partnership is gathering insights on how people travel to and around Downtown Denver—and they want to hear from you!
The 2025 Downtown Denver Travel Survey is your opportunity to contribute to a better understanding of commuter patterns and transportation needs across our community. Your feedback helps paint a clearer picture of how mobility in Downtown is working (or not) for everyone.
Why participate?
Inform future transportation planning
Highlight real commuter experiences and needs
Support efforts to improve sustainability and mobility downtown
Whether you commute daily, occasionally, or work remotely, your perspective matters. Every voice adds to a more complete story.
The survey is open now through October 17. Complete the survey and enter to win a $250 Visa gift card!
Visit and shop through our selection at the Free Store. We have clothing, shoes, school supplies, household items, and more for free!
When: Every Monday - Thursday, from 10 am to 3 pm
Where: Tivoli Student Union, Room 346
Looking to donate? Drop donations in the bin outside Room 346. If you have a large item/several bags to donate, email scp_contact@ahec.edu.
Join us in our fight against hunger and food waste on campus by using the Share Meals app! Sign up to see which events around campus have food that will be available to community members. You can find free food nearby through Share Meals; see how much is available and how long it’s up for grabs. The app also has a list of centers across campus where students can find free food, personal care items, and other helpful resources. Sign up today by downloading the app on your phone or by using the web version!
Click here or the image above to navigate to our webpage for more information and to get started.
Avoid buying a new costume by buying one second-hand, finding one from the Free Store, or DIYing one from items you already own!
Khurshed is an undergraduate student at CU Denver majoring in Computer Science. With a strong interest in sustainability, he is passionate about how technology and innovation can create positive environmental change. His focus includes reducing electronic waste, promoting modular and longer-lasting technologies, and finding practical ways to integrate sustainable practices into everyday life. As part of the compost team, Khurshed is excited to gain hands-on experience with different composting methods, support ASCP’s mission of building a greener campus, and help foster a culture of sustainability among students and staff.
Hannah is a student at MSU Denver pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Design. In her position as the marketing graphic designer for ASCP, her main role is to produce functional design solutions that allow Auraria Campus to make steps toward reducing the environmental impact of the campus as a whole. Her main focus is facilitating effective and accessible communication that can help create and maintain positive and productive connections between her community and the environment.
Cameron, a former student employee at the Auraria Sustainable Campus Program, asked, “Is coffee sustainable?"
The coffee industry at its core is not very sustainable, but there are many things you can do to help people and the planet:
Choose shade-grown Arabica coffee
Shade-grown coffee is more sustainable because it allows for more biodiversity! Sun-grown coffee involves mono-cropping, deforestation, and soil degradation.
Check labels and ask questions
Try to buy coffee that is labeled Fair Trade, Alliance, 4C, or Smithsonian Bird Friendly.
Bring a reusable mug!
Bringing your reusable coffee mug can significantly reduce waste and you might even get a discount at your local coffee shop!
Try an alternative milk!
Plant-based milk has one-third of the climate impact of dairy milk.
Switch to tea (even if it’s only for a couple days a week)!
A cup of coffee uses almost ten times more water than the same amount of tea (37 gallons for 4.2 ounces of coffee). Try switching it up and shrinking your carbon footprint!
We hosted our first two workshop courses: Sustainability 101 Through a Social and Environmental Justice Lens and The State of Waste.
Lynx Day of Service Creek Cleanup
Volunteers removed over 470 pounds of trash from Cherry Creek for Lynx Day of Service on September 26, helping to restore the natural ecosystem and protect local wildlife.
Waste Management
Our team provided waste diversion services for the CU Denver Rockies Night, MSU Ground Breaking Ceremony, Lynx Live, Amor a la Mexicana, and Veg Fest.
Job Opportunity:
CU Denver's Sustainability Program is hiring for a part time student data analyst position! To learn more and apply click here.
