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SHINE \SHīn\
noun
Sustainability Hub for Innovation & Environment
SHINE serves to advance sustainability within the NMU campus and throughout the community through the embodiment of two of NMU’s core values: Innovation and the Environment.
verb
Supporting, encouraging, and contributing to a diverse and sustainable world.
SHINE advocates for change and initiates action by collaborating with partners in our region who want to address their environmental impact with strategic, sustainability-informed decisions.
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Business Partnerships
SHINE aligns with partners that offer resources and best practices for social good and brings together those making a positive impact on their employees, communities, and environment.
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On Campus Initiatives
SHINE strives to protect NMU’s beautiful physical surroundings by promoting awareness and responsibility and inspiring innovative sustainable solutions, behavioral changes, and environmental ethics.
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Student Initiatives
SHINE’s peer-to-peer education program offers students the resources and knowledge to solve sustainability issues and encourages habit modification to make a collective difference on campus.
- EcoReps — a student sustainability peer-to-peer education program
- The Green Fund
- Sustainable Business & Enterprise Creation
- Paid Student Internship Opportunities
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Thought Leadership
SHINE writes sustainability narratives and implements transformational sustainability projects by providing insight and actionable recommendations based on research, strategy, and big picture ideas.