Maria Maring has oft been dubbed an “encyclopedia of campus sustainability.” During her time at UIUC, Maring maintained leadership positions in almost a dozen sustainability groups on campus! She earned the Senior 100 Honorary and the Patricia E. Askew Leadership Award for this work, though her proudest accomplishment is spearheading a climate coalition among all Big 10 Universities. Tune in to hear what this fresh May 2022 graduate – with distinctions in Spanish, environmental sustainability, natural resources conservation, and environmental writing – has to share!

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