The Morris Office of Sustainability (MOOS) has a vision to see the Morris campus and community grow as a model of sustainability principles, practice, and excellence.
We work collaboratively with students, faculty, staff, and community partners to advance our shared sustainability aspirations. MOOS works in the following areas:
- accountability and reporting
- communications and messaging
- on-campus engagement
- education and training
- faculty and staff support
- new programming
- outreach and engagement
- creating culture change
Want to get involved? Stop by our office on the second floor of the Welcome Center. We can connect you with people and resources, whether you want to join an effort that is ongoing or you have some ideas of your own.
Meet the Office of Sustainability
Troy Goodnough: Sustainability Director
Sustainability is important to me because I want to live a “good” life. I think sustainability-thinking helps me to lead a more intentional, purposeful, and joyful life. I believe that my actions have consequences. My actions affect: the people around me, people around the world I don’t know, future generations, and the ecosystems that make life possible for me and all living things. I hope there is a way to harmonize my everyday living with these considerations.
I am interested in Aikido, learning new things, good process, and civility.
Sustainability Interns
Khurelbaatar "Bronze" Banzragch '28 (he/him)
Major: Environmental Science and Environmental Studies
Interests: Creating social media content, learning new languages, and building a healthy lifestyle.
Julia, Ahearn '25 (she/her)
Major: Environmental Studies
Interests: Reading and spending time outside when I can!
Emma Kremer '27 (she/her)
Major: Biology
Interests: Any sort of puzzle, spending time with family, and finding good tv shows!
Darlene Corte '27 (she/her)
Major: Biology
Interests: I like sewing, crocheting and playing video games.
Aidan Hau ‘27 (he/him)
Major: Green and Sustainable Chemistry
Interests: Crafting, renewable energy
Violet Musta '26 (she/her)
Major: English and Environmental Studies
Interests: Magic: The Gathering, books, walking in forests
Connor McCarty '25 (he/him)
Major: BA Area of Concentration (Business-STEM)
Interests: Outdoor activities, sports, conversation, and music
Abbie Rehbein ‘26 (she/her)
Major: Biology and English
Interests: Canoeing, reading, and studying entomology
Henry Hietpas '27 (he/him)
Major: Environmental Studies
Interests: Tabletop games, hiking, music, reading, and biking
Mary Landherr '26 (she/her)
Major: Environmental Studies
Interests: Camping, thrifting
Josie Barber ‘27 (she/they)
Major: Computer Science and Digital Media
Interests: Climbing trees, overanalyzing video games, playing volleyball, and playing music
Office of Sustainability Former Interns
Joey Beck ’26 (he/him)
Major: computer science
Interests: programming microcontrollers, hiking up difficult trails, dabbling in some robotics, drinking copious amounts of tea
August Bushy ’24 (she/her)
Majors: environmental science and environmental studies, with Native American Indigenous studies minor
Interests: rollerblading, playing with my animals, all things plants, hunting, gardening
Briana Dokken ’24 (she/her)
Major: physics, with chemistry, math, and sustainability leadership minors
Interests: hanging out with my dog Maizy, watching the tv show Brooklyn 99
Claire Garrett ’26 (she/they)
Major: environmental science
Interests: canoeing, hiking, hammocking, any and all forms of art
Briahna Hensel ’25 (she/her)
Major: biology
Interests: hiking, lifting, running, coloring and drawing
Zoe Hoaglund ’25 (she/her)
Major: environmental science
Interests: cross country, track, skiing
Torr Johnson ’24 (she/they)
Major: biology, with sustainability leadership minor
Interests: camping, houseplants, canoeing, birding
Shae Lindholm ’23 (they/she)
Major: environmental studies
Interests: being outdoors, video game modding, Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit (books and movies)
Juniper Lumpkin ’26 (any pronouns)
Major: chemistry
Interests: reading, hiking, music
Jamayla Malone ’26 (she/her)
Major: biology, pre-vet
Interests: working out, enjoying life, spending time with people important to me
Maddie Schoenberger ’24 (she/her)
Major: biology
Interests: doing jigsaw puzzles, bicycling, crocheting, playing Dungeons & Dragons
Katy Evenson: Sustainability Events Intern
Majors: Psychology and Studio Art, Minor: Spanish
2017
I’m interested in cooking, baking, knitting, learning new things and thoughtful citizenship of my community (globally and locally).
Katie Hosch: Engagement and Data Intern
Majors: Environmental Sciences and Environmental Studies also minoring in Chemistry
2016
I enjoy reading, swimming, watching sports and cooking.
Kyle Klausing: Community Climate Education Intern
Majors: History, Spanish, and Latin American Area Studies
2016
I enjoy reading, biking, and conversation with friends.
Nkaujcoob Vang: Communications Intern
Major(s): Management and French Minor
2018
I enjoy being with family and friends, listening to music, watching a good series, trying out new things.
Ashleigh Cimino: Alumni Engagement intern
Major(s): Global Business with a Minor in Italian
2017
When I have time between my studies and helping to save the world my favorite hobby is dancing, specifically with hula hoops. I've been hooping for almost 2 years and last fall I felt like a full-fledged circus performer when I finally got to try Fire Hooping.
Nina Schexnider: Campus Sustainability Data Analysis Intern
Major(s): Anthropology, Biology
2017
Reading books, playing sports, traveling.
Saskia Zinn - Morris Model Intern
Major(s): French and German
2016
Traveling, tiny homes design, reading, hiking, camping, cooking, skiing.
Faith Bradley: MN Greencorps - Local Foods
I love living in new places, traveling and exploring the world, gardening, cooking, eating, hiking and camping! I also love learning about our food system, both locally and around the world.
Anna Pratt: Climate Education Intern
Majors: Environmental Studies and Spanish, Minor: Political Science
2015
I enjoy practicing TaeKwonDo, reading, and learning new things.
Meg Forcia: Sustainable Communities Intern
Majors: Environmental Studies and American Indian Studies
2018
I love living a vegan lifestyle, and am currently making plans to build an off-grid tiny house. I am extremely interested in renewable energy projects on tribal lands, and my biggest aspiration in life is to create an eco-commune on my reservation.
Sandra Thao: Sustainable Relationship Intern
Majors: Sociology and Philosophy
2018
My hobbies are reading books I find interesting, watching dramas and anime, learning new things, playing any sport - especially soccer - listening to music, and singing.
Lorrie Gottwald: Alumni Networking and Outreach Intern
Major: Environmental Studies
2015
I am passionate about running, reading, crocheting, gardening, and being outdoors.
Emily Moore: Data and Reporting Intern
Majors: Physics and Environmental Science
2017
At UMM I am involved in the Women's Varsity Soccer Team and Physics Club. I enjoy learning, running, working out, spending time with friends and family, and playing with my puppy, Lucy, in my free time. I like to stay busy and hope to become an Environmental Engineer in the future.
Sarah Terpstra: Implementation Intern
Majors: Sociology and Human Services
2017
I love photography, volleyball, hiking, horseback riding, traveling, animals and farm life. I currently have only been to Italy outside of the U.S, but I'm hoping to change that very soon.
Brenna Cook: Communications Intern
Major: Biology
2018
I also enjoy reading and learning about different places and people, as well as spending time outside.
Austin Peterson: Data and Reporting Intern
Major: Biology, Minor: Chemistry
2017
I enjoy playing sports, hanging out with friends and family, exploring new places, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Martin Zais: Composting Coordination Intern
Major: Environmental Studies Minor: Biology
I enjoy enlightened forms of transportation such as bicycling, foot-travel, and rail-travel. I like exploring new places and being in nature. I like learning new processes, activities, and why things are the way they are.
Denisse Ziani: Implementation Intern
Major: Biology
2017
I enjoy anything related to the ocean.
Katie Ledermann: Systemwide and Statewide Sustainability Leadership Fellow
Majors: Environmental Studies and Management
2017
Interests: just about anything and everything that involves being outdoors, especially skiing, running, hiking, camping, exploring new places, and being in the sun and water.
Rebecca Schrupp: Ecostation Development Intern
Major(s): Environmental Science and Geology
2017
Interests: I enjoy getting outside and learning about the environments around me. I tend to bike, hike, kayak, or just take a walk through the park. I also enjoy reading, particularly about history.
Hannah Goemann: Zero Waste Intern
Major(s): Biochemistry
2017
Interests: Running, reading pop. science, and adventuring!
Haley Gill: Community Housing Intern
Major(s): Biology and Environmental Science
2017
Interests: Piano, Cello, Pomme de Terre Foods, Fishing
Tasha Scneider: Zero Waste Intern
Major(s): Environmental Studies and Anthropology and American Indian Studies
2018
Interests: I spend a lot of my free time with my cat Juniper. We mostly snuggle and play, but we also like to go on road trips. I also enjoy watching documentaries, cooking, and exploring new places.
Sophie Bishop: Community Resilience Intern
Major(s): Environmental Science and a minor in Biology
2017
Interests: I enjoy reading, camping, hiking, playing video games, laughing, swimming, listening to music, and just being outside in general.
Matt Ebaugh: Morris Model: Translation
Major(s): German, Global Business Management, and Economics
Interests: I enjoy naps with my lazy cat and hiking in State parks. I am politically active particularly at the local level. I am the president of the UMM German Club and enjoy the many multicultural events at UMM.
Jan Broemmelhaus: International Intern
Major(s): Industrial Engineering and Environmental Engineering
Interests: All kind of sports, traveling, reading
Hannah Johnson: Morris Model Community Resilience Intern
Major(s): Environmental Studies and Native American Indigenous Studies, 2020
Interests: I love canoeing in the Boundary Waters. I am passionate about tea and coffee drinks, gourds, and love my tuxedo cats!!
Lily Heyd: Communications Intern
Major(s) B.A. Biology with an environmental focus, 2020
Interests: I spend my time caring for my large collection of indoor plants, playing Stardew Valley, and drawing from nature. If I’m not doing that, then I am probably eating or drinking coffee!
Cassidy Elhard: Morris Model Intern
Major(s): Environmental Science and German Studies, 2021
Interests: I am interested in traveling, learning about other cultures, and taking care of animals.
Mckenzie Dice: Morris Model International Partnership Intern
Major(s): Environmental Science, German, Chemistry minor, 2019
Interests: Reading, knitting, traveling, my cats and my rabbits, being in the mountains.
Sydney Bauer: Energy Intern
Major(s): Biology, Environmental Leadership and Stewardship, 2019
Interests: I spend my time driving the Morris Transit, finding and eating snacks, as well as shopping at the local Someplace Safe Thrift Store.
Dennis Dongmin Kim: Energy Data Analyst Intern
Major(s): Statistics, Applied Ecology, Biology and Mathematics minor, 2019
Interests: Ecology
Jules Burke: Energy Intern
Major(s): Native American and Indigenous Studies, Environmental Studies, 2021
Interests: Sound, music production, theme parks
Becca Gomez: Morris Model Community Resilience Intern
Major(s): Biology and Environmental Science, 2020
Interests: I am a co-chair for CAC Homecoming and Traditions committee as well as the Training Coordinator at Higbies, but in my free time I enjoy hiking, photography, experimenting with new food recipes, and attempting to teach my Betta Fish some tricks.
Abbey Dickhudt: Climate Education Intern
Major(s): Environmental Studies and Human Services, 2019
Interests: I am interested in sustainable agriculture, working with the next generation of youth, and taking time to move, garden, read, and create.
Khondoker Prio (Ahnaf): Software Systems Engineering Intern
Major(s): Computer Science, 2019
Interests: I enjoy playing guitar surrounded by my friends near a campfire. I play soccer and occasionally cook spicy chicken curry that is not nearly as good as my mom's. When I’m not turning coffee into code, I’m usually with my friends at the local Couch House!
Alex Keller: Morris Model Intern
Major(s): Chemistry, Mathematics minor, 2019
Interests: Playing soccer and being active in general, board and card games, traveling, relaxing and hanging out with friends.
Josie Rehbein: Zero Waste Intern
Major(s): Environmental Science, Biology, English minor, 2022
Interests: I like hanging out with my cats, baking, traveling, and reading.
Erin Wilaby: Research Intern
Major: Environmental Science, 2019
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Interests: Outdoor activities, plant and insect identification, reading, cooking (especially with fresh produce)
Allison Johnson
Major(s): Environmental Studies, with Biology minor
2020
Interests: I love canoeing in the Boundary Waters. I am passionate about tea and coffee drinks, gourds, and love my tuxedo cats!!
Maddie Happ
Major(s): political science, pre-law
2021
Interests: Traveling, hiking, reading, superhero movies, and all things Star Wars.
Sam Rosemark
Major(s): political science, economics, with environmental leadership and stewardship minor
2021
Interests: Student government, public policy, politics, dogs, movies, cooking, and hanging out with people.
Jasmine Pryor
Major(s): environmental science, with environmental leadership & stewardship and African & Black studies minors, 2021
Interests: I enjoy kayaking/canoeing, running, and learning.
Kallan Sandahl
Major: environmental science
2020
Interests: Traveling, Kayaking, Canoeing, Hiking, Bird Watching, Crochet.
Ben Giese
Major: chemistry, with history minor
2024
Interests: jazz, science, pool, cooking
Stewart Symons
Major: computer science
2022
Interests: biking, technology, gainz, hockey, hanging with my friends
Teresa Boyd
Majors: psychology, anthropology, environmental studies, with German studies minor
2023
Interests: euphonium, drawing, any kind of orange cheese-flavored snack
Quinton Dornisch
Majors: statistics, environmental studies
2020
Interests: I’m interested in anything outdoors or any means of adventure, really: hiking, biking, wildlife watching, hunting and fishing. Also Aikido.
Lily Heyd
Major: biology
2019
Interests: painting, playing with my cats (Pumpkin and Crusty Jack), and gardening.
Grace Miller
Major: environmental studies, with studio art minor
2020
Interests: gardening, drawing, painting, traveling, camping and hula-hooping!
Kerri Mueller
Major: environmental science, with minors in statistics and biology
2020
Interests: I often find myself spending my time outdoors whether it is through hiking, biking, hunting, or traveling. I also dabble in ceramic art. I enjoy doing all of these with the company of friends or family.
Andrew Brichacek
Majors: financial & organizational management, economics
2019
Interests: traveling, being outdoors, gardening, and building relationships and friendships with the people around me and throughout the community I am in.