The Southeastern Student Sustainability conference brings together students engaged in campus-based climate and sustainability initiatives from around the region. This event is meant to facilitate knowledge sharing, connection, and community building as we each seek to address common challenges and opportunities on our campuses.

The conference has three primary goals: Knowledge: Understanding sustainability—what it means, what’s happening on your campus, what’s happening on other campuses, and the research driving these efforts. Networking: Building connections—meeting others working on sustainability initiatives, exploring how these efforts intersect, creating a network locally, and expanding it beyond. Visioning: Planning next steps—determining how to move forward, identifying actionable takeaways, and deciding what to bring back to your campus after the conference.

This site will continue to be updated as the conference approaches so be sure to check back for more information!

Conference registration can be accessed at  events.duke.edu/sssc2025 . The registration deadline has been extended to February 21st, 2025, but it may close sooner if conference capacity is reached, so be sure to complete registration as soon as possible.

Please note that the form requires separate submissions for each individual that will be attending.

Cost: Students – $50, Staff/Faculty – $75

If cost is a concern, send us an email at sssc2025@duke.edu and scholarships to cover attendance fee will be awarded on a rolling basis. To ensure we can cover the attendance fee for the highest number of prospective attendees, please make sure to consult your institution first for travel/accommodation funds and conference grants. We recommend staff advisors to arrange group travel accommodations for their institution’s attendees.

The conference will begin at 6:30pm on Friday, April 4th at Millennium Hotel Greenbriar Ballroom (2800 Campus Walk Ave, Durham, NC 27705). Events will conclude on Sunday, April 6th around noon.

A detailed schedule will be published by March so be sure and check back to learn more.

Are you championing exciting sustainability work on your campus and want to share it with other conference attendees?  Submit a proposal to present about it! 

Your application should draw on your experience as a sustainability leader at your institution and address topics that may be helpful or inspiring to other students, such as campus circularity, waste diversion, DEI in sustainability work, student engagement, etc. We encourage you to be creative and bold!

The deadline to submit a proposal has been extended to February 10th at 9am. You will be notified about your application decision by February 21st. If you have any questions, please email us at  sssc2025@duke.edu . We look forward to reading your application!

Looking for inspiration? Check out  this page of presentations  from past conferences

Attendees can directly book block rate rooms ($89/night) with the  Millennium Durham Hote l located at 2800 Campus Walk Ave, Durham, NC 27705 using  this group rate link .

Free parking and breakfast is included and you may choose between single or double rooms.

We are excited for you to see more of Duke and Durham when you visit! Check back in the spring for more details about these sessions.

The majority of conference programming will take place in  Grainger Hall on Duke University’s campus. 

We will update this section with walking directions and parking tips on campus when all space reservations have been finalized.