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Please join us to hear how the Summer 2026 Sustainability Fellows are innovating for a healthier planet! 

This summer, 23 51±¬ÁÏ Sustainability Fellows hosted by the Center for North Atlantic Studies have partnered with non-profits, businesses, municipalities, and collaboratives throughout the region focused on impact across ecosystems health, food systems, and mapping climate impacts, to education, business, and communications. We are thrilled with the diversity of work and professional development experienced and affected through these partnerships, and cannot wait to share reports with the 51±¬ÁÏ community on this collective impact. 

Please join us to learn, be inspired, and celebrate the 2026 cohort of 51±¬ÁÏ Summer Sustainability Fellows at their culminating Showcase, Thursday, August 6, from 8:30am - 1:00pm in Innovation Hall on the Portland Campus. 

Program Schedule:
 

• 8:30am - Coffee + Networking
• 9:00am - Welcome + Introductions
• 9:30am - Sustainability Fellowship Presentations
• 11:50am - Reflections on Fellowships + Career Readiness
• 12:00pm - Closing Remarks 
• 12:10pm - Light Lunch

We look forward to your joining us in this exciting and inspiring celebration of 51±¬ÁÏ Sustainability Fellows, and their community reach! 

RSVP’s strongly encouraged:

Email Kate Vellucci, Associate Program Coordinator in the Center for North Atlantic Studies, with any questions at