A Gift for the Future: Alum Helps Sustain and Grow Sustainability Scholars Program (Davidson College)
Lorena James ’21 came to Davidson College knowing she wanted to pursue environmental studies.
She’d had no prior professional experience with agriculture until spending a summer working for The Bulb, a nonprofit working to expand food access in the Charlotte area.
She got that job through the college’s Sustainability Scholars Summer Internship Program, an experience that helped define her future. In its 13 years, the program has connected students passionate about protecting and maintaining the environment with community partners in the Charlotte area. For James and others, it’s opened career pathways and has been an invitation to explore impact roles across diverse fields and organizations.
Davidson’s partnerships with key organizations in Charlotte grow deeper each year as current scholars and recent grads bring their talents to local sustainability efforts. Organizations like Sustain Charlotte, a non-profit that advocates for sustainable growth and transportation solutions, have worked with Davidson since the program began.