Student Environmental Communication Network (SECN)
Background
The Student Environmental Communication Network (SECN) trains students of diverse creative and technical talents to produce digital media stories based on their explorations of sustainability. Academic year and summer program coordinators and interns work on solo and team projects to help tell the story of sustainability on campus and how it relates to global sustainability problem-solving. SECN productions embody the character of their student producers who often bring musical, illustration, humor, storytelling, and other creative talents to the endeavor.
Visit the SECN Youtube Channel, or below, to check out videos.
ACADEMIC YEAR and SUMMER INTERNSHIPS
Positions Available - Apply Now
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Program Description: Since 2007 the SECN has produced podcasts and videos exploring issues in sustainability important to today's students. If selected for the program you will have access to SECN professional film-making equipment while working with the Office of Sustainability to capture sustainability initiatives in action.
Expectations: As a paid intern for the Office of Sustainability successful applicants are expected to be reliably dedicated to the creative and intellectual process of media production, to work as productive team members, and to serve as professional representatives of the program.
Eligibility: Open to Princeton University students.
TO APPLY: click here.
FEATURED FILM: Princeton Sustainability Rap (2011)
Brooks Barron ''11 and Ben Barron '14 partner to produce Princeton's first new student sustainability how-to rap.
FILM CATEGORIES
STUDENT PODCASTS
“Follow Your Toast”
What happens to an unfinished piece of toast discarded in the Princeton University dining halls? Find out in this Spring 2012 ENV 316 "Communicating Climate Change" podcast.
March 16, 2012 | Author: Kristie Liao
“Environmental Eating”
Take a tour of eating at Princeton and the power of your choices. Produced as part of Spring 2012 ENV 316 "Communicating Climate Change"
March 16, 2012 | Author: Elisabeth Powell
“Green Purchasing”
Princeton SECN students explore the topic of green purchasing while testing various communication styles including rap and narrative.
December 14, 2010 | Author: SECN
“Green Tips for PU Frosh”
Princeton students share tips on how to be greener in the dorms with the newest incoming class.
August 23, 2010 | Author: SECN
“Princeton Power”
SECN students investigate how Princeton powers its campus.
June 28, 2010 | Author: Alex Renaud and Jessica Hsu
“Food Waste”
Princeton students explore the topic of food waste on campus.
December 14, 2009 | Author: Mimi Onuoha, Anna Zhao
SECN podcast feed
SECN Alumni
Student Producers
| '06-'07 Team |
Spring '08 Course |
2008 Intensive |
2009 Intensive | 2010 Intensive |
| Ruthie Schwab '09 | Emily Sung '11 | Amy Seymour '10 | Kyle Soloff '11 | Christina Campodonico '13 |
| Susan Lyon '09 | Forest Sebastian '10 | Jessica Hsu '10 | Katherine Dineen '09 | Chris Hipser '11 |
| Meha Jain '07 | Megan Prier '11 | Kristen Davila '11 | James Mister '10 | Jarlath Rodgers '10 |
| Mark Smith '09 | Morgan Pecora-Saipe '10 | Doug Sprankling '10 | Mimi Onuoha '11 | Gus Huebner (Virginia Tech visiting intern '12) |
| Rebecca Nyquist '09 | Rebecca Nyquist '09 | Alan Yang '10 | Nate Sulat '11 | 2011 Team |
| Virginia Maloney '10 | Dan Zhao '11 | Anna Zhao '12 | John Votta | |
| Simona Li '10 | Alex Renaud '09 | Laura Burke (WaterWatch Coordinator) | Brooks and Ben Barron | |
| Eva Leung '08 | Jess Santos | |||
| Elizabeth Jobson '10 | 2012 Team | |||
| Chandler Clay '10 | Kyle Soloff '11 | |||
| Sarah Chambliss '10 | Pranav Badami '15 | |||
| Kate Carroll '09 | Ziyang (Sunny) Xu '14 | |||
| Namita Bisaria '08 | Tiffany Cheezem '13 | |||
| Jason Baum '11 |
Media Distribution
If you are in the media and interested in distributing SECN content on your network, please contact the director of the program, Shana Weber, at shanaw@princeton.edu or (609)258-1518.
Related Articles & Links
Stevens, Ruth. "Students Learn to Tell the Story Behind Sustainability." Princeton University Website. 4 August 2008.
Flesher, Jared. "Sustainable Sounds." Plenty Magazine. 9 January 2008
