2025 - Eagles Sustainability Competition
The Eagles Sustainability Competition challenges teams of 2-3 undergraduate students to propose solutions to a sustainability-related issue on Boston College鈥檚 campus. A collaboration between the Schiller Institute, Carroll School of Management, and Undergraduate Government Boston College (UGBC), the competition partners with a campus department each year to develop the challenge prompt. In 2025, the Office of Sustainability served as the campus partner, tasking students to听re-envision the office. Teams were required to be interdisciplinary, with at least two different academic majors represented, and to present data-driven solutions. Final presentations were 15-minute pitches judged by faculty, staff, and alumni. Learn more about the winning teams below.
Winning Teams
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First Place:听Moda Consulting ($1,500)
Team members: Molly Dugan (Environmental Studies and Hispanic Studies) and Seda Sargsyan (Finance and Marketing)听
Proposal:听The BCOS should implement a low-cost, autonomous Fellowship Program that leverages students鈥� growing passion for environmental sustainability and generates strong trickle-down benefits.听
Second Place: 90 Naturalists($1,000)
Team members:听Isabella Allen (Global Public Health and the Common Good), Julia Bender (Environmental Studies), and Lucy Moan (Accounting for Finance and Consulting)
Proposal:听Reorient the mission statement around the pillars of Laudato Si'.听听
Third Place:听Eagle Thermostat ($500)
Team members:听Leonard Alsleben (Engineering, Economics ) and Lucas Schmidt (Computer Science, Economics)听
Proposal:听Implementing an Eagle Thermostat app that would empower students to report temperature issues in BC buildings, enhancing comfort, improving learning conditions, and reducing energy waste and costs.听
Competition Sponsors & Planning Committee
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The competition is sponsored by the Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society, Carroll School of Management, and Undergraduate Government Boston College (UGBC), and the Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics. The planning committee includes
- Greg Adelsberger, Director, Finance & Operations, Schiller Institute
- Kaley McCarty, Assistant Director, Programs, Schiller Institute
- Josephine Xiong, Associate Director, Undergraduate Program, Carroll School of Management
- Liz Healy, Elleen Kim, Lydia Tesfai, and Stacy Mancino (UGBC Division of Environmental Sustainability)
University librarians also assisted the competition by leading a research information session and providing a Sustainability Research Guide.