Nurturing Earth Nurtures us How the Flinders University Sustainability & Environment club is making change, and building friendships along the way. How does your club help foster community in your particular field or area? FUSEC thrives on encouraging an inclusive and diverse community of environmentally mindful students to engage in environmental projects/activism while at Flinders and during their day-to-day activities. We aim to achieve this by regularly hosting events from social-based night walks and game nights to education-based movie screenings and animal encounters. This wide array of activities, while providing opportunities to engage in projects/ activism, also foster a like-minded community of members from various disciplines/ backgrounds who share the same passion for protecting our environment. Hence, FUSEC fosters this community by providing opportunities to give back to the environment, but also to give back to our members by providing a safe place for connectedness, friendship, and belonging.
18
Do you have any stories of connection or friendship born from your club? Our executive team all have experiences of connection and/or friendship born from FUSEC, which we also hope our members have shared. Haylee, our Secretary, knew no one at Flinders when she first joined FUSEC. However, being part of an online, interactive community helped her to build confidence to further make those connections in person. Georgina, our Vice President, was recommended for her former position (Secretary) soon after joining the club, which blossomed her strong friendship with Amy. Their friendship has continued to strengthen over the past 3 years as the two longest standing executive members of FUSEC. Sarah, our Treasurer, learnt about FUSEC through Haylee when she invited her to a tree planting. She eagerly put her hand up for an executive role and since starting has become closer with Georgina and Amy (mostly via online planning of events). She is eager to meet and become friends with other like minded individuals when in-person activities
