Hello! My name is Sydney Marshall, and I am a Finance and Sustainability dual major. I plan to graduate in May of 2021 and am originally from the Hartford, CT area.
Here at school, I spend a lot of my time with the organization Slow Food UNH, an organization promoting access to “good, clean, and fair” food. Throughout my four years at school, I was the business manager as well as the farmer’s market manager for this organization. Being the business manager as a sophomore brought me to realize that if I could combine finance and sustainability in this way, I could do this within my future career as well. I love the outdoors and UNH’s location is perfect for skiing, hiking, and beach trips.
I started out as solely a Finance major, but when I found out how great the environmental programs are at UNH I added on a minor in environmental conservation and sustainability. After taking a couple classes for my minor I wanted to take even more and switched into the dual major program. My favorite part about the SDM was finding electives that had a crossover with sustainable business ideas!
View My SUST 401 Reflection View My SUST 501 Reflection
View My Environmental Health Elective Reflection View My Earth Hazards Elective Reflection
View My Sustainability Research Intern Reflection
Permaculture Farm Work in Thailand Local Farmer's Market Management
View My SDM Capstone Reflection
The SDM was a great contribution to my business major because there are many ways in which business and corporate entities can become more sustainable, there is a lot of work to be done! Thankfully, there are people and companies that are working towards this change.
From my SDM experience, I hope to incorporate a humanitarian ideal into my future finance work. I went into this major in hopes of making a difference at my future careers and to inspire other professionals to work towards sustainable changes in their own fields/lives. With major interests in the energy & agriculture & food system sectors, impact investing, and micro-lending, after graduation, I look forward to inspiring change and making a difference. I am a strong believer that many minds work best in achieving sustainable solutions and that creating change is and always will be a team effort.
