Ecologue

Here is another edition of our Alumni Profiles Project. What has Dustin been up to since graduating?

Meet Dustin Quandt, a 2011 Oregon State Alumni in Environmental Science. He was the very first student worker for the OSU Sustainability Office and worked as the Energy Audit Student worker.

During his time at OSU: Dustin was an Energy Audit student worker. He learned a lot about the intricacies that hold Oregon State together and how to work around that to make lasting changes. Dustin found it valuable to work with people invested in a building  or program in order to get things accomplished.

Since OSU: Dustin is now working as an AP Environmental Science teacher at Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, MI. He has been doing many environmentally focused projects with his classes such as installing native plants around the high school campus, installing a boiswale, and partnering with the National Wildlife Federation to install pollinator habitats. Dustin is also revamping the greenhouse to use as a science lab for his course. Thanks to his experience working at the Sustainability Office, Dustin knows how to find his way through bureaucracy. Dustin family is also growing; they welcomed their son, Owen, into the world a year ago! Dustin chooses to lead by example for his students by bicycling to work, using reusable food containers, buying local, and cooking almost all their meals.

Thank you Dustin, for allowing us to peek into your world. We love seeing alumni continuing to take charge in new communities and maintain a sustainable lifestyle.