A clear path into renewable energy.
Finance has a recruiting pipeline. MAREA is building one for renewables — pairing Middlebury students with alumni across the clean-energy industry.
Students see clear paths into banking, consulting and finance. We’re building one into renewables.
Middlebury has one of the nation’s oldest and most respected Environmental Studies programs. The College reached carbon neutrality in 2016 and is on track for 100% renewable energy by 2028. Yet students interested in the sector still find limited visibility and support. MAREA was started by recent graduates to change that.
MAREA connects alumni in the renewable energy industry and mentors students exploring the field.
Build a strong alumni network driving collaboration, opportunity and mentorship.
Strengthen alumni engagement in renewables, at the College and beyond.
Establish alumni as leaders in the global energy transition.
Create a talent pipeline of students and young professionals.
What MAREA has been working on.
Photos from the spring speaker series coming soonMentor & mentee photos coming soonSite-visit photos coming soonFinance has a playbook. Renewables didn’t. Now renewables do too.
Banking recruits on a calendar everyone knows. MAREA maps the same certainty onto clean energy — year by year, with alumni at every step.
- First yearLearnPanels, webinars & the Resources Drive
- SophomoreConnectA one-to-one alumni mentorFinance & consulting: recruiting starts
- JuniorMeetMeetups, site visits & receptionsFinance & consulting: summer internship → offer
- SeniorLandInternships & jobs shared by alumni
- After MiddGive backMentor the next classFinance & consulting: day one, already hired
Mentorship, matched one-to-one.
Each student is paired with an alum working in the part of the industry they’re curious about. This year adds all-cohort meetings, more panels and off-campus site visits — because a mentor is a great start, and a network is the goal.
Get in the room.
The first-ever MAREA conference & reception
- DaytimeStudents visit the Building Energy Exchange with Lydia Wiener ’20, Policy Advisor for Clean Energy at the NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice.
- AfternoonA trip to Governors Island for the New York Climate Exchange.
- 5–8 PMReception at Carson Power’s New York office — food, drinks, a panel and networking with students and alumni.
Openings from the network.
Roles shared by MAREA alumni and partners — many with someone you can ask about the job.
Started by two recent grads who wished it had existed.
With support from Minna Brown, Director of the Climate Action Program, and Tracy Himmel Isham, Director of the Center for Careers & Internships.
Join MAREA.
Get matched with an alumni mentor, hear from people working in the field and see openings first.
We’ll be in touch about the next mentorship cohort, events and openings. Job postings, meetups and industry updates land first in the LinkedIn group.