Sprouting from the roof of a Northeastern University building are flowers representing the different locations of the school’s campuses across the globe. Roots represent how all of the students and former students of the university are interconnected.
Titled “Leaf Long Learning,” the artwork by Nicole Lee, who is majoring in environmental studies, is one of the five winners of the Climate Justice and Sustainability Hub competition.
“I see Northeastern as a hub, a flower pot of environmental justice,” says Lee. The roots showcase how students remained connected following graduation and go out to “do good for the world wherever we go.”

The five winners will soon have…