The College of the Environment’s Student Advisory Council (SAC) helps to amplify student voices within the College, and serves as a liaison with the Dean’s office to promote positive change for the College community. Each unit has a representative, and for the 2024 – 2025 school year, environmental studies student Lauren Church will be serving as our unit’s rep! Read her introduction message below to learn more about the SAC and how she can help you help make the College and PoE a better place.

Hello PoE Undergraduates!

I hope everyone’s 2024-25 school year is going well! I am excited to serve as one of your undergraduate representatives on the College of the Environment Student Advisory Council (SAC) this year. The SAC has worked on numerous initiatives throughout the college including field notes, the CoEnv mentoring program, and the annual graduation gift. In my position, I work as an intermediary between the Dean’s office and undergraduate students within the Program on the Environment. My role is to represent you.

If you ever have a concern about the way the College of the Environment or Dean’s office is operating, or you have ideas about how we can make PoE a better place for students, please reach out! I am accessible via email at churchl@uw.edu. You can also get in touch with the SAC through our co-chairs at coenvsac@uw.edu. The Student Advisory Council has great access to people within the Dean’s office, and I hope to make your ideas and concerns heard.

A little about me, I’m a fourth-year undergrad studying Environmental Studies and Political Science. I am interested in natural resource conservation, environmental justice, and policy and am involved on campus through Peaks and Professors!

Feel free to reach out to me if you ever want to chat. Enjoy the rest of your Autumn quarter!

Sincerely,

Lauren Church