The sun is (sort of) out, the birds are chirping, and we’re on our way towards another exciting summer quarter! What better way to spend your sunny days than learning by doing out at the UW farm? 

UW Recycling is now accepting entries for their 2024 Trash Art contest! Submissions are due by March 22nd at 4PM, and participants can submit entries into a variety of categories. Artwork should be themed around feelings or ideas of waste and sustainability. 

The College of the Environment’s annual Environmental Career Fair is coming up fast, and it’s back in-person this winter! See details below, and make sure to register on Handshake.
Please join us on Thursday, February 15, 2024, from 12:00-3:00PM PST for this year’s Environmental Career Fair, hosted in the HUB North Ballroom! 

The Program on the Environment will host the Autumn 2023 Capstone Symposium on Wednesday, November 29 (online) AND on Wednesday, December 6 (in person) at the UW School of Aquatic Fisheries & Science.  

Decarbonization Town Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 25

By UW Sustainability | Oct 11, 2023

The Faculty Council on Campus Planning and Stewardship is hosting a panel discussion on the UW’s efforts to decarbonize our operations and address climate change. 

Corey Garza to serve as Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Corey Garza will serve as the Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Corey Garza has agreed to serve as the UW College of the Environment’s Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, effective September 1. 

‘WILDCAT,’ a documentary featuring our UW PoE alumni Samantha Zwicker, focuses on her ecological wild cat conservation work in the Amazon rainforest. ‘WILDCAT’ has won multiple documentary awards including Best Documentary (San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2023; Iowa Film Critics Awards 2023; National Board of Review Top Five Documentaries 2022; Utah Film Critics Association Awards) and Audience Award (Montclair Film Festival 2022; Santa Fe International Film Festival 2022) and includes numerous nominations. 

Come join the College of the Environment for an afternoon of games, food, and merriment to celebrate an outstanding College community! All College faculty, staff, students, postdocs, and their guests are invited to attend.

Spend 9 days (July 8 to 16) backpacking in Olympic National Park this Summer as part of the course, Wilderness in the Anthropocene (ENVIR 380)!
This 5-credit A term course includes hands on activities and remote assignments. 

Summer Registration is now open!

Check out this new Special Topic Course ENVIR 295 B: Rivers in the Environmental Humanities. This 5 credit course will run during A- Term (June 20 – July 19) and only has 20 spots available, so register soon!