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Kristi Straus receives UW Distinguished Teaching Award
Encouraging students to examine their personal impact on the environment by carrying their waste for a week is just one way Program on the Environment lecturer Kristi Straus pushes the envelope when it comes to teaching students about sustainability.
Read moreENVIR 2017 Summer Courses
Thinking about what’s available for Summer courses? Check out our Environmental Studies offerings.
Registration starts April 11. See time schedule to register.
COURSE NUMBER
COURSE TITLE
ENVIR 100
Introduction to Environmental Studies (full term)
ENVIR 239
Sustainability: Personal Choices, Broad Impacts (3 or 5 credit option with service learning)
ENVIR 495 A
Agro-Eco Culture of Cascadia (B term, includes 2 overnight field trips)
ENVIR 495 B
Global Environmental Literature (full term)
ENVIR 495 C
Landscape Change in the PNW (A-term, includes 9-day backpacking trip)
ENVIR 495 D
Collaborative Management of Natural Resources (3 or 5 credit version w/ practicum)
UW Livable City Year reports on sustainability projects with the City of Auburn
Today, the UW’s Livable City Year program published its first reports from a year-long partnership with the City of Auburn. Reports represent a diverse range of applied learning projects students and faculty implemented to address the City of Auburn’s sustainability challenges.
Read moreSpring 2017 ENVIR Courses
Thinking about what’s available for Spring courses? Check out our Environmental Studies Spring offerings. Registration starts Feb. 10!
Environmental Studies Courses
ENVIR 100: Introduction to Environmental Studies – Great course for exploring environmental majors.
Coming together with art, for the environment
Last Friday, January 20, a group of driven students welcomed two notable National Geographic photographers to the stage and more than 150 students, family members, friends, faculty and staff at UW for a night of contemplation about what it means to be a steward of the earth and all its creatures.
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Congratulations to Shruti Parikh, Mary Gates Research Scholar!
Shruti Parikh is a junior at UW, majoring in Environmental Studies and Environmental Sciences and Resource Management (ESRM), with a QSCI minor. She’s lived in Washington for the majority of her life and is passionate about good air quality.
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Connecting the dots: From Bainbridge Island to Peru
Danielle Bogardus takes on independent research in Peru with a goal to divert waste and contribute to healthy forests and communities.
Read moreApply to be a FIG leader - due Jan. 23
The Office of First Year Programs is seeking student leaders to help freshmen transition to college. Gain valuable leadership experience AND earn course credits with this opportunity!
The FIG program is looking for students from all departments who are UW-Seattle undergraduates with strong organizational skills (i.e., not over-committed), and a genuine interest in working with freshmen as they face the challenges and opportunities presented to them as new students.
Autumn Capstone Symposium - environmental education, carbon footprint, permaculture and more!
The Environmental Studies Winter Capstone Symposium is coming up on Monday, December 5. The event showcases the results from a three quarter long course series that encompasses an internship with partner organizations at UW and across Seattle.
Read moreEnvironmental Studies Winter 2017 Courses
Registration begins today for our Winter Courses.
Environmental Studies Courses
ENVIR 100: Introduction to Environmental Studies – Great course for exploring environmental majors. Learn about environmental issues in a local and global context.