Congratulations to Environmental Studies student, Kristen Smith, one of UW’s 2017 Husky100!

The Husky100 recognizes outstanding students on all three University of Washington campuses who are making the most of their time in college and exhibiting leadership, passion and drive. 

Communicating on Twitter about environmental topics and Capstone project experiences has become the new norm for Environmental Studies students in Sean McDonald’s three-quarter Capstone Course Series. Some are still skeptical of the power of social media, while others, like Amy Haymond, have taken to it, finding value in the access it gives to myriad environmental leaders and organizations. 

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. 

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)

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

Danielle Bogardus takes on independent research in Peru with a goal to divert waste and contribute to healthy forests and communities. 

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.