The Program on the Environment will host the Autumn 2024 Capstone Symposium on Tuesday, November 26th (online) AND on Wednesday, December 4th (in person) at the UW School of Aquatic Fisheries & Science.  

The College of the Environment is excited to invite fellow Huskies to our upcoming employer event, Environmental Careers in the Private Sector, on Thursday, November 14. Representatives from various environmental consulting, business, engineering, and professional services organizations will be present to discuss their work, advertise open opportunities, and answer questions from students. 

Net Impact UW is a sustainable business club at the Foster School of Business focused on activism, education, and career development. Every fall, the RSO hosts a panel event featuring new and exciting topics within the climate space. 

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. 

The Udall Scholarship is a $7,000 scholarship for sophomores and juniors who are committed to making a difference in either the environment or Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Policy or Native Healthcare. 

The College of the Environment is excited to invite you to NOAA Career Day on Thursday, October 24. This employer connection event is in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), where representatives from various divisions will be present to talk about the work they do, advertise open opportunities, and answer questions from students. 

The SER-UW Native Plant Nursery’s fall sale is happening now! Our in person plant sale will take place on Sunday, October 20th, at the Douglas Research Conservatory from 10 AM to 2 PM. 

PoE’s own Eli Wheat was featured on the most recent episode of FieldSound, the College of the Environment’s podcast, to talk about sustainable farming and our relationship as humans with the land and food we consume. 

Environmental BIPOC Affinity Group
The Environmental BIPOC group is a respectful and supportive space to build community, share experiences, and support each other. Sometimes we get food together. This group is intended as a social space for folks to chill, make friends, and offer mutual support. 

PoE students in the news! Check out this article in the Seattle Times focused on Dungeness crab, which features Pacific Northwest Crab Research Group’s larval crab monitoring and includes a photo of one of our PoE students, Annie Schlanger, doing her capstone research.