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Anika Whittington brings free, sustainable products to the campus food pantry for the second year in a row thanks to a Green Fund grant. Sustainability within reach Posted 8 a.m. Friday, April 19, 2024 UWL student provides free, sustainable products for campus thanks to Green Fund grant Read more about Sustainability within reach Pollard’s dedication and contributions surrounding sustainability earned them the 2024 Prairie Springs Student Excellence Award. Sustaining impact Posted noon Thursday, March 21, 2024 Blythe Pollard receives Prairie Springs Student Excellence Award Read more about Sustaining impact Grace Lopez Johnson, UWL director of sustainability for the UWL Student Association, shares her experience finding a sense of belonging through her sustainability role on campus during the Board of Regents meeting Dec. 8 in Madison. Lopez Johnson is a political science major with environmental studies and professional and technical writing minors.   From struggling student to sustainability advocate Posted 9:07 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023 Grace Lopez Johnson shares her inspiring journey to find a sense of belonging through sustainability leadership  Read more about From struggling student to sustainability advocate Members of the CTA taking a La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility bus to tour public transportation facilities, March 2023. Credit Susan Gaeddert. Bridging policy and people Posted 2:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, 2023 UWL-hosted community collaboration to learn about policy becomes statewide model   Read more about Bridging policy and people A La Crosse MTU bus makes a stop downtown at Grand River Station. PHOTO CREDIT: Susan Gaeddert New way forward Posted 3:53 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, 2022 Collaboration on community transportation course set Read more about New way forward
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KENDRICK KOLAR: RESOLVE TO MAKE POSITIVE CLIMATE IMPACT

Kendrick Kolar is a senior geography and environmental studies student at UW-La Crosse. Are you a local expert about a particular subject in the news? The Tribune encourages and promotes Community Voices to speak up about important local matters. 

https://lacrossetribune.com/opinion/column/kendrick-kolar-resolve-to-make-positive-climate-impact/article_d0c561e2-9095-11ee-8e44-e711d535d7a4.html 

SAM ROETERING: USE ENERGY FROM REC CENTER WORKOUTS
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse “strives to diminish its environmental footprint as much as possible,” according to the school's website.
Learn more about Sam's ideas

ASHLEY NOWAK:  THE ARTS CAN SUSTAIN A COMMUNITY ALL YEAR    

You hear the strum of the guitar, the thump of the drum, the hum of the violins.

https://lacrossetribune.com/opinion/columnists/ashley-nowak-the-arts-can-sustain-a-community-all-year/article_2145369d-17b5-5e68-a9ad-a1cf641bc008.html

MIKE FIELD:  DEFENDING WISCONSIN'S WINTER                                               

Snow-filled driveways and icy roads make it easier to forget the joy that winter brings to our youth.

 https://lacrossetribune.com/opinion/columnists/mike-field-defending-wisconsin-s-winter/article_2a9537f1-959c-5933-8576-bedda536d49d.html?fbclid=IwAR3s3nBA3oGPHlXtOZckQYOLoe0cwHEZN8gsUG2MKqoXPtUQsmR411z3Css

RACHEL KROMREY:  PROJECT WILL HELP LAKE ONALASKA ANGLERS RECYCLE FISHING LINE
A dead song bird entangled in fishing line prompted University of Wisconsin-La Crosse senior Rachel Kromrey to take action to rid the environment of the recyclable nylon string.
Read more about this story: http://lacrossetribune.com/couleecourier/news/project-will-help-lake-onalaska-anglers-recycle-fishing-line/article_535979e7-2ec4-50c1-94aa-4717f567d7d6.html

 

Jennifer Klein, Alder Yu, Nabamita Dutta, Alysa Remsburg, Tesia Marshik and Adam Driscoll

Jennifer Klein and Alder Yu, both Biology; Nabamita Dutta, Economics; Alysa Remsburg, Environmental Studies; Tesia Marshik, Psychology; and Adam Driscoll, Sociology & Criminal Justice; co-authored the article "New frontiers in student evaluations of teaching: university efforts to design and test a new instrument for student feedback" in Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education published on April 5 by Taylor and Francis Online. This article summarizes the efforts put forth by the Ad-Hoc SEI committee with exploring the problematic use of SEIs on campus, selecting and modifying an alternative tool (the soon to be adopted LENS system), and conducting some early findings regarding its efficacy.

Submitted on: April 11, 2023

Alysa Remsburg

Alysa Remsburg, Environmental Studies, served as Co-Director of Solar on La Crosse Schools, which received the 2021 Inspiring Sustainability Award from the La Crosse Sustainability Institute. Dr. Remsburg is one of three founding members of Solar on La Crosse Schools, which raises money to put solar panels on schools and provides teachers with solar energy lesson plans.

Submitted on: Feb. 11, 2022

Margot Higgins

Margot Higgins, Environmental Studies, authored the article "Embodied Learning--By Way of a Bicycle" in 4th in a series "History En Velo" published on Sept. 29, 2021 by NiCHE: Network in Canadian History & Environment.

Submitted on: Feb. 10, 2022

Ashley Edwards, Margot Higgins, Hongying Xu, Grace Deason and Benjamin Golden

Ashley Edwards, Communication Studies; Margot Higgins, Environmental Studies; Hongying Xu, Global Cultures & Languages; Grace Deason, Psychology; and Benjamin Golden, Theatre Arts; received a CASSH Small Grant. They have been awarded a CASSH equity gap grant for “Effective Dissemination of the CASSH R&R Committee’s Report." The goal of this project is to disseminate information from the CASSH Recruitment & Retention Committee Report in a way that maximizes its impact on recruitment and retention of diverse faculty, staff, and students in CASSH. Their grant allows them to pay an undergraduate student artist to create a series of infographics that will convey the information from the report in an interpretable and engaging manner.

Submitted on: Mar. 4, 2020

Margot Higgins

Margot Higgins, Environmental Studies served as Co-Organizer of "Stories from the Flood, a Reflection of Resilience." The Driftless Writing Center, its partners, storytellers, and members of the public gathered in La Farge, Wisconsin on Nov. 7th to share stories and discuss the challenges we face from recurrent flooding. A bound booklet of narrative excerpts and images collected during the Stories from the Flood project was available to attendees.

Submitted on: Nov. 25, 2019

Mission: 

The UW-La Crosse Environmental Studies Program educates and transforms students through interdisciplinary and experiential learning. We foster student engagement with the principles of sustainability, stewardship, justice, and citizenship, from local to global levels.

Values:
• innovative approaches that enhance the integration of the natural sciences,
social sciences, arts, and humanities
• shared experiences, service learning, and field trips, which create a sense of
individual identity and group cohesion
• personal connections to local environments and cultivating a sense of place
• knowledge of and commitment to environmental stewardship, through
community partnership and shared expertise