Campus Sustainability Planning Studio

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The Campus Sustainability Planning Studio (CSPS) is student research aimed at the transition to sustainability, providing hands-on, problem-based learning where student research teams help WWU and the broader community achieve sustainability in energy conservation, waste reduction, transportation, local foods, green purchasing, green building, sustainability media, and more!

All Western students are welcome to take the planning studio. Override must be provided for certain disciplines.

Past Projects

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Rooted Wisdom: Signage for Native Flora

Spring 2024

Rooted Wisdom Report (2.07 MB)

River to Raven: An Educational Restoration Project

Summer 2024

River to Raven Project Report (3.51 MB)

Planning for Resilience: Updating the Okanogan County Sub-Unit A Plan for a Sustainable Future

Summer 2024

Sub-Unit A (3.18 MB)

Outreach Campaigns for an Increased STARS Score

Spring 2024

STARS Research Report (446.03 KB)

Okanogan County Food Pantries: Plans for Addressing Food Waste, Succession Planning, and Capacity Building

Summer 2024

Okanogan County Food Pantries (7.77 MB)

Helping Before Help is Needed: Crisis Prevention and Self Actualization in Room One's Direct Services

Summer 2024

Prevention in Room One's Direct Services (1.07 MB)

Education Solar Station: Designing a solar array to power an educational field station at Loup Canyon

Summer 2024

Education Solar Station Report (3 MB)

DIY School Food Pantries for Okanogan County High Schools

Summer 2024

DIY School Food Pantries (1.39 MB)

WWU Universal Waste Signage

Fall 2023

WWU Universal Waste Signage (867.59 KB)

Western’s Student Sustainability Coalition (WSSC)

Fall 2023

Whisking up for Climate Action (596.82 KB)

Sustainable Career Fairs

Fall 2023

Sustainable Career Fairs (1013.29 KB)

Know Your Worth: How to Make Informed, Sustainable Purchases

Fall 2023

Know Your Worth: How to Make Informed, Sustainable Purchases (518.85 KB)

Creating Sustainable Labs at Western Washington University

Fall 2023

Creating Sustainable Labs at Western Washington University (1.2 MB)

Seeding Up Winthrop: Sowing community resilience and food security

Summer 2023

Seed Library Final Report Summer 2023 (1.13 MB)

Green Purchasing at Family Health Centers

Summer 2023

Green Purchasing at Family Health Centers (6.4 MB)

Family Health Centers Emissions Reduction Report

Summer 2023

FHC Emissions Report (3.31 MB)

Cultural Lands Case Studies: models of land back, co-stewardship, and cultural easements

Summer 2023

Cultural Lands (3.63 MB)

Community Forest Case Studies: Models for co-stewardship and intergenerational learning

Summer 2023

Community Forest Case Studies (4.13 MB)

Zero Waste Events Planning

Fall 2022

Zero Waste Events Planning (1.96 MB)
ZERO WASTE EVENT CHECKLIST (340.2 KB)

Streamlining Western’s Solid Waste

Fall 2022

Streamlining Western’s Solid Waste (7.84 MB)