Senior Projects
The Climate Leadership Certificate’s cohort of students begins the program with a breadth of experience and variety of interests surrounding the critical issues of climate action, social justice, economic vitality, and well-being.
Cohort One 2021-2022
- Building Relationship with Land
- Sophie Manning
- Dreaming of Data
- Zoe Hemez
- Recommendations for a Thriving Campus Sustainability Community
- Natalie M. Sacker
- Storytelling for Energy Solutions Toolkit
- Solomon Duke
- Reflections on Climate Leadership Certificate Senior Project
- Libby Taylor-Manning
- Sustaining Ourselves Through Sustainability
- Jessica M. Peterson
- What Would You Do With One Climate Action Dollar?
- Avia Breiter
Cohort Two 2022-2023
- Anaerobic Digestion at Western Washington University
- Clara Copley and Sienna Taylor
- Building a Community for Underrepresented ESCI Students
- Elena King
- On Adapting Local Food Systems
- Nelson Lobo
- Mapping for Restoration: GIS Analysis of Wetland Restoration Suitability in Bellingha
- Allison Murray
- Outdoor Center Environmental Education Guidebook
- Liam Flynn
- WWU Waste Sorting Training
Heather Pedroz
Cohort Three 2023-2024
- Sustainable Lab Certification Project Report
- Alyssa White and Megan Ellis
- Centering Diversity in Environmental Education
- Anna K.O. Phippen
- Food Systems Mapping and Goals at Western Washington University
- Dylan Braund
- Climate Storytelling: An Experiment in Interdisciplinary Course Design
- Gabrielle Laipenieks
- Leftover Food Recovery Alerts for Western Washington University
- Henry Belanger & Keara Ryan
- Plant Yourself in the Pacific Northwest: Exploring Native and Non-Native Plants Surrounding Western Washington University
- McKenna Varela
- Green Growth: Sustainable Investing in an Institutional Setting
- Liam Pratt
- Cultivating Hope: Salish Sea Club Report
- Quincy Ingalls
- The Tiny Farm and Embodied Farming: An Educational, Food Justice Project
- Kate Teele
Cohort Four 2024-2025
- Co-Creating a Food Literate Future
- Kristy Michel Matta
- Bridging Sustainability and Social Justice: Uplifting Voices at the Intersection
- Melissa R. Bernal
- Collaboration for Climate Resilience
- Elsa Lincoln and Gina Finazzo
- Coalition Building within Western Washington University’s Food Systems
- Sam Schmidt