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