On-campus opportunities

ASUW Student Food Cooperative  (@asuwsfc)

  • Collaborative student co-op focused on conscious consumption, ethically, sourced, and affordable food
  • Current projects include: Communities of UW Cookbook, bi-annual Humble Feast, ASUW Bean Basket (bulk food store located on-campus)
  • Learn more at: ASUW SFC 

Dirty Dozen Farm Club (@uwfarmdirtydozen)

  • UW student farm organization committed to engaging in the full cycle of the food system (e.g. urban agriculture, gardening, harvesting)
  • Undergraduate RSO associated with the UW Farm
  • Weekly meetings, work parties, farm shifts 

ECC – Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center (@uw_ecc)

  • Located on West Campus
  • Inclusive and affirming space that serves and empowers historically marginalized and underrepresented students
  • Largest cultural center in the United States
  • Programs include: Leadership Without Borders, ECC events, RSO resources
  • Learn more at: Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center 

EPSA – Environmental Policy Student Association (@epsauw)

  • Environmental policy group dedicated to centering justice and intersectionality
  • Focus on knowledge sharing and professional development by connecting peers with one another and experts in the field
  • Undergraduate RSO
  • Learn more at: EPSA

First Nations @UW (@firstnationsuw)

  • Intertribal organization and community for Indigenous students
  • Educating the community about Indigenous cultures, spreading awareness to issues affecting communities, and upholding customs and traditions
  • Undergraduate RSO
  • General meetings, annual spring Powwow
  • Learn more at: First Nations @ UW | UW Native Organization 

ICA – Institutional Climate Action UW Chapter (@ica_uwchapter)

  • Student-organized coalition of students, faculty, staff, and alumni across Washington state demanding higher education institutions model the Just Transition framework to an equitable green future
  • Fossil Free U campaign, weekly coalition meetings
  • Learn more at: Institutional Climate Action 

Project Indoor Farm (@projectindoorfarm)

  • Student organization, first student-run indoor farm at the UW
  • Educational space for students to connect with food through urban farming
  • Learn more at: Project Indoor Farm 

Q Center – University of Washington Q Center (@uwqcenter)

  • Located in the HUB (Room 315)
  • Educational, social, advocacy center focused on gender and sexuality
  • Resources include: free menstrual supplies, school supplies, hangout spaces
  • Learn more at: Q Center 

SEED – Students Expressing Environmental Dedication (@uw_seed)

  • Student organization working with residents and UW Housing & Food Services (HFS) to bring awareness on sustainability choices
  • Undergraduate RSO, aimed at students living in the dorms
  • Current projects include: dorm compost bins, OZZI reusable containers
  • Weekly meetings, hall council representatives, on-campus job opportunities
  • Learn more at: UW SEED 

SER-UW – Society for Ecological Restoration UW Chapter (@ser.uw)

  • Student organization focused on increasing the biodiversity and ecosystems on campus while connecting students to green spaces
  • Sites across campus with CSF funding
  • Current projects include: restoration site work parties, native plant nursery
  • Weekly volunteering opportunities, community building
  • Learn more at: Society for Ecological Restoration UW 

UW Alene Morris Women’s Center 

  • Education programs, leadership development for advocacy for girls and women focused on breaking down gender based barriers
  • Programs and services open to all students, staff, faculty, and community members
  • Current programs include: Moris Leadership Academy
  • Learn more at: Alene Moris Women’s Center 

UW Farm (@uwfarm)

  • Three on-campus locations at McMahon Hall, Mercer Court, and the Center for Urban Horticulture
  • 1.5 acre student-powered urban organic farm
  • Produce for campus dining, the UW Food Pantry, and the community through the Community Support Agriculture (CSA) program
  • Volunteer, internship, and job opportunities for UW students
  • Learn more at: UW Farm | University of Washington Botanic Gardens 

UW Food Pantry (@uwfoodpantry)

  • Located on West Campus in at Poplar Hall
  • Providing food assistance to UW students, staff, and faculty members
  • Offers shelf-stable products, UW Farm organic produce, ready-to-eat meals, and hygiene products at no cost to visitors (bring your Husky ID & tote bags)
  • Community partner of the University District Food Bank
  • Learn more at: The UW Food Pantry | Any Hungry Husky 

UW Green Square 

UW Solar (@uwsolar)

  • Interdisciplinary, student-run, solar project
  • Undergraduate and graduate RSO, part of the Urban Infrastructure Lab
  • Participates in the planning, design, and development of solar/electrification related projects on campus (e.g. electric vehicles, charging, energy storage)
  • Learn more at: UW Solar 

WashPIRG – Washington Public Interest Research Group  (@washpirg_uw)

  • Student-led, student-funded activist group
  • Undergraduate RSO, UW chapter of WashPIRG organization
  • Current campaigns include: 100% renewable energy, affordable higher education, break free from plastics, new voters project, etc.
  • Weekly meetings, grassroots campaigns, on-campus job/internships
  • Learn more at: WASHPIRG Students 

wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House 

Compiled by our staff, organized by topic.

CLIMATE CHANGE

Course 

Course Name 

Quarter Offered

Credits 

Prerequisites?

AIS 385 

Indigenous Ecologies and Climate Change 

Autumn

5

N/A

ESS 201 

Earth’s Climate System 

Spring

3

Yes

ENVIR 100

Introduction to Environmental Studies

All 

5

N/A

JSIS B 351

The Global Environment 

Autumn

5

N/A

ATM S 111

Global Warming: Understanding the Issues

All

5

N/A

 

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Course 

Course Name 

Quarter Offered

Credits 

Prerequisites?

HSTAA/ENVIR 221

US Environmental History: Ecology, Culture, Justice

Autumn

5

N/A

ENVIR/ESRM 460

Power, Privilege, and Preservation

Spring, Summer

5

N/A

CEP 460

Planning in Context

Autumn

5

N/A

GEOG 272

Geographies of Environmental Justice

Spring

5

N/A

 

INTERSECTIONALITY

Course 

Course Name 

Quarter Offered

Credits 

Prerequisites?

DIS ST/CHID  230

Introduction to Disability Studies

Autumn

5

N/A

AIS/JSIS A 270

Native Peoples of the Northwest Coast

Autumn

5

N/A

DIS ST/GWSS/ 335

Sex, Gender, and Disability 

Autumn

5

N/A

GWSS 392

Asian American and Pacific Islander Women 

Autumn

5

N/A

GWSS 496 

Global Feminisms: International and Indigenous Communities 

Autumn

5

Yes

CHID 485

Comparative Colonialism

Autumn

5

N/A

 

POLICY + GOVERNANCE

Course 

Course Name 

Quarter Offered

Credits 

Prerequisites?

PUB POL 201

Introduction to Public Policy and Governance

Autumn

5

N/A

ENVIR/SMEA 201 

Climate Governance: How Individuals, Communities, NGOs, Firms, and Governments Can Solve the Climate Crisis

Spring

5

N/A

ENVIR 439

Attaining a Sustainable Society 

  

N/A

CEP 470 

Tools for Sustainable Cities 

Spring, Summer

4

N/A

SMEA 430

Development and the Environment 

Autumn

5

N/A

 

COMMUNICATION

Course 

Course Name 

Quarter Offered

Credits 

Prerequisites?

ENGL 199

Interdisciplinary Writing/Natural Science

Autumn

5

N/A

AIS 307

Indigenous Literature and the Environment 

Autumn

5

N/A

ENVIR 302

Communications for Environmental Studies

Autumn, Winter, Spring

5

Yes

COM 289

Communication Power and Difference 

Autumn

5

N/A

ENVIR 400

Professional Environmental Communication 

Winter

5

N/A

ENGL 207

Introduction to Cultural Studies

Autumn, Summer

5

N/A

ENVIR/COM 418

Communication and the Environment 

Autumn

5

N/A

 

ART + URBAN DESIGN + COMMUNITY PLANNING

Course 

Course Name 

Quarter Offered

Credits 

Prerequisites?

ENVIR 480

Sustainability Studio 

Autumn

5

N/A

L ARCH 212

Designing for the Future

Autumn

5

N/A

CEP 200

Introduction to Community, Environment, and Planning

Autumn, Winter

5

N/A

B E 200 

Introduction to Built Environments

Autumn

3

N/A

 

FOOD SOVEREIGNTY

Course 

Course Name 

Quarter Offered

Credits 

Prerequisites?

GEOG 271

Geography of Food and Eating

Autumn

5

N/A

ANTH 361 

Anthropology of Food

Autumn

5

Yes

NUTR/ENVIR 312

Food System Sustainability and Resilience 

 

3

N/A

NUTR 302

Food Systems: Harvest to Health 

Autumn, Spring

5

Yes

 

FIELD EXPERIENCE 

Course 

Course Name 

Quarter Offered

Credits 

Prerequisites?

ENVIR 280

Natural History of the Puget Sound Region

Autumn

5

N/A

LSJ 401 

Field Experience in Law, Societies, and Justice

Autumn

5

N/A

 

RESILIENCE & WELL-BEING

Course 

Course Name 

Quarter Offered

Credits 

Prerequisites?

G H/LAW 305

Global Health and Justice

Winter

3

N/A

ANTH 325

Indigenous Knowledge and Public Health in Mexican and Latinx Origin Communities 

 

5

N/A

ESRM/PSYCH 431

Ecopsychology

 

5

N/A

GEOG 180

Introduction to Global Health: Disparities, Determinants, Policies, and Outcomes

Autumn, Winter, Spring

5

N/A

ENV H 306

Health and Sustainability 

Autumn, Spring

5

Yes

 

COMMUNITY-ENGAGED LEARNING

Course 

Course Name 

Quarter Offered

Credits 

Prerequisites?

ENVIR 239

Sustainability: Personal Choices, Broad Impact

Autumn, Winter, Summer

5

N/A

ENGL 121

Composition: Social Issues

Autumn

5

Yes

COM 364 

Media Responsibility in a Diverse Society 

Autumn

5

Yes