ENVR 319: Environmental Engagement
We provide students with the opportunity to work with real people on real problems.
- Interfaith Power and Light
- Joslyn Institute for Sustainable Communities
- Lincoln and Lancaster County Food Policy Council
- Lincoln Friends Meeting Committee on Peace and Social Concerns
- Nebraska Elder Climate Legacy
- Nebraska League of Conservation Voters
ENVR 101: Orientation in Environmental Studies
In an effort to move students to action in our program, we have developed integrated learning opportunities that begin in year one!
This course has partnered with the Lincoln Public Schools Sustainability office since 2015 to actively engage new Environmental Studies students in making local change happen. Students have conducted waste audits for 31 elementary, middle and high schools, as well as the district office, providing data and analysis to the building administrators
Project Energy Nebraska
Project Energy Nebraska (PEN) is a collaboration between the UNL Environmental and Sustainability Studies Program, Conservation Nebraska’s Common Ground Program, and ICLEI, an international nonprofit whose mission is to influence sustainability policy and support local governments. Project Energy collaborates with Nebraska communities to confront environmental issues and foster sustainability. Project energy has worked with Norfolk, South Sioux City, Lincoln, and Grand Island.
ENVR 495: Internship in Environmental Studies
Internships are part of the Environmental Studies curriculum, creating opportunities to learn more about the many employment options in the environment and sustainability field and allowing students to get involved in the community.
Kayla Vondracek (pictured):
“My first internship was with the Joslyn Institute for Sustainable Communities where I assisted with grant projects. My second internship was with the Lincoln and Lancaster County Health Department where I worked as an environmental health intern wand I worked with volunteers on litter pickups and household hazardous waste collection events. My current internship is with JEO Consulting Group where I work as a Hazard Mitigation and Emergency Planning intern assisting with data collection, GIS mapping, and writing for Hazard Mitigation Plans.
“I also did water quality research on the Niobrara River through UCARE and the Cabela’s Apprenticeship program, and was featured on Nebraska Today.”
