Community Engaged Learning

The Environmental Humanities Program prioritizes community and justice in our curriculum. 

Specific Curriculum Updates Include:

• Recasting the Program’s one-credit leadership seminar towards collaborative environmental justice practices.
• Creating a three-credit seminar taught each spring that focuses on environmental  justice issues and community-engaged research methodologies.
• Creating a one-credit course for EH students who are working in the community to learn best practices to create ethical, reciprocal partnerships.
• Hosting a workshop each semester on engagement, inclusion, and justice, taught by our community engagement coordinator.

Student Projects

The Environmental Humanities Program attracts passionate students eager to bridge gaps between the classroom and larger community. Our graduate students develop reciprocal projects with community partners to further environmental justice, Indigenous knowledges, and community-engaged research and learning.

Project Spotlights:

Olivia Chandler designed and facilitated environmental justice courses at Nature Center at Pia Okwai for the community during the summer of 2024.

Erin O'Farrell collaborates with the Nature Center at Pia Okwai to develop a strategic communications plan to center Indigenous place-naming and presence along the Jordan River.

Sav Pearson collaborates with artist-activists to spur action to save our Great Salt Lake.

Madi Sudweeks collaborates with Southeastern Utah communities working to support environmental justice, energy systems, and community engagement.