Community Building In and Out of the Classroom

How Juliana Ward '24 integrated environmental studies with passions for policy and strong communities
Juliana posing on the roof of a building overlooking the city and mountains.

Juliana Ward ’24, an Environmental Studies (ENVS) major and economics minor, is a member of the second to last cohort of students to earn their B.S. degrees in Environmental Studies from the Rubenstein School. The program migrated to the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) in the fall of 2022. The ENVS program curriculum spans the...

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The RSENR Inclusive Arts Initiative Gallery on the first floor of the Aiken Center - nine pieces of art hung on a well-lit wall

Exploring How Creativity Can Heal and Change Human-Environment Systems

The first floor of the George D. Aiken Center—home of the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources on UVM’s campus—contains an always-active student lounge, multiple classrooms, a large lecture hall, a computer lab, secure indoor bike parking, and as of November 2023, an art gallery.

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Students and UVM community gathering outside at sunset for Convocation

UVM’s First Comprehensive Inclusive Excellence Action Plan Sets Important Goals for University Community

On November 15, the University of Vermont released its first-ever Comprehensive Inclusive Excellence Action Plan, a data-driven strategic plan centered on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The plan outlines the University’s commitment and process for advancing inclusive excellence across the university over the next five years.

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