Center for the Environment
Empowering the Next Generation of Change Agents
The creation of a Center for the Environment (CFE) enables all our students—through education, advocacy, and action—to develop the skills necessary to be agents of the change in their communities and around the world. Regardless of their academic major, students will work closely with faculty, staff, alumni, and external partners who bring expertise on issues like climate change, energy, conservation, food security, environmental justice, and outdoor leadership.
LIBERAL ARTS IN ACTION
Our Center for the Environment expands on decades of teaching, research, and creative endeavors for students, and spans the globe—from our beautiful 1,000-acre green campus in the heart of the North Country to our living/learning compound in Nairobi, Kenya. Your support will empower us to build on our existing programs and internships in a vast array of fields, including more than 70 courses that meet the environmental literacy requirement and several signature experiential learning programs, like:
- The Adirondack Semester - Students live off the grid in a remote yurt village, forage food, cook meals, enjoy the wilderness, and take academic classes like nature writing and environmental ethics.
- The Outdoor Program - This program educates students in outdoor leadership and skills, instills
in them an environmental ethic, and empowers them through outdoor and wilderness exploration. - Short-Term Travel Courses - Our faculty-led travel experiences offer a great opportunity for many students, especially athletes who can’t commit to a full semester or a summer course, to
venture out into the world. The CFE currently offers an environmentally aligned course with travel to Costa Rica and is planning other destinations for the future.
Learn More about the Center for the Environment
Gifts to the Center for the Environment of any amount may be made online. Please select "Sustainability Initiatives" as the area of support.
Our students care deeply about the future of the planet and its inhabitants and are eager for more opportunities to make a positive impact in addressing environmental problems through their work as scholars, professionals, and engaged global citizens."
Kate Morris
President
St. Lawrence University
Investments With Impact
More than $4 million has already been raised to support new initiatives to add to a robust slate of environmental programs and activities at St. Lawrence. This includes the $1.5 million endowment of the Dick ’64 and Gail Stradling Executive Director of the Center for the Environment position. Your investment in the St. Lawrence University Center for the Environment will help empower students and raise the University’s profile through the following key programs and initiatives:
Gift Opportunities
- Environmental Scholars Program
$150,000 gift minimum, many needed
Fund four-year scholarships for qualified domestic first-year students with a strong commitment to sustainability, conservation, climate change, or a related topic and have completed activities and/or academic work that demonstrates that interest. - Green Internships
$150,000 gift minimum, many needed
Support stipends for students engaging in unpaid or underpaid professional opportunities within the environmental sector. - Environmental and Sustainability Fellows Program
$100,000 gift minimum, many needed
Back the development and launch of co-curricular, skills-based, and leadership opportunities students may pursue on campus. - Center for the Environment Endowment
$100,000 gift minimum, many needed
Provide financial support for on- and off-campus environmental programming, including signature experiential programs, conferences, resources to increase community visibility and engagement, and more. - Environmental Lectureship Endowment
$500,000 total funding needed
Create a fund to attract renowned environmental leaders and experts to campus to speak and be recognized for their achievements.
To learn more about our Center for the Environment giving opportunities, contact universityadvancement@stlawu.edu.
Gifts to the Center for the Environment of any amount may be made online. Please select "Sustainability Initiatives" as the area of support.