Environment
“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs but not every man’s greed.” — Mahatma Gandhi
Monmouth offers a variety of options for students passionate about climate change and caring for or studying our environment. Our environmental studies and sustainability major and Global Food Security program are great academic complements to service and advocacy work. Students may also be interested in paid student work opportunities at our Educational Garden & Farm.
We also offer a variety resources and support for students interested in the environment and environmental justice. Check out the links below to get involved on campus, locally, regionally and beyond.
I’m ready to act
On-campus opportunities
Off campus opportunities
- Alliance for the Great Lakes
- Delta Institute
- DuPage River Salt Creek Workgroup
- Earthshare Illinois
- Environment Illinois
- Environmental Education Association of Illinois
- Friends of the Fox River
- Global Warming Solutions Group of Illinois
- Illinois Association of Park Districts
- Illinois Audubon Society
- Illinois Conservation Foundation
- Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
- Illinois Native Plant Society
- Illinois Student Environmental Coalition (ISEC)
- Liberty Prairie Foundation
- National Great Rivers Research and Education Center
- Prairie Rivers Network
- Salt Creek Watershed Network
- Save the Prairie Society
- Trails for Illinois
- American Farmland Trust
- American Forests
- American Rivers
- Children’s Environmental Health Network
- Earth Justice
- Environmental Law & Policy Center
- Natural Resources Conservation Earth Team Volunteers
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Natural Resources Defense Council
- Midwest Pesticide Action Center
- Nature Conservancy
- Rainforest Alliance
- School & Community Assistance for Recycling and Composting Education (SCARCE)
- Sierra Club - Illinois Chapter
- Union of Concerned Scientists
Learn
Center core programs
General campus programs
To get started in this program, take ESTS-103: Introduction to Environmental Studies and Sustainability
Reach out
- Eric Engstrom, Biology & Global Food Security
- Michael Connell, Political Economy and Commerce
- Jialin Li, Sociology
- Michael Nelson, Political Science