About

Since 1969, WWU’s Huxley College of the Environment has enjoyed a reputation as a premier institution for the education of future environmental experts and leaders. Our distinctive, interdisciplinary curriculum grants degrees from the Department of Environmental Studies (B.A., B.A.E., M.A., M.Ed.) and the Department of Environmental Sciences (B.S., M.S.). Each department offers multiple majors, from urban planning and environmental policy to estuarine science and terrestrial ecology.

Our Mission

Huxley College of the Environment addresses today's environmental issues and prepares tomorrow's interdisciplinary problem solvers. We accomplish this mission by integrating outstanding educational programs, faculty-student collaboration, applied research, and professional and community service.

Our Goals

Our goals this year is to generate college-level support for our current 50th Anniversary Access Scholarship. College graduation rates for low-income and underserved students are 20 percentage points lower than the rest of the population. At Huxley, we believe it is critical we fix this “opportunity gap.” This is why Huxley has made need-based admissions scholarships it’s #1 fundraising goal. Our Climate Innovation Fund will help to drive the college to even better address the climate crisis in our teaching, research, and outreach programs.  Huxley College on the Peninsulas offers students in the greater Puget Sound region the opportunity to earn either a B.A. in Environmental Policy or a B.S. in Environmental Science on the Kitsap and Olympic peninsulas, where no 4 year university opportunities exists. This offering is meaningful to the communities in this region, and also to the economics of Washington state.

 

These are the initiatives:

  • Huxley 50th Anniversary Scholarships

  • Climate Innovation Fund

  • Huxley College on the Peninsulas 

Departments and Special Projects

You can choose to give to any of the departments or special projects listed below! Click to read more about or give back to these selected areas below.


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Huxley Challenge
The next $2500 in gifts to Huxley College of the Environment have been matched dollar for dollar by generous Huxley Advisory Board members in honor of Huxley's 50th Anniversary!
$2,500 MATCHED
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Huxley 50th Scholarship Challenge
The next $400 in gifts to the Huxley 50th Anniversary Scholarship have been matched dollar for dollar by the generous Huxley Advisory Board.
$400 MATCHED
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Leaderboard
Top Five Fundraisers!
The WWU Alumni Association has rewarded the top five areas that secured the most donors on MAY 28 with a bonus of $1,000 each! Congratulations to our winners!
Rank Prize #WECARE Donors
1 $1,000 Student Emergency Fund 199
2 $1,000 Men's Rowing 174
3 $1,000 Ice Hockey 151
4 $1,000 Cross Country & Track and Field 101
5 $1,000 Marketing Program 87
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$5,000
Whatcom Educational Credit Union Challenge
Now that we have reached $100,000 in dollars raised, a $5,000 gift from Whatcom Educational Credit Union has been unlocked!
$100,000 / $100,000 Raised
Completed
$5,000
Whatcom Educational Credit Union Stretch Challenge
Now that we have reached $300,000 in dollars raised for WWU Give Day, ANOTHER $5,000 gift from Whatcom Educational Credit Union has been unlocked because WE CARE about WWU student success.
$300,772 / $300,772 Raised
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