Environmental Adventures Living-Learning Community

What is the Environmental Adventures Living-Learning Community?

• Outdoor experiential learning adventures in the Pacific Northwest.
• Workshops on outdoor leadership skills such as collaborative decision making, communication, trip planning and navigation, outdoor cooking and shelter building, and wilderness first aid.
• Curated opportunities to camp and hike at Mount Rainier National Park, tide-pool along the wild coastline of Olympic National Park, kayak on the Snoqualmie River, and rock climb in Vantage.
• Living on the same floor of a newly renovated residence hall.
• Participating in a Connections 100 class.

Who is the Environmental Adventures Living-Learning Community For?

This LLC is open to anyone interested in learning about environmental issues in the Pacific Northwest—applicants do not need to be Environmental Studies & Sciences majors or to have experience with outdoor adventure. Off-campus programming is designed to be approachable and inclusive, focusing on the basics and on increasing comfort outside, and gear can be borrowed from Puget Sound Outdoors’ Expeditionary. You only need a willingness to try new things and learn in community with others.

Why Join the Environmental Adventures LLC?

Students in this LLC will be part of a cohort who all live on the same residence hall floor with the support of a dedicated Resident Assistant (RA), take a Connections 100 class together, and participate in planned activities—ranging from a bouldering session and a navigation scavenger hunt to a job preparation workshop and a dinner with local professionals in environmental careers. It’s a great opportunity to build a sense of community with like-minded students while also honing pre-professional skills.
 

How to apply:

• To be considered for Environmental Adventures LLC, enrolled students need to apply by May 30. Click the button below to apply.
• Applications are reviewed by a committee which includes the faculty advisor, residence assistant, and members of the housing and admission department.
• Selected students will be notified in early June. 

Application Questions:

1. Please explain what you hope to gain from participating in the Environmental Adventure Living-Learning Community.
2. Please describe what you might contribute to the Environmental Adventure Living-Learning Community (e.g. past experiences, outdoor or social skills, novel perspectives, and/or enthusiasm and curiosity for particular environmental or outdoor issues and pursuits).