BA in Environmental and Sustainability Studies (CHSS)

2025 SIS Outstanding Graduating Student of the Year Award Recipient

BA in Environmental and Sustainability Studies with a concentration in Climate Change and Society, minor in Global Affairs

BA in Environmental and Sustainability Studies with a Concentration in Sustainable Agriculture

Exciting coursework and internships inspired a unexpected future goal.

BA Environmental and Sustainability Studies with a concentration in Business and Sustainability, minor in Spanish

Hometown: Kailua, HI

Lucas Leadership Scholarship Recipient

Internships that make a difference is what the School of Integrative Studies is all about. Katherine Russell describes her first hand experiences with a summer 2018 internship in Alaska.

Teaching a new generation about sustainable food choices

Raquel Friedmann is pursuing her master's degree in international environmental policy while interning at MEarth, an environmental educational nonprofit, where she helps children understand sustainability.

Turning skills and passion into solutions

Roger LeBlanc's experience in the Sustainability Living Learning Community helped him find his passion and a career path.

2021 Distinguished Alumni - Faculty and Staff

Troy Lowery, BA Environmental and Sustainability Studies ’15, MA Interdisciplinary Studies ’18 joined George Mason University as a staff member in 2015 with the School of Integrative Studies, just a few months after he graduated with his first Mason degree.

Protecting the environment and local communities with the E.P.A.

Julie Ross's interdisciplinary degree and environmental policy courses prepared her the broad range of responsibilities required of a grants manager.

Honoring Distinguished Alumni

In fall 2017, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the School of Integrative Studies honored Ali Culhane for her efforts in creating a more environmentally conscious community.

Promoting sustainability at Mason

When Caitlin enrolled at George Mason University, she had no idea where her studies would lead. On her first day of her first class, however, her world shifted. In a classroom discussion of the environmental challenges facing the world, Lundquist found her passion, and now, five years later, has launched her career as Sodexo’s Sustainability and Marketing Coordinator at Mason.

Mentoring the next generation of conservation leaders

For Charles Coats, BA Environmental and Sustainability Studies ’13, spring break in Florida is all about sun, water and good times---and for six years, he’s led alternative break trips with these thoughts in mind. For Coats, though, these annual trips to Martin County focus on beach cleanup rather than beach volleyball and an extensive oyster recovery project rather than extensive oyster eating.