• Earle Bates Prize in Environmental Studies Awarded to Bonnie Fay '08 and Katelyn Huffman '08
  The Earle Bates Prize in Environmental Studies is awarded to a graduating environmental studies student in honor of Earle Bates, a strong supporter of the Environmental Studies Program and a role model of environmental citizenship.
• Earth Day 2008
  On April 22, 2008 Washington and Lee celebrated Earth Day along with the Virginia Native Plant Society, the Program in Environmental Studies, the Student Environmental Action League, and the Outing Club, highlighting native plants, the W&L back campus garden and treading lightly on nature.
• The Conference on the Ecological Dimensions of Biofuels
  Held on March 10th, 2008, this conference explored the ecological dimensions of biofuels production and identified management strategies and research opportunities to ensure their sustainability.
• Powershift 2007
  On November 2, 2007, thousands of young adults converged on Washington, D.C. for Power Shift 2007, the first national youth summit to address the climate crisis.

University Environmental News

• Beta Beta Beta National Biology Honor Society Started at W&L
  Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta), a national biological honor society for students, particularly undergraduates, and new to Washington and Lee, inducted 36 new members on Nov. 15 at Washington and Lee University.
• Stephanie Hardiman '10 and Abel Delgado '10 Recognized at Celebrating Student Success Reception
  Stephanie Hardiman and Abel Delgado will be recognized at the Celebrating Student Success (CSS) monthly reception on Wednesday, Nov. 18, from 2-4 p.m. in the Elrod Commons Living Room.
• Conflict over Water in Peru Has Lessons for Climate Change
  This is the story of a small community in the Andes and its fight with a major energy company over access to water. No one knows how the conflict will end. But, as Washington and Lee University history professor Mark Carey observes, the battle offers lessons for other communities threatened by the early effects of climate change.
• W&L Symposium Advises Obama Administration on Climate Change
  On Feb. 20, legal scholars, economists and scientists from W&L and around the nation will converge at Washington and Lee for a symposium exploring the Obama administration's initial steps at addressing the effects of climate change and anticipating the challenges ahead.

Contact Us:

• Program Director:
  Jim Kahn - (540) 458-8036
  kahnj@wlu.edu
• Project Coordinator:
  Lorie Holter - (540) 458-5808
  lholter@wlu.edu
• Mailing Address:
  Environmental Studies Program
  217 Holekamp Hall
  Washington and Lee University
  Lexington, Virginia 24450