Environmental Policy Clinic collaborative, project-based learning
The Environmental Policy Clinic is an interactive, 20 week class from January-June annually. Small student teams conduct policy analyses or environmental management related projects for client partners. A student team, usually 4-5 students, will spend 20 weeks (winter and spring quarters) working on a client project, providing substantive deliverables in June, including reports or policy briefs. Projects may be on a wide range of topics and disciplines. The student teams are overseen by Instructor Abre' Conner and report to a client supervisor at the partnering organization.
The EPM program has developed the Policy Clinic as an integral part of the curriculum, giving students experience working on a project team project to address a current policy issue or natural resources management need. This helps prepare our students to develop the essential skills to solve multifaceted, multidisciplinary environmental issues before they enter the workforce. The Policy Clinic is also an opportunity for external partners to build a working relationship with the EPM program.
Application Process
The project proposal form for the 2025 Policy Clinic is closed and will reopen July 2024. For more information about the timeline, please see below.
Projects ideally would:
- Have clear applications to applied policy or management issues
- Be 4-5 months in duration (20 weeks in total)
- Be a multi-disciplinary project addressing an emerging issue
- Be clearly defined and prioritized by the client
- Have a high-level client coordinator
You will need the following information for your proposal:
- Organization name
- Client contact information
- Short project description
- Anticipated activities (e.g. policy and economic research, creation of surveys, data analysis)
- Equity considerations most relevant to the project
- Anticipated deliverable(s)
