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Earth Day is next Monday (April 22), and I hope that it gives you a chance to celebrate, reflect and renew.
We have a lot to celebrate in the work and creativity of our students as another semester draws to a close. We can applaud the efforts of our colleagues, particularly the Office of Sustainability’s efforts organizing WashU’s Earth Week activities and their ongoing efforts to make WashU a sustainable university throughout the year. This weekend also offers a chance to celebrate with the broader St. Louis community at the St. Louis Earth Day Festival in Forest Park.
As individuals and as a university, we can use this time to reflect on how to best address society’s deepest environmental challenges. While we study and understand the complex causes of these challenges, we have opportunities to see that work extended to societal impact through our relationships with each other and the natural world.
I hope this Earth Day gives you a chance to renew your own motivation to make our planet, community, and campus a place that is more healthy, vibrant, and just.
Dan Giammar
Director, Center for the Environment
Walter E. Browne Professor of Environmental Engineering
Assistant Vice Provost
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