Congratulations to our 2020 graduates!
We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
Staff & Faculty Congratulations VideoStudents in the Department of Applied Environmental Science (AES) can earn degrees in Environmental Science, Technology & Policy (BS), Environmental Studies (BA) and Environmental Science (MS).
Our students are prepared for rewarding careers after being directly immersed in environmental projects in our local communities. Throughout their studies, students gain marketable technical and soft skills in fields from environmental resource assessment and management to environmental outreach and sustainability. Our graduates have successfully pursued careers in their fields in Monterey County, across California and beyond. Our faculty provide research and community engagement opportunities for students in watershed science, applied ecology and wildlife biology, environmental education, sustainability, and advanced geospatial technologies.
Applied Environmental Science News
ENSCI Graduate Student Earns the Provost's Graduate Award for Exemplary Academic Achievement
Alexandra Thomsen, a graduate student in the Environmental Science master's program, was recently selected to receive the Provost's Graduate Award for Exemplary Academic Achievement.
Shaping a Better Future: Associated Students president dedicated to sustainability
Ana Gonzalez, CSUMB’s new Associated Students (AS) president, never thought college was a possibility growing up. She grew up in a town in Mexico, just south of San Diego, in a family where no one had earned a college degree before. Her mother, however, dreamed of her two daughters being educated and living in the United States. Gonzalez has made the most of the opportunity. She will graduate this spring with a degree in environmental studies and a minor in Chicanx studies.
Return of the Natives Restoration Efforts
Return of the Natives (RON) is a community and school based environmental education program dedicated to involving K-college students and the community in native habitat restoration in Monterey County, California. Their mission is to bring nature closer to people, and people closer to nature through hands-on experiences in community based habitat restoration and environmental education.
Forever an Otter: Honoring the Life of Katie Lannon
On the evening of January 14th 2020, CSUMB’s otter raft lost a valuable member, Katie Lannon. Katie was an alumna of the CSUMB science community, earning her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Technology, and Policy (ESTP) in 2009.
