goals for the chapter

• Build a city-wide network of young adults passionate about the environment

• Provide opportunities for professional advancement and personal growth

• Create a fun, safe, supportive environment for those with marginalized identities

• Programming that helps you envision yourself as an environmental professional post-graduation

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Culture of SEEDS STL

• Nurturing and supportive of your future and ambitions in ecology/environmental professions

• Understanding of the unique challenges that POC, LGBTQIA+, and marginalized people face in the field

• Committed to diversifying environmental spaces and amplifying perspectives of POC, LGBTQIA+ folx, and those from marginalized backgrounds

• Increasing access to and connecting students with opportunities to broaden knowledge of career paths and areas of growth in the field of ecology

Professional Growth/Opportunities

• Co-programming with WashU green groups

• Attending conferences, ESA annual meetings, and ESA SEEDS field trips

• Attending WashU’s Fall and Spring Undergraduate Research Symposia

• Connecting you with mentorship, funding, and other resources for pre-professional ecology endeavors

Community-Building/Social Programming

• Mixers

  with other STL colleges/universities

  with grad/PhD students and faculty

• Hiking and kayaking trips

• Chat spaces

• Possible Spring Retreat