Preparing students for world-changing careers
Join us to…
EXPLORE the world’s most pressing issues, from racial and economic injustice, to unsustainable food systems and food insecurity, to climate change
ANALYZE the social, economic, and environmental transformations necessary to address them
DEVELOP the skills, knowledge, and hands-on experience to make a difference
DISCOVER how you can join the people and organizations leading change
IMAGINE thriving, equitable, and sustainable communities within an ecologically healthy world
Welcome letter from the Department Chair, Dr. Laird Christensen
News
SD Student Sophie Schneider Selected as Chancellor's Scholar
Oct 21, 2026
The College of Fine and Applied Arts is proud to recognize Sophie Schneider, a Sustainable Development major with a concentration in Agroecology and S...
SD Student Kate Borkowski Summits Mt. Kilimanjaro
Oct 11, 2026
Sustainable Development (SD) sophomore Kate Borkowski recently traveled to Tanzania to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro, a snow-capped volcano that is Africa’...
The Goodnight Family Sustainable Development Department Hosts Inaugural "Front Porch” Event
Oct 8, 2026
On Wednesday, September 16th, The Goodnight Family Sustainable Development (SD) Department hosted the inaugural event of its “Front Porch” series....
What Our Alumni Are Saying
My degree in SD has provided me with the building blocks upon which I have begun my career with the National Park Service as an interpreter and proponent for natural, wild places.
One thing that constantly impressed my about the program was the diversity of the students within it - the range of interests we had, and what we hoped to do with everything we learned. The faculty and staff in the Sustainable Development department gave individual, personalized attention to each of us to make sure that we would be prepared for our individual goals while also ensuring that we left with broad knowledge of all branches of sustainability - environmental, economic, agricultural, and global."