Megan Kinder Selected to be on Climate Action Team at Fort Lewis College

2013 Oct 21

Megan Kinder, of Cocoa Beach, FL, was selected to be a member of the Climate Action Team at Fort Lewis College's Environmental Center. Kinder's major is undeclared.

The Environmental Center’s Climate Action Teams seeks to engage the student body in actions to mitigate the impacts of climate change. The team runs a campaign to increase sustainable commuting at FLC through the use of multi-modal commuting options like public transit, walking, and biking. The team also runs events and other programming to raise awareness and educate their peers on climate change and increase student engagement on the topic.

Founded in 1991, the Fort Lewis College Environmental Center (EC) is a campus organization committed to working for environmental sustainability and social justice both at Fort Lewis College and in the Durango community. As part of its student-driven mission, the EC works to connect students to opportunities to create real change. Each year, the EC selects student leaders through a competitive application process. Selected students work on small teams in a non-profit like setting to address the most critical environmental and social issues facing our world. Through their work, the EC students are creating change today while also gaining skills and experience vital to becoming tomorrow's civic leaders.