Environmental Studies 160 (ENVS 160) is an introductory class into the Environmental Studies major, therefore it is quite broad and arguably the most impactful. For many students, this can be a make or break for the major and therefore many students have decided to give out tips for navigating this class. It is heavy, both […]
ENVS 160 Spring 2017 Roadmap
Student posts below addressed the following: "Provide upcoming students a narrative roadmap to find their way successfully through ENVS 160, linking to all your work on this site and offering them any guidance and encouragement you believe will be useful for their journey." Note that ENVS 160 changes from semester to semester; yet the general guidance below should be helpful no matter when you take the course.
A Trail Map Through the Twisted Trails of ENVS 160
Ah, nice to see you young grasshopper. This path is long, twisted, and difficult to navigate, but the enlightenment you receive makes it all worth it. This class is designed to show you what lies in store further on in the environmental studies curriculum and to give you a sense of the type of work involved. Specifically, […]
To Help on Your Journey
Environmental studies is an amazing opportunity to challenge yourself, and to begin to understand what interdisciplinarity truly means. So far in my first year in college, Environmental Studies challenged me the most and made me think outside of the box the most. Although definitely daunting at times, the course is worth it and I hope […]
Learning the Ropes
ENVS-160 is not what you would expect in a typical science class, in fact I think in ways it’s a lot better than most science courses. It really challenges you to be open to new Ideas. ENVS-160 will challenge all your knowledge you think you knew about environmental action and that’s not a bad […]
The Ins and Outs of ENVS 160
Introduction I think the most important thing to remember when coming into this class is to be open to new ideas. This class will challenge a lot if not most of your preconceived perceptions on environmental action. To be honest, many students come into this class with an adamant ideology on how to create change […]
Here We Go
Environmental Studies 160 Welcome to Environmental Studies 160 and may the odds be ever in your favor. Just kidding, it would be an over statement to parallel this course to the Hunger Games. So, don’t worry our professors are more kind than their quizzes. If you are worried, I aim to shed some light […]
So They Said
So they said that all of my ideas related to the environment would be completely changed after ENVS 160. They, being upperclassman ENVS majors, told me that all environmental knowledge I knew before would be put to shame as soon as I dig in to the curriculum of ENVS 160. Some of the stuff they […]
Comprehending ENVS 160
Through the weaving in and out of ENVS 160, there are lots of things, perhaps too many things, that must be covered in a small amount of time. The best way to comprehend the workload is to make sure you are thinking about and comprehending what you read and what you learn. There are classes […]
Keepin It Real: A Guide to ENVS 160
As you will soon learn by studying a variety environmental theories, ENVS 160 is highly interdisciplinary. But, I’ve come to find that its breadth has a point. Throughout the course, you will establish a solid foundation in environmental theory and cultivate writing and digital skills through individual and team assigned online posts. From climate change […]
My Experiences from and Advice about ENVS 160
Throughout ENVS 160, we studied concepts broken down into four different categories including the book Why We Disagree About Climate Change, the book Making the Modern World, many articles on Classic and Contemporary Environmental Thought, and the book Who Rules the Earth?. We kicked off the class with Mike Hume’s fairly long and pretty complex […]
A roadmap to ENVS 160: Trust your compass!
Let me be honest with you, this class is not going to be easy. ENVS 160 is basically an extreme crash course into the multidisciplinary aspects of Environmental Studies. The materials in this class are extremely insightful and interesting, but they are not going to give you much use if you do not put in […]
Life in ENVS 160
The Beginning Environmental Studies may seem like a class that clicks easily to those interested in our planet and issues surrounding it (like myself!), as well as just learning about concepts like global warming, pollution, energy, etc. However, it is not all that simple, and in fact you will realize this once you take ENVS […]
Brace Yourself For the Idea Whirlwind
Environmental Studies 160 defied all of my preconceptions. That is not meant to sound scary or ominous, but I found it to be quite true. If I can immediately offer one very important piece of advice, it is to enter the class with an open mind. Expect your nearest and dearest environmental beliefs and ideas […]
A Fresh Start… Again
A Roadmap to ENVS 160 – Situated from a Transfer Student’s Perspective I began ENVS 160 in the spring semester of my sophomore year as a second year transfer student. I entered the class with several college level Environmental Studies and Science courses under my belt. Despite having quite a bit of previous knowledge, I constantly […]
Hey You! This is Helpful Stuff!
If you are interested or enrolled in ENVS 160, you probably have some kind of notion about what Environmental Studies is. In this class this past semester, we have broken down and rebuilt many of these ideas. Initially we were walked through much of it and worked together to create team posts, but by the […]
The Pieces of the Puzzle
My advice to you as a freshman in ENVS 160 is to come into this class with no expectations and an open mind. When I first came into this class I didn’t really know what to expect but I thought that it was going to be something very different than what it was. There was […]
A 360 in ENVS 160
ENVS 160 is the entrance to an interdisciplinary major that attracts many of us Pios, but it is not like most introductory classes at Lewis and Clark. This class demands an open mind, technological skills, teamwork, and dedication. Throughout the semester we were all a bit shocked at the contemporary ideas that seemed to denounce […]
A Roadmap to Success
ENVS 160 is a breed of course like no other: it aims to connect science with opinion and everything in between while remaining scholarly. I have often found it difficult to navigate through the course as the material twists and turns through the streets of Portland, Oregon where I studied public opinion, to the far reaching […]
Guide to ENVS 160
What exactly is the course ENVS 160 you might ask? It is a series of sections that each dive into important aspects of what getting a grasp on environmental studies might be. It’s about learning both the numerical and conceptual aspects to maintaining our beloved Earth and how we might go about helping it in […]
What to expect in ENVS 160
When entering ENVS 160 know that it is not going to be anything like your AP environmental science class. This class will open you up to different ways of thinking about environmental issues and will likely challenge your current held beliefs. ENVS 160 is more focused on thinking about the world around us and less […]
A Roadmap of Complication
Introduction Environmental Studies 160 peels back the complicated and interdisciplinary layers that make up our world. As a student in this course one is not just learning about Global Warming from a scientific perspective, one is also learning from social and economic perspectives. The basis for investigating environmental theory from so many avenues is done […]
Don’t Drown, Use this Lifeline
Future ENVS Students, Welcome! Environmental Studies can be a difficult yet rewarding course, filled with lots of hearty information from each section. Although, it can prove to be overwhelming as the texts are in depth and complex, throwing lots of different opinions and ideas your way that can bog you down a bit if you […]
Fitting the Pieces Together
For incoming students that already invest time and interest in environmental issues, I would recommend ENVS 160. I’ve found myself asking many questions during my time studying with James Proctor. Namely, what lessons have I learned from this class? Moreover, how do these lessons connect? I hope to convey a full diagram of this course […]
Welcome to ENVS 160
I had never taken an environmental studies or environmental science course before ENVS 160, so I went into the class feeling unprepared and behind compared to many of my classmates. However, the concepts introduced in this course are new to everyone, and shake everyone’s ways of thinking. Over the course of ENVS 160, I have […]
Paving the Path to ENVS-160
Coming to Lewis & Clark, I knew I wanted to further my knowledge about environmentalism and engage in scholarly conversation. Upon enrolling in Introduction to Environmental Studies (ENVS-160), the first course for the environmental studies major, I was introduced to the developing world of the environmental sphere and its surrounding literature and frameworks. ENVS-160 is […]