Since 1972 the Environmental Studies Program at UCSB has graduated over 9,000 alumni. This success has established UCSB's ES Program as one of the largest and most successful undergraduate environmental programs in the world. Reflective of the interdisciplinary nature of the ES curriculum, alumni have obtained positions in every employment sector (public, private, and non-profit) and a wide variety of career fields, including: National Park Superintendent, the President of the League of Conservation Voters, Aquatic Ecotoxicologist, and Assistant Secretary of California's Resources Agency.
No matter what discipline within environmental studies ES students choose to study, they all share the goal to become effective environmental problem solvers. It is this common theme that transforms the Environmental Studies Program from a typical academic department into a close knit family of faculty, students, and staff. By working together to educate and create tomorrow's environmental leaders a unique bond is established that persists with our alumni long after they leave UCSB.
