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agency (n.): action or intervention, especially such as to produce a particular effect.Well-designed actions promote agency and protect your time and energy allowing you to achieve classroom success while also developing your own interests. A

Last Wednesday, ENVD First-Year Experience students spent the afternoon exploring the Creative Labs Center with Caleb Wright, manager of ENVD academic support centers, and the CLC monitors. Students used a handful of tools from the 

systems (n.):  a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done; an organized framework or method.Mindfully designing systems supports your success in college. A system allows you to handle a bigger workload and more

wellness (n.): the state of being in good health, especially as an actively pursued goal.  As we approach mid-semester, remember that there are resources available if you are experiencing imbalance, stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, or

In the summer of 2022, a group of collaborators from the City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP), Growing Up Boulder, CEDaR and ENVD began meeting about the concept of eco-healing–the ways in which connecting to nature can

mindset (n.): the established set of attitudes held by someone.  We don’t always consider mindset when it comes to productivity, mastery, and execution, but its resonances in these spaces can determine not only how you perform but why. We

scaffold (n.): supports that enhance learning and aid in task mastery.As designers, the idea of scaffolding possesses relatively specific dimensions—this tool creates the opportunity to realize a two-dimensional idea in space. As you reset to

self-care (n.): the practice of taking an active role in protecting one's own well-being and happiness, in particular, during periods of stress. As the semester winds down, consider ways to optimize your work process and create strong

“Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world.” –Louis PasteurLouis Pasteur’s quote distills a core aim of the U.S. Department of State Jefferson Science Fellowship (JSF), a

The Program in Environmental Design at the University of Colorado Boulder is hosting a crowdfunding campaign through Dec. 31, 2022, to raise funds for upgrading design technology used in our in-house creative labs and makerspaces. The