ELP

2024 ELP Cohort

Jan 9, 2024 | ELP

2024 ELP CohortMeet the 23-student cohort in iSEE’s Environmental Leadership Program (ELP)! Adam Berg My name is Adam. At age 32 and a high school dropout, it is an anomaly that I am here writing this bio at all. I am currently a senior in the School of...

ELP Success Stories: Students Share Personal and Policy Accomplishments

Oct 17, 2023 | ELP, News, News Releases

Spring 2023 marked the wrap-up of the second year of iSEE’s Environmental Leadership Program (ELP), the University of Illinois’ first and only developmental program centered on environmental policy and legislative advocacy. Just two years after its launch, ELP...

Environmental Advocacy at its Best: Our Q&A with Jennifer Walling

Aug 16, 2023 | ELP, News, News Releases

For over two decades, U of I alumna Jennifer Walling has dedicated her life to fighting for environmental progress. During her time as an undergrad in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Walling got her start with environmental advocacy through the Students...

2023 ELP Cohort

Jan 12, 2023 | ELP

2023 ELP Cohort Meet the 25-student cohort in iSEE’s Environmental Leadership Program (ELP)! Scotlyn Belew My name is Scotlyn Belew, and I am a senior in Mechanical Engineering and Economics. I have had three internships in the energy industry, and I plan to...

Tyler Swanson: Author, Podcaster, Policy Advocate, Sustainability Champion

Aug 24, 2022 | ELP, iSEE Bios, SEE Fellows Profiles

Tyler Swanson, a University of Illinois senior in Environmental Economics and Policy, is the image of a student who can never have their hands in enough work. As an iCAP Team clerk, a member of the first Environmental Leadership Program student cohort, Q Magazine...

2022 ELP Cohort

Mar 9, 2022 | ELP

2022 ELP Cohort Meet the inaugural 21-student cohort in iSEE’s Environmental Leadership Program (ELP)! Jamie Abbott Hello! My name is Jamie Abbott, and I am a sophomore from Orion, Ill., studying Agricultural & Biological Engineering with a minor in Natural...