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UW Transportation Services is hosting an Earth Day-themed scavenger hunt! Pick up a scavenger sheet at the UW Sustainability office in the basement of Gerberding Hall, room B40, or see the list below. Complete three of the five items and return to Transportation Services to win a prize. If you complete all five, you'll also be entered in a grand giveaway.

Find Transportation Services' table on Red Square on Earth Day, Tuesday, April 22, from 1-5 p.m. to turn in your scavenger sheet or learn more about transportation options on campus. 

Scavenger items:

The University of Washington is hosting events to recognize Earth Day throughout the month of April - and beyond.

See the full UW Earth Month calendar to see all of the events happening at all three UW campuses, hosted by many different departments and student groups. Volunteer opportunities, inspiring speakers, discussions, tours, hands-on activities and much more are happening nearly every day this month.

Starting April 21, some of the highlights of the student-driven Earth Week programming include:

The Washington Applied Sustainability Internship (WASI) program is an undergraduate summer internship program designed to link dedicated engineering, chemistry, sustainability and environmental sciences students with business and industry in Washington. This program is open to Washington-based undergraduate student with junior or senior standing (including graduating seniors) in business, economics, engineering, environmental science, green chemistry, physical science or sustainability science programs.

UW Sustainability invites all members of the UW community to share their visions for a sustainable and equitable future through creative expression by participating in the "Message to the Future" campaign.

King County’s Finance and Business Operations Division, Procurement & Payables section, is seeking a Sustainable Purchasing Graduate Intern to join the Education, Compliance and Training team. This internship is expected to begin in May or June and will continue through the 2025-2026 academic year. The position is open to students who are enrolled in a Master's program for the full duration of the internship. Typically, interns work part-time (10-20 hours per week) during the academic term and may work full-time (40 hours per week) during the summer and school breaks.

Are you a student looking to foster your global citizenship and enhance your diplomatic skills? Apply to participate in the Undergraduate Leaders’ Program hosted by Universidad de Chile in Santiago, Chile from July 20 to August 2, 2025!

The Campus Sustainability Fund (CSF) is hiring two undergraduate student roles. The CSF is a student-run and student-funded program at the University of Washington working towards a justice-centered sustainability movement.

The UW Tower Green Square Project (a Campus Sustainability Fund grant project) is recruiting for one grant-funded student worker to maintain the garden project from March-October as part of the grant implementation. This is a part-time (up to 19 hours a week) position paying $20.76/hour.

The Climate Equity and Resilience Summer Institute (CESRI), formerly called the Science Justice Summer School, is a three-week summer program for current and recent graduate students (master’s, doctoral, and post-doc) studying any discipline who are interested in learning about climate resilience and justice from diverse perspectives. The program will be hosted from June 16 through July 4, 2025, split between the UW Seattle campus and UW Pack Forest. 

Glumac is looking for summer interns passionate about sustainability. The Sustainability Intern will be located in Seattle for a nine-week program from June through August, and will have the chance to work side-by-side with experienced professionals on real projects that make a tangible impact, including a chance to work on the development of the University of Washington's Sustainability Action Plan.