The 2019 College of Liberal Arts Annual Report was published on September 10, 2019 highlighting work from the college for 2019. 

Environmental Policy & Planning major, Emily Manders, was featured in the report for her sustainability advocacy. Below is the report's excerpt on Emily: 

Emily Manders

Sustainability at Iowa

Emily Manders took an AP class in environmental science her senior year in high school, and she knew she had found her calling. The University of Iowa has empowered her to put her passion into action.

When she started at Iowa, Emily quickly declared our Environmental Science major, then switched to the Environmental Policy and Planning major, with Environmental Science and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) minors. To top it off, she’s earning the Certificate in Sustainability.

Emily, a fourth-year student from Cedar Rapids, is the Director of Sustainability for UI Student Government. She also is co-President of the UI Environmental Coalition, a student organization closely aligned with the UI’s Office of Sustainability and the Environment (a unit of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences). She joined UIEC her first year, and says it quickly became her whole life. One of UIEC’s activities is the Earth Month Bike Challenge and the related Winter Months Bike Challenge. The challenges incentivize and reward bicycling as a primary means of transportation to and from work and classes on campus.

"It’s so important to advocate for sustainability," she says. "I have the means to make a difference, so I want to use my voice to stand up for the environment."