Kira Adkins

What is your major? Legal studies and environmental studies with a certificate in American Indian and Indigenous studies and leadership

Expected graduation: May 2025

What inspired your interest in the environment and/or community? My passion for the environment came from my inner-city tribal community. I had grown up enjoying just being outside, spending time with my non-familial relatives. I take a lot of pride in my relationship with the earth as it grows and evolves throughout my academic journey.

What would you say to other students who ask about CESP or the Nelson Institute? Overall CESP has brought me a community within my own major. I am able to share space and conversations with people who have differing backgrounds but similar academic and professional outlooks as myself. I would recommend the scholars program for any environmental studies major/certificate students that want to improve their environment beyond what is taught in the classroom.