Mae Moen

What is your major? Environmental science and global health

Expected graduation: December 2025

What inspired your interest in the environment and/or community? I have been interested in the environment since I was young and was always outside. My passion for the environment followed me through school as I worked to improve sustainability in my hometown.

Now in college, I have pursued my desire to help the environment by making sustainability more accessible and easier for my community. In the future, I hope to make an impactful change to better the planet and the people.

What would you say to other students who ask about CESP or the Nelson Institute? CESP has allowed me to meet so many amazing people and learn valuable life skills, such as interacting respectfully and purposefully with new communities.