On Thursday, June 11, 2020 the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs held its graduation ceremony via Zoom. A welcome was given by SMEA Director, Nives Dolsak, followed by opening remarks from the College of the Environment Dean, Lisa Graumlich, and a special keynote speaker. Graduating students Charlotte Dohrn and Sallie Lau were nominated as the class of 2020 student speakers. 

The School of Marine & Environmental Affairs will hold its faculty meeting Thursday, June 4, 12:00 – 1:05 pm. Please see below for details on how to join;
Zoom Online Meeting
https://washington.zoom.us/j/99909035676
Phone In
+1-253-215-8782
Meeting ID: 999 0903 5676
A copy of the meeting agenda can be found here. 

The College of the Environment will host its third annual environmental justice conference virtually on Tuesday, May 19, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm.
Among the workshops offered will be one by SMEA’s own Professor Cleo Woelfle-Erskine and Program on the Environment Lecturer Eli Wheat. They will lead a workshop in block II titled Queer Ecologies: Solidarity, Science, Politics.
The full conference agenda can be accessed here. 

The School of Marine & Environmental Affairs will hold its faculty meeting Thursday, May 7, 12:00 – 1:10 pm. Please see below for details on how to join;
Zoom Online Meeting
https://washington.zoom.us/j/92546404529
Phone In
+1-253-215-8782
Meeting ID: 925 4640 4529
A copy of the meeting agenda can be found here. 

With the Spring Quarter underway remotely, plans have been made to offer the inaugural SMEA Speaker Series virtually as well. Participants can join from the comfort of their own homes from 12:00 to 1:00pm PST, and tune in to hear from three exciting speakers covering a variety of current topics in the marine and environmental realm. While current students have the option to participate for credit, the series is open to all who are interested. 

Please join the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, the Program on the Environment, EarthLab, and the Simpson Center for the Humanities on Thursday, February 6 from 4:00-5:30 pm in Communications 120 as we welcome Jessica Weir, PhD from the Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University.
Dr. Weir will be giving a talk titled “Natures, Peoples, and Justice: Collaborative land management and cultural burns in the Australian Capital Territory.”
Dr. 

On Tuesday, October 22 the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs and the Quaternary Research Center welcomed Dr. Jake Rice, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, who gave a talk titled “Sustainable Use, Biodiversity and Climate Change – What is Success When the Goalposts Keep Moving?”
Keeping uses of natural resources sustainable has not been simple, especially in the ocean where governance has always been more complex than on land. 

Join the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs and the Quaternary Research Center on Tuesday, October 22, 3:30 pm in Fishery Sciences building (room 107) as we welcome Dr Jake Rice, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, who will give a talk titled “Sustainable Use, Biodiversity and Climate Change – What is Success When the Goalposts Keep Moving?”
As the Director of Advice and Assessment for the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO-MPO), Dr. 

Please join SMEA on Friday, May 11 and Friday, May 18 in the Marine Studies Building (MAR 168) as our graduating students present their thesis and capstone projects. A reception featuring beer, wine, and appetizers will follow the last presentation on each day in the upstairs student lounge. We hope to see you there!

May 11

FRIDAY
Advisor/Committee
Title

10:00 AM
Charlene Vasquez
Nives Dolsak
Sea Level Rise Capstone

10:20 AM
Brandon Ray
Nives Dolsak
Framing Arctic Renewable Energy

10:40 AM
Kaitlin Lebon
Ryan Kelly
Tangled up and blue: evaluating alternatives to reduce whale entanglements in commercial Dungeness crab fishing gear

11:00 AM
Danielle Edelman
Dave Fluharty
Regulatory barriers to native oyster restoration in Washington

11:20 AM
Mackenzie Nelson
Terrie Klinger
If we build it, will they come? 

Join SMEA as we welcome Ussif Rashid Sumaila, who will speak about “Effective high seas management is necessary for the sustainability of the global ocean” Thursday, March 2, 2:30-3:20 in Fishery Sciences (FSH) 102.
Dr. Sumaila is Professor and Director of the Fisheries Economics Research Unit at the University of British Columbia. He received his Ph.D. from Bergen University, Norway, and holds a B.Sc.