Our Purpose

UCI ECCLPs Task Force members will have the opportunity to cultivate ideas, develop insight, and give feedback on our local environmental and climate change needs. Bringing together unique perspectives and diverse expertise to develop solutions and contribute to meaningful impact in local school districts and communities.

Create a cross-sector, cross-job campus network to develop interdisciplinary approaches to advancing PK–12 climate and environmental literacy, justice, and action
Leverage knowledge from ECCLPs’ statewide initiative to demonstrate implementation on a regional level
Build partnerships with Orange County Department of Education, local school districts, and community-based partners
Identify and equitably respond to regional needs of educators, districts, and community-based partners
Identify and advance relevant research opportunities

OUR CURRENT
PROJECT

We are connecting UCI faculty and staff in areas of climate, the environment, and sustainability with PK-12 educators through an exciting multimedia project.

Explore over 50 UCI Interviews!

Meet Our Team

Jennifer Cao

Associate Director, UCI Science Project
Garrett Hurley

Director, UCI SRC
Lilly Lopez

Program Coordinator, ECCLPs
Caitlin Herring

Program Assistant, ECCLPs
Aryan Bajaria

Program Assistant, ECCLPs

Meet the UCI Leaders

Angela Rigden

School of Physical Sciences
Christopher Olivares Martinez

Civil and Environmental Engineering
Ian Harris

School of Information and Computer Sciences
Iftekhar Ahmed

School of Information and Computer Sciences
Jane Baldwin

School of Physical Sciences
Julie Ferguson

School of Physical Sciences
Marianna Davison

School of Humanities
Nicole Gilbertson

School of Education, Teacher Academy
Rosie Sanchez

School of Social Sciences
Santana Ruiz

School of Education, CFEP
Suellen Hopfer

School of Public Health
Toby Hammer

School of Biological Sciences

EVENT RECAP!

This event was co-hosted by our UCI ECCLPs Campus Task Force co-chairs, Garrett Hurley (UCI Sustainability Resource Center) and Jennifer Cao (UCI Science Project) at the University of California, Irvine Research Park.

We would like to thank all the UC Irvine faculty and staff across all departments along with PK-12 regional school teachers for connecting over climate, environmental, and sustainable efforts with ECCLPs! We look forward to bringing the campus and schools together again at the next event!

Participants had opportunities to…

Hear more about current campus grants and initiatives to get involved.

Participate in audio interviews to support the on-going Task Force project.
Engage in group activities to support interdisciplinary discussions.
Encourage cross-disciplinary projects and collaboration opportunities.
Connect with local PK-12 teachers for transdisciplinary projects and collaborations.
Build and or/sustain relationships with UCI faculty and staff across schools for potential partnerships.