About the School

Our Mission

The School of the Environment (SOE) supports the mission of Washington State University as a major land-grant research institution. Our teaching, research, and outreach advances understanding of the Earth’s complex and dynamic physical, structural, biogeochemical, ecological, and biological systems, and effects of land use and climate change. We advance scientific and social innovations needed to conserve biological diversity and to promote productive and sustainable ecological and human communities. 

Through our academics and research, SOE aims to: 

• Generate fundamental knowledge about environmental and ecological processes, natural resources, human-environment interactions, and the Earth. 
• Develop solutions to environmental problems at the state, national, and global levels. 
• Provide cutting-edge training to the next generation of research scientists, environmental and natural resource managers, environmental leaders, policy makers and global citizens. 
• Facilitate the integrated research and education necessary to support the Land Grant mission to achieve a sustainable future. 
• Promote the long-term conservation and enhancement of biological diversity and natural resources in an ecologically sustainable manner.