The Environmental Program at the University of Vermont is a university-wide academic unit. Drawing from many disciplines, from the arts and humanities to the social, basic and applied sciences, The Environmental Program serves as a catalyst for change through its faculty, staff and students, in their teaching, scholarship, research, service and outreach. The Program provides students with an interdisciplinary liberal education, drawing upon the resources of the campus as well as local and global communities. Students blend the acquisition of knowledge with practical experience, contextual awareness and a personalized program to develop independent thinking and problem solving.