Centers and Institutes

exterior of Lab I in spring

The Evergreen Biodiversity Center

An accessible educational and research environment for students and faculty of The Evergreen State College, developing and preserving the collection of museum specimens for future generations. The collections are actively growing, thanks to the work of Evergreen students, staff, and faculty. The space houses over 16,500 specimens between its dry collection, fluid collection, and herbarium.

Evergreen Biodiversity Center

a student cleaning solar panels on roof of Evans Hall

Center for Climate Action and Sustainability

A hub where Evergreen students, staff, faculty and the community come together in search of bold ideas to fight our shared climate crisis. 

Center for Climate Action and Sustainability

students, staff, and faculty gathered in Evans Hall Lobby for Farm Worker Justice Day

Center for Community-Based Learning and Action

We believe in learning collaboratively within the community, supporting civic engagement, and promoting a better understanding of social justice issues for all involved.

Center for Community-Based Learning and Action

Gateways for Incarcerated Youth

a student behind the camera in CCAM, looking back and smiling with purple and pink lights over them

Center for Creative and Applied Media

A resource center for those looking to take their media skills to the next level. Open to all students, this Center offers superior flexibility and broadcast-quality technology.

Center for Creative and Applied Media

an overhead shot of campus showing the clocktower, red square, the cab, and sem II

Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and Transformational Change 

A collaborative environment where students, Evergreen alumni and community members can actively engage with complex challenges through applied entrepreneurial and leadership learning opportunities in the curriculum, certificate programs and co-/extra-curricular opportunities. 

Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and Transformational Change

two men at the front of a room giving a keynote talk

Enduring Legacies: Native Case Studies

An initiative that develops culturally relevant curriculum and teaching resources in the form of case studies on key issues in Indian Country.

Native Cases

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s'gʷi gʷi ʔ altxʷ: House of Welcome

As a public service center, the House of Welcome's mission is to promote Indigenous arts and cultures through education, cultural preservation, creative expression and economic development.

s'gʷi gʷi ʔ altxʷ: House of Welcome

people in the social justice center crafting

Social Justice Center

A place to learn, connect and grow. Working toward the common goal of justice and liberation.

Social Justice Center

raised garden bets next to a WA state correctional facility

Sustainability in Prisons Project

Empowering sustainable change by bringing nature, science and environmental education into prisons.

Sustainability in Prisons Project

a group of faculty and staff around a table in the wa center

Washington Center 

Designed to support campuses in their work to achieve equitable outcomes for undergraduate students through a variety of activities and initiatives.

Washington Center

The Learning and Teaching Commons