Advising and Other Student Resources

You’ve found the hub for all things ESS Advising and student resources. The Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability (ESS) provides advising to students in the Ecosystem Science & Sustainability (ESS) major, Watershed Science & Sustainability (WSS) major, and Watershed Science minor.

Our Academic Team comprises both Academic Success Coordinators and Peer Mentors who collaborate to support students in managing their degree programs. Below you’ll find:

• Your specific advisor’s contact information
• Peer Mentor contact information
• Meeting scheduling 
• A Four-Year Graduation Planning Worksheet
• Links to resources like financial aid, career services, health insurance, and more

Are you a CSU student thinking of changing majors to ESS?  A student who wants to explore minors? Just need a quick referral? You have a Peer Mentor you can reach out to! 

Current ESS Peer Mentors:

Avery Gebhart (she/her)

• Contact for quick referrals and declaring ESS & Watershed Majors
• Junior: Major in Ecosystem Science & Sustainability, Minor in Spanish
• Contact: [email protected]

Rachel Delorie (she/her)

• Contact for exploring majors and minors
• Senior: Major in Ecosystem Science & Sustainability, Minor in General Sociology
• Contact: [email protected]

ESS Academic Advisors

Majoring in ESS or WSS? You have an Academic Success Coordinator ready to support you!

Schedule an advising appointment for help with class registration, the professional development requirement, and more.

Dr. Kaye Holman (she/her)

• Academic Advisor for ESS students with last names A-K and ESS/PSM Internships
• Office: NESB A114 – 1231 Libby Coy Way
• Contact: [email protected]

Nikki Foxley (she/her)

• Academic Advisor for ESS Students with last names L-Z and all WSS students and watershed minors
• Office: NESB A126A – 1231 Libby Coy Way
• Contact: [email protected]

CSU and ESS Advising and Student Resources Quick Links

• Academic Advancement Center
• Adult Learner and Veteran Services
• Collaborative for Student Achievement
• College-Level Examinations Program and Departmental Challenge Exams
• CSU Health Network
• ESS Course Syllabi Archive
• Office of Financial Aid
• Office of the Registrar
• Ram Orientation Online Orientation Folder for ESS
• Student Disability Center
• Student Employment Services
• SUPER (Skills for Undergraduate Participation in Ecological Research) Program
• The Institute for Learning and Teaching (TILT)
• Undergraduate Minors
• WCNR Career Services

Useful Tips and Tricks

#1 – 4-year Plan 

A planning worksheet to develop a semester-by-semester course plan for your proposed graduation date can help you stay on track. 

Four-Year Graduation Planning Worksheet #2 – Printer Quotas 

All ESS and Watershed Science majors have printing quotas in the Warner College of Natural Resources. Information is available on: 

PC lab hours #3 – Transferring to CSU in one of our majors? 

Check out our WCNR Transfer Information and begin the application process with CSU Admissions.