{"id":6,"date":"2015-07-02T12:46:15","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T19:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hcsed\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-03-26T14:34:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T21:34:49","slug":"hixon-center-for-sustainable-environmental-design","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Hixon Center for Climate and the Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-mudd2021-info-box info-box\" data-box-style=\"2\"><div class=\"info-box-icon-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"info-box-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/02\/hix.png\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"449\" height=\"449\" \/><\/div><div class=\"info-box-heading-copy-wrapper\"><div class=\"info-box-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"heading h2\">Harvey Mudd College is bringing together interdisciplinary experts in climate science, impacts, and solutions to create tomorrow\u2019s undergraduate STEM program.<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"info-box-copy-wrapper\">\n<p>The Hixon Center for Climate and the Environment at Harvey Mudd College is the primary home for campus efforts related to climate, sustainability, and environmental studies, including course development, faculty-led scholarship, and special events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To address the multifaceted challenges presented by our changing climate, the center is growing, adding faculty with joint appointments across all departments. This will ensure our program is reflective of the interdisciplinary nature of the climate crisis. Regardless of a student&#8217;s aligned discipline, they will find an avenue to apply their passion and make an impact on society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Harvey Mudd College, our culture of innovation and collaboration equips students to harness their chosen field of study towards meaningful climate solutions and responsible stewardship of our planet. Read more about our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/academic-programs\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/academic-programs\/\">Center\u2019s mission and academic programs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><ul class=\"button-list\" data-buttons=\"4\"><li><a class=\"mudd-more-button button-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/about\/hixon-staff\/\"><span>Faculty and Staff<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"mudd-more-button button-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/hixon-resources\/\"><span>Resources and Opportunities<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"mudd-more-button button-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/faculty-scholarship\/\"><span>Research and Scholarship<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"mudd-more-button button-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/environmental-analysis-at-harvey-mudd\/\"><span>Emphasis in Environmental Analysis<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single\"><div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/08\/SENCER-conference_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"450\" \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-content-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-heading\">Broadening Participation in Undergraduate Climate Education<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-copy\">\n<p>The conference, which occurred September 18-19, 2025 convened climate experts, teacher-scholars from other disciplines, and community partners to discuss the future of climate education for undergraduates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"wp-block-mudd-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/broadening-participation-in-undergraduate-climate-education-2025\/\"><span>Learn More<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single\"><div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/featured-annual-report-2024.jpeg\" alt=\"Tom Donnelly, Lelia Hawkins, Sarah Kavassalis, Jessica Guo, Lynn Kirabo\" width=\"768\" height=\"450\" \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-content-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-heading\">Read our 2025 Annual Report<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-copy\">\n<p>The Hixon Center has so much to share with you in this annual newsletter. Arguably, this has been the single most important year in the making of our center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/149u8nKCuvGsymGCEJHa31eOfyR6IBPrG\/view?usp=sharing\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/149u8nKCuvGsymGCEJHa31eOfyR6IBPrG\/view?usp=sharing\">Read on to learn more about our year of growth!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single\"><div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/03\/image001.jpg\" alt=\"Two students examine\" width=\"768\" height=\"450\" \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-content-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-heading\">New CS\/Climate Course is a Winner<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-copy\">\n<p>Lynn Kirabo, Maria M. Klawe Assistant Professor of Climate and CS in the Hixon Center for Climate and the Environment, has developed a course to teach Mudders how to communicate climate change research via a widely beloved tool: analog games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"wp-block-mudd-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/2024\/02\/20\/new-course-is-a-winner\/\" aria-label=\"Learn more about new major\"><span>Learn More<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single\"><div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Showcase_400x225_HMC-Member-.jpg\" alt=\"Digital badges from the U.S. Green Building Council.\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-content-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-heading\">Efforts Toward a Greener Campus<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-mudd-showcase-single-copy\">\n<p>Harvey Mudd College is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council, a signatory to the Second Nature Climate Leadership Carbon Commitment, a member of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), and a STARS Silver rated institution (as of May 2019).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mudd2021-info-box info-box\" data-box-style=\"1\"><div class=\"info-box-heading-copy-wrapper\"><div class=\"info-box-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"heading h2\">Visiting the Hixon Center?<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"info-box-copy-wrapper\">\n<p>We are located on the first floor of the F.W. Olin Science Center along with the HMC Department of Biology. You can locate the Olin Building, ADA accessibility information, parking, restrooms, and more using our <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=656#!ct\/7673,7643,7100,7095,7668,7094?m\/75240?s\/\">interactive campus map<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"primary-page-card-container wp-block-mudd-latest-posts\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-heading-wrapper\">\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-heading\">Climate, Environment and Sustainability News at Mudd<\/h2>\n\t      <a aria-label=\"More News\" class=\"mudd-more-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/news\/\"><span>More<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t    \n        \n    \n    <ul class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-content-wrapper\">\n            <li class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-card\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/2026\/03\/01\/sarah-kavassalis-receives-seaver-foundation-support-for-native-plant-and-urban-air-quality-research\/\">\n          <span class=\"image-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Sarah-Kavassalis-403.jpeg');\"><\/span>\n          <span class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-card-heading\">Sarah Kavassalis Receives Seaver Institute\u2019s Support for Native Plant and Urban Air Quality Research<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n            <li class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-card\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/2026\/02\/11\/harvey-mudd-students-build-first-ameriflux-tower-in-los-angeles-county-to-track-carbon-water-and-heat\/\">\n          <span class=\"image-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/USBFS2.jpg');\"><\/span>\n          <span class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-card-heading\">Harvey Mudd Students Build Ameriflux Tower in Los Angeles County to Track Carbon, Water and Heat<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n            <li class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-card\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/2026\/01\/20\/grant-for-solar-expansion-is-a-major-renewable-energy-milestone-at-harvey-mudd\/\">\n          <span class=\"image-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Shade-structure-near-Linde-Jan2026.jpg');\"><\/span>\n          <span class=\"wp-block-mudd-latest-posts-card-heading\">Grant for Solar Expansion is a Major Renewable Energy Milestone at Harvey Mudd<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4107,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"page-primary.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4114,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/4114"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/hixon-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}