As Wellesley’s hub for environmental engagement, the Camilla Chandler Frost ’47 Center for the Environment cultivates partnerships on and off campus, galvanizing students to be the teachers, researchers, activists, and storytellers who will shape a more just environmental future.
Our goals
Catalyze thoughtful solutions to environmental and sustainability challenges
Prioritize inclusive excellence
Cultivate collaborative relationships
Our partnerships
Office of Sustainability
Sustainability Committee
The Environmental Studies Department is located at the Frost Center. Through interdisciplinary coursework, field trips, internships, and research, students develop the knowledge and skills needed to understand and address environmental challenges at the local, national, and international level.
Programs and opportunities
Located in the Science Complex, we design programming and support initiatives that engage the whole Wellesley community.
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Student ambassadors. Our student ambassadors mobilize the community and build awareness of the Frost Center’s initiatives, programs, and opportunities.
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Green Gatherings. Our weekly Green Gatherings bring together any interested members of the Wellesley community to engage in fun activities and learn about environmental opportunities.
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Handprint Symposium. Our annual symposium connects students, faculty, and alums to envision and strategize positive environmental change.
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Douglas Lecture. Innovative and diverse environmental experts share their insights in this annual campus event, supported by a gift in honor of Marjory Stoneman Douglas ’1912.
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Paulson-Frost Practitioner Fellows Program. Engineers, journalists, farmers, scientists, activists, artists, or other individuals with experience outside of academia bring their expertise on environmental issues to enhance courses and student-oriented projects. Highlights include cooking presentations in the Food Sciences Laboratory.
About Camilla Chandler Frost ’47
The Frost Center is made possible through a visionary gift to Wellesley by Camilla (Mia) Chandler Frost ’47. A trustee of the College for nearly two decades, Frost was an early supporter of environmental studies at Wellesley, establishing both the Camilla Chandler Frost Professorship of Environmental Studies and the Frost Professorship in Environmental Science.
The Frost Center
106 Central Street
Wellesley, MA 02481