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Planet Forward
Thursday, September 05, 2019
Congratulations to our 2019-2020 team of Planet Forward Correspondents! Read below to learn more about the exceptional team of students selected, and be sure to click through to see their full profiles:
Planet Forward
Monday, April 16, 2018
The 2018 Planet Forward Summit was a two-day national conference on sustainability storytelling.
Tags: summit2018, pfsummit18, environmental storytelling, storytelling, Environment, Journalism
Planet Forward
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Friday, January 29, 2010
By: Elizabeth Cherneff
How do we harness ideas for sustainable initiatives and turn them into realities on an urban campus like George Washington University’s? To start, just ask the students, staff and faculty who reside here.
Planet Forward
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
When asked to describe in one word what they believed the biggest challenge was to creating these cities, two panelists answered money, one answered hope, another said participation, and the last responded with income inequality.
Tags: summit2016, equity, health, food access, urban living
Planet Forward
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Effective environmental and science communication is needed now more than ever.
Founding Director, Planet Forward
Monday, April 15, 2019
Our founder reflects on the evolution of Planet Forward, and celebrates where we are now — thanks to people like you!
Tags: Storyfest 2019, environmental storytelling, storytelling, Planet Forward Summit, pfsummit19, education, awards
George Washington University
Monday, October 10, 2022
We are in a time of Indigenous resurgence and now is the time to reclaim our narrative and tell our own stories. Meet our inaugural Indigenous Correspondent team.
Tags: Indigenous, indigenous correspondent program, storytelling, education, environmental justice, nature

From left: Planet Forward Founding Director Frank Sesno; Leo, Operations Coordinator at Plantita Power; Jennifer Cuyuch, George Washington University, whose story covered Plantita Power; Halley Hughes, University of Arizona; Sven Lindblad; Farzona Comnas, George Washington University; Ryan Bieber, Ithaca College; and Dr. Imani M. Cheers, GW's Director of Academic Adventures. (Not pictured is Delaney Graham, SUNY-ESF.)
Founding Director, Planet Forward
Friday, April 08, 2022
We are pleased to announce the winners of our annual Storyfest competition – the very best stories from college students around the environment, sustainability, and innovative solutions from the past academic year.
Tags: storyfest2022, Planet Forward Summit, storytelling, science communication, Lindblad Expeditions, experiential learning
Digital Media Producer, Planet Forward
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
FEATURED SELFIE: Why don't people recycle? George Washington University's new single-stream recycling may be a remedy.