Olivia Barden

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About Olivia Barden

Robert Swan, an author and environmentalist, once said,"The greatest threat to our planet is the belief someone else will save it." My passion for the environment has driven me to pursue a career that would allow me to make a positive impact on the environment.Hi! My name is Olivia Barden.Throughout my life, I have seen the positive and negative impacts that humans have on the environment every day. As I pursued further education at CSU, I found my calling to make a change in the environment through policy and law. I am currently a second-year student pursuing law school to eventually become an environmental lawyer. This aspiration has driven my passion and goal to make a positive impact on the environment.In addition to my educational goals, I also aim to serve the community around me. My volunteer work with the Zero-Waste Club here at CSU has opened my eyes to all the ways we can reduce our negative impacts. I also volunteered to be a Ram-Welcome Leader at CSU to help first-year students make a purposeful transition at CSU. Through this role, I have discovered a desire to give back to the community. I also discovered my love to work with other people that have a common goal to make a positive impact.