Wyss Scholars Adam Fisher and Mariah Bowman with Sally Jewell
Last week the Getches-Wilkinson Center was honored to host former Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell for a lunchtime conversation with students at Wolf Law. The event was supported by the and provided an intimate opportunity for students to learn from the Secretary. Moderated by Colorado Law 2023 Wyss Scholar Adam Fisher, a full room of students asked Secretary Jewell questions on topics ranging from her career history to how the conservation movement can take meaningful steps to address the needs of Indigenous Americans. Throughout the conversation, the Secretary enforced both the importance of strong advocacy from all sides of an issue, and the need for students and decisionmakers to listen to, and learn from, these differing points of view. Secretary Jewell advised students to explore, get to know themselves, and find career paths that capitalized on their inherent strengths and interests鈥攚ith the knowledge that they could affect change from both inside and outside of business, nonprofit, and government institutions. When asked about her views on the future of the conservation movement, Secretary Jewell expressed faith that by working from each of these positions, the next generation would both continue the conservation legacy and carry the torch forward, pushing the movement to make needed changes and address the needs of the future.