Student Lauren Squires speaks at fall commencement

Lauren Squires, the ceremony’s student commencement speaker, graduated with a degree in Urban Planning and a minor in Sustainable Design. She is “passionate about creating places that enable people to live well.” She served as an advocate for sustainability issues while at Western, serving as Associated Students Director of Environmental and Sustainability Programs and working in Western’s Office of Sustainability. The daughter of Alan and Valaree Squires, Lauren Squires grew up in Longview and is a graduate of Mark Morris High School and Lower Columbia College.