News and Events http://dickinson.edu/blog.aspx?blogid=151 2013-05-23T11:30:29.9134322Z en-US Earth Issues Seminars Spring 2013 http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/Earth-Issues-Seminars-Spring-2013/?blogid=151 Join Environmental Studies faculty, staff, and students as we experiment with a new discussion-based format for our Earth Issues Seminars. The spring 2013 semester will bring many exciting and environmentally relevant presenters to campus via the Clarke Forum Theme: “Living in a World of Limits”. We are looking forward to hosting informal discussions and networking opportunities in the wake of several of these presentations. Refreshments will be served. Spring 2013 Earth Issues Seminar Schedule (PDF) Earth Issues Seminars (website)

]]> 2013-02-01T14:43:34Z Join Environmental Studies faculty, staff, and students as we experiment with a new discussion-based format for our Earth Issues Seminars. The spring 2013 semester will bring many exciting and environmentally relevant presenters to campus via the Clarke Forum Theme: “Living in a World of Limits”. We are looking forward to hosting informal discussions and networking opportunities in the wake of several of these presentations. Refreshments will be served.

Spring 2013 Earth Issues Seminar Schedule (PDF)

Earth Issues Seminars (website)

]]> Interest in Environmental Majors Soars http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/Interest-in-Environmental-Majors-Soars/?blogid=151 Interest in Environmental Majors Soars http://www.dickinson.edu/news-and-events/news/2012-13/Interest-in-Environmental-Majors-Soars/

]]> 2013-02-01T14:38:40Z Interest in Environmental Majors Soars

http://www.dickinson.edu/news-and-events/news/2012-13/Interest-in-Environmental-Majors-Soars/

]]> From the Tropics to PA's Shale http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/From-the-Tropics-to-PA-s-Shale/?blogid=151   Environmental Science Major Ruby Stanmyer ’13 wants to make a difference, and Dickinson is giving her a leg up http://www.dickinson.edu/news-and-events/news/2012-13/From-the-Tropics-to-the-Pennsylvania-Shale/    

]]> 2013-02-01T14:36:51Z  

Environmental Science Major Ruby Stanmyer ’13 wants to make a difference, and Dickinson is giving her a leg up

http://www.dickinson.edu/news-and-events/news/2012-13/From-the-Tropics-to-the-Pennsylvania-Shale/

 

 

]]> DEC 4 - Student Research Updates http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/DEC-4---Student-Research-Updates/?blogid=151 December 4, 2012 Earth Issues – Student Research Updates  5:00 PM in Kaufman 179 Please RSVP to edenbov@dickinson.edu.  “Community Engagement and Perceptions of Brownfield Re-development in Carlisle, PA” - Taylor Wilmot “Educating Youth Through Sustainable Agriculture” - Heather Livingston  “Designing Forest Ecosystems" - Cailey Clark “Assessment of IPM hub pond strategy on the Dickinson College Farm” - Anna Ramthun      

]]> 2012-11-30T14:33:53Z December 4, 2012
Earth Issues – Student Research Updates 
5:00 PM in Kaufman 179
Please RSVP to edenbov@dickinson.edu.  

“Community Engagement and Perceptions of Brownfield Re-development in Carlisle, PA”
- Taylor Wilmot

“Educating Youth Through Sustainable Agriculture”
- Heather Livingston 

“Designing Forest Ecosystems"
- Cailey Clark

“Assessment of IPM hub pond strategy on the Dickinson College Farm”
- Anna Ramthun

 

 

 

]]> ES Advising Session Oct 25, 2012 http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/ES-Advising-Session-Oct-25,-2012/?blogid=151 ES Academic Advising Session October 25, 2012 12:00 noon in Althouse 106 The Environmental Studies Department will be hosting an Academic Advising Session on October 25th at noon in Althouse 106.  Attendance is REQUIRED for all ENST/ENSC majors, and encouraged for anyone who is considering declaration of the major.   The purpose of this meeting is to provide current and potential majors with invaluable information regarding the majors’ requirements, course scheduling and insight to course planning. There will also be a brief question and answer session following our presentation.  A pizza lunch will be provided. Email edenbov@dickinson.edu with questions.

]]> 2012-10-22T10:22:08Z

ES Academic Advising Session
October 25, 2012
12:00 noon in Althouse 106

The Environmental Studies Department will be hosting an Academic Advising Session on October 25th at noon in Althouse 106. 
Attendance is REQUIRED for all ENST/ENSC majors, and encouraged for anyone who is considering declaration of the major.  

The purpose of this meeting is to provide current and potential majors with invaluable information regarding the majors’ requirements, course scheduling and insight to course planning.
There will also be a brief question and answer session following our presentation. 

A pizza lunch will be provided. Email edenbov@dickinson.edu with questions.

]]> ES Newsletter Sept 18, 2012 http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/ES-Newsletter-Sept-18,-2012/?blogid=151 Check out the most recent ES update weekly newsletter: September 18, 2012.

]]> 2012-09-18T10:56:48Z most recent ES update weekly newsletter: September 18, 2012.]]> Earth Issues - Environmental Surveillance - Sept 20 http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/Earth-Issues---Environmental-Surveillance---Sept-20/?blogid=151 Earth Issues – Environmental Surveillance Thursday, September 20 5:00 pm in Kaufman 179 a light dinner will be served, please RSVP to edenbov@dickinson.edu How the Invisible Sciences of Environmental Surveillance make the World Safe for Infrastructure (and us) Roger Turner, Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies “Industrialized societies take for granted functional technological systems like power grids, air travel, and water systems. Yet these systems are continually threatened by storms, floods, eruptions and other outbreaks of the natural world. This talk uses history and sociology to explore how unseen managers use environmental surveillance to make infrastructures reliable and safe. Although this scientific work is purposefully invisible, it is crucial to our daily lives--and profoundly threatened by government austerity measures and right-wing ideologies.” The complete schedule of Earth Issues Seminars is available at http://www.dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/content/Environmental-Studies-Earth-Issues-Seminars/  

]]> 2012-09-11T14:49:36Z Earth Issues – Environmental Surveillance
Thursday, September 20
5:00 pm in Kaufman 179
a light dinner will be served, please RSVP to edenbov@dickinson.edu
How the Invisible Sciences of Environmental Surveillance make the World Safe for Infrastructure (and us)
Roger Turner, Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies

“Industrialized societies take for granted functional technological systems like power grids, air travel, and water systems. Yet these systems are continually threatened by storms, floods, eruptions and other outbreaks of the natural world. This talk uses history and sociology to explore how unseen managers use environmental surveillance to make infrastructures reliable and safe. Although this scientific work is purposefully invisible, it is crucial to our daily lives--and profoundly threatened by government austerity measures and right-wing ideologies.”

The complete schedule of Earth Issues Seminars is available at http://www.dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/content/Environmental-Studies-Earth-Issues-Seminars/

 

]]> ES Newsletter Sept 10, 2012 http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/ES-Newsletter-Sept-10,-2012/?blogid=151 Environmental Studies Weekly Update September 10, 2012

]]> 2012-09-11T14:44:00Z Environmental Studies Weekly Update September 10, 2012]]> ES Newsletter Sept 4, 2012 http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/ES-Newsletter-Sept-4,-2012/?blogid=151 Environmental Studies Weekly Update September 4, 2012

]]> 2012-09-11T14:42:29Z Environmental Studies Weekly Update September 4, 2012]]> Earth Issues: Study Abroad http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/Earth-Issues--Study-Abroad/?blogid=151   Earth Issues – Study Abroad Night Wednesday, September 5 5:00 pm at The Treehouse Environmental Studies and Science Majors will share stories about their experiences studying abroad. Please RSVP to edenbov@dickinson.edu. Light dinner will be served.      

]]> 2012-08-28T15:34:10Z  

 Earth Issues – Study Abroad Night

Wednesday, September 5
5:00 pm at The Treehouse
Environmental Studies and Science Majors will share stories about their experiences studying abroad. Please RSVP to edenbov@dickinson.edu. Light dinner will be served.

 

 

 

 

]]> Newsletter August 28. 2012 http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/Newsletter-August-28--2012/?blogid=151 Welcome back students! Here is our first weekly newsletter of the semester.

]]> 2012-08-28T15:30:12Z first weekly newsletter of the semester.]]> ES Newsletter May 7, 2012 http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/ES-Newsletter-May-7,-2012/?blogid=151 Check out the latest news from the Environmental Studies Department including events, announcements, jobs and internships.

]]> 2012-05-07T14:20:08Z news from the Environmental Studies Department including events, announcements, jobs and internships.]]> Tapped: Perspectives from “Gas-land” http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/Tapped--Perspectives-from-“Gas-land”/?blogid=151 Tapped Perspectives from “Gas land” May 9 7 00 pm in Kaufman 179 Documentary Film Showing By Katie Tomsho ‘12 Pizza will be served Please RSVP to edenbov@dickinson.edu

]]> 2012-04-30T16:23:07Z Tapped: Perspectives from “Gas-land” 
May 9 
7:00 pm in Kaufman 179 
Documentary Film Showing 
By Katie Tomsho ‘12 
Pizza will be served 
Please RSVP to edenbov@dickinson.edu

]]> Earth Issues Seminar - Student Presentations http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/Earth-Issues-Seminar---Student-Presentations/?blogid=151 Student Internship and Independent Study Presentations Thursday, May 3 5 00 pm in Kaufman 179 Please join us for pizza and presentations. RSVP to edenbov@dickinson.edu.    

]]> 2012-04-30T16:20:55Z Student Internship and Independent Study Presentations 
Thursday, May 3 
5:00 pm in Kaufman 179

Please join us for pizza and presentations. RSVP to edenbov@dickinson.edu.  

 

]]> ES Newsletter April 30, 2012 http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/ES-Newsletter-April-30,-2012/?blogid=151 Check out the latest edition of our Environmental Studies Newsletter.

]]> 2012-04-30T16:18:31Z Environmental Studies Newsletter.]]> ES Newsletter April 23, 2012 http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/ES-Newsletter-April-23,-2012/?blogid=151 Please check out the latest edition of the Environmental Studies Newsletter.

]]> 2012-04-23T15:00:18Z Environmental Studies Newsletter.]]> ES Newsletter April 16, 2012 http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/ES-Newsletter-April-16,-2012/?blogid=151 Check out the latest edition of the Environmental Studies Newsletter.

]]> 2012-04-16T14:21:40Z Environmental Studies Newsletter.]]> ES Newsletter April 9, 2012 http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/ES-Newsletter-April-9,-2012/?blogid=151 Check out the latest edition of the Environmental Studies News.

]]> 2012-04-09T15:07:25Z Environmental Studies News.]]> ES Newsletter April 2, 2012 http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/ES-Newsletter-April-2,-2012/?blogid=151 Check out the latest update from the Environmental Studies Department.

]]> 2012-04-02T14:22:55Z update from the Environmental Studies Department.]]> ES Newsletter March 26, 2012 http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/ES-Newsletter-March-26,-2012/?blogid=151 Check out the latest update from the Environmental Studies Department.

]]> 2012-03-26T15:10:28Z update from the Environmental Studies Department.]]> Earth Issues: Monitoring Marcellus http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/Earth-Issues--Monitoring-Marcellus/?blogid=151 Earth Issues Monitoring Marcellus ALLARM Director, Julie Vastine, discusses the steps and the science behind the protocol as well as stories from communities trained in gas land.  Concerned residents and landowners living within the Marcellus shale gas play are asking

]]> 2012-03-26T11:36:37Z Earth Issues: Monitoring Marcellus

ALLARM Director, Julie Vastine, discusses the steps and the science behind the protocol as well as stories from communities trained in gas land. 

Thursday, April 12
5:00pm in Kaufman 179
RSVP: edenbov@dickinson.edu

Concerned residents and landowners living within the Marcellus shale gas play are asking how they can best determine if streams are being affected by drilling activities. For many, the goals are early detection and prevention of serious environmental impact. Community groups involved in volunteer monitoring and regional and state-wide service providers have responded to this need by collaboratively developing protocols and database management strategies to achieve these goals. In 2010, the Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring spent seven months researching and testing a volunteer-based Marcellus Monitoring protocol for the early detection of flowback contamination in small Pennsylvania streams. The presentation will cover the steps in and the science behind the protocol as well as stories from communities trained in gas land.

]]> ES Newsletter March 19, 2012 http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/ES-Newsletter-March-19,-2012/?blogid=151 Check out the latest Environmental Studies Newsletter from Monday, March 19, 2012.

]]> 2012-03-20T09:30:28Z Environmental Studies Newsletter from Monday, March 19, 2012.]]> ES on Facebook http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/ES-on-Facebook/?blogid=151 The Environmental Studies Department has an active Facebook page. "Like us" to keep track of Environmental Studies events and announcements.

]]> 2012-03-12T14:32:11Z Facebook page. "Like us" to keep track of Environmental Studies events and announcements.]]> New Photos on Flickr http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/New-Photos-on-Flickr/?blogid=151 Check out the new photos from ENST 130 and 132 that are posted on the Environmental Studies Dept's Flickr Photostream.

]]> 2012-03-09T15:57:26Z Environmental Studies Dept's Flickr Photostream.]]> ES Advising Session 3/8 http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/ES-Advising-Session-3/8/?blogid=151 Mandatory ES Advising Session Thursday, March 8, 2012 Dana Hall 110 12 00 noon 1 00 pm (pizza provided) Environmental Studies and Environmental Science Majors are required to attend this advising session. ES faculty will present important information on the

]]> 2012-03-01T12:10:13Z Mandatory ES Advising Session

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Dana Hall 110

12:00 noon - 1:00 pm (pizza provided)

Environmental Studies and Environmental Science Majors are required to attend this advising session. ES faculty will present important information on the majors in advance of the course request period.

]]> Protecting Russia's Environment http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/Protecting-Russia-s-Environment/?blogid=151  Protecting Russia's Environment Do International Agreements Make a Difference?    by Prof. Laura Henry   Thursday, February 16 4 30 p.m. in Bosler 208   

]]> 2012-02-03T09:46:03Z  Protecting Russia's Environment: Do International Agreements Make a Difference?  

 by Prof. Laura Henry  

Thursday, February 16

4:30 p.m. in Bosler 208 

 

]]> From Reel to Real Food http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/From-Reel-to-Real-Food/?blogid=151 Movie Screening & Meet and GreetOn Wednesday, February 15, 2012, the Dickinson College Sustainable Food Committee, Center for Sustainability Education, and the Environmental Studies Department will come together to present “From Reel to Real Food,” a meet and greet and documentary

]]> 2012-02-03T09:41:18Z Movie Screening & Meet and Greet
On Wednesday, February 15, 2012, the Dickinson College Sustainable Food Committee, Center for Sustainability Education, and the Environmental Studies Department will come together to present “From Reel to Real Food,” a meet-and-greet and documentary screening for those interested in making changes to our local food system. The event is free and open to the community, bringing together stakeholders such as local restaurateurs, growers, producers, and dining service staff from throughout the community. A screening of the documentary Cafeteria Man will be followed by a discussion of how we can incorporate more local, sustainable food into our food systems and services.

The documentary follows Tony Geraci, a former New Orleans chef and keynote speaker at Dickinson’s Seeding the Future Conference. The film chronicles the various reforms he made on school lunches in the Baltimore public school system, a large urban district serving 83,000 students. For more information on the documentary or to watch the trailer, visit the Cafeteria Man website. The movie will take place in the Holland Union Building Social Hall at 7:00 pm, immediately following a winter Farmers on the Square, farmers market held in The Depot.

Come enjoy the company of others interested in local food, a documentary, and light, locally sourced refreshments. Please RSVP to Rachel Gilbert, Sustainable Food Committee Chair. 

 

]]> Earth Issues: Student Presentations http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/Earth-Issues--Student-Presentations/?blogid=151 Earth Issues – Student Research and Internship Presentations Thursday, December 8 5 00 6 30pm Kaufman 179  Research Angelo Lan Evaluation of the impact of land use change on stream flow of Monocacy Creek, Northampton County, PA Katie Tomsho Examining Marcellus Shale Region

]]> 2011-11-21T13:05:20Z Earth Issues – Student Research and Internship Presentations 
Thursday, December 8 
5:00-6:30pm 
Kaufman 179 

Research:

Angelo Lan- Evaluation of the impact of land-use change on stream flow of Monocacy Creek, Northampton County, PA

Katie Tomsho - Examining Marcellus Shale Region Grassroots Mobilization

Anna Farb- Effects of vermicompost in potting soils and extract foliar sprays on plant health and productivity

Internships:

Elizabeth Babcock - Building Public Trust in Biodiesel

Daniel Conant - Converting To Single Stream: Proposals and Solutions

Grace Lange - COP17 Coordinator 

Megan Moody - The Creation of an Eco- Audit Program: Focusing on Sustainable Behavioral Change 

 

]]> Earth Issues: Brownfields http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/Earth-Issues--Brownfields/?blogid=151 EARTH ISSUES Wednesday, November 16 5 00 pm in Kaufman 179  Carlisle Tire and Wheel Anatomy of a Brownfield Redevelopment Brad A. Maurer, Esq. ‘91  What is a Brownfield? How can polluted land be reclaimed and used again? Environmental Studies alum Brad Maurer

]]> 2011-11-11T11:32:21Z EARTH ISSUES 
Wednesday, November 16 
5:00 pm in Kaufman 179 

Carlisle Tire and Wheel: Anatomy of a Brownfield Redevelopment 
Brad A. Maurer, Esq. ‘91 

What is a Brownfield? How can polluted land be reclaimed and used again? Environmental Studies alum Brad Maurer will lead a discussion on Brownfield re-development offering examples from the local Carlisle Tire and Wheel facility. RSVP for pizza to  edenbov@dickinson.edu.  

 

]]> ES Advising Session http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/ES-Advising-Session/?blogid=151 ES Advising Session   Thursday, October 13  12 00 noon – 1 00 pm  Dana 110  Environmental Studies and Environmental Science majors and prospective majors are required to attend this upcoming advising session. ES Department faculty will present important information

]]> 2011-09-20T14:24:52Z ES Advising Session  

Thursday, October 13 

12:00 noon – 1:00 pm 

Dana 110 

Environmental Studies and Environmental Science majors and prospective majors are required to attend this upcoming advising session. ES Department faculty will present important information about course offerings and major requirements.  

 

]]> Earth Issues: Wild Utah http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/Earth-Issues--Wild-Utah/?blogid=151 Earth Issues Seminar Wild Utah Thursday, September 15 5 00 in Kaufman 179 "Wild Utah America's Redrock Wilderness" is a multi media slideshow documenting citizen efforts to designate public lands in southern Utah's spectacular canyon country as part of the

]]> 2011-09-01T09:20:59Z Earth Issues Seminar: Wild Utah

Thursday, September 15

5:00 in Kaufman 179

"Wild Utah: America's Redrock Wilderness" is a multi-media slideshow documenting citizen efforts to designate public lands in southern Utah's spectacular canyon country as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System.  This 20-minute journey through redrock splendor invigorates and motivates viewers to participate in the movement to protect these unique lands.
 
"Wild Utah: America's Redrock Wilderness" was made possible through the generous donation of photos, music and words from concerned Utahns who wish to pass this heritage onto future generations, including narration by Robert Redford.
 
In conjunction with a presentation on the current status of the Utah wilderness movement by Jackie Feinberg, National Grassroots Organizer for the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, this inspirational and informational event is a must see for people wishing to become personally involved to make the difference in this tremendous American public lands conservation effort.
 

]]> New ES Photos on Flickr http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/New-ES-Photos-on-Flickr/?blogid=151 The ES Department has recently posted new photos on our Flickr Photostream. Check out the latest pics from ES 130 labs including Centralia and the Cumberland County Landfill. Check back again in few weeks for more new photos.

]]> 2011-04-20T13:12:55Z Flickr Photostream. Check out the latest pics from ES 130 labs including Centralia and the Cumberland County Landfill. Check back again in few weeks for more new photos.]]> Spring Picnic May 6th http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/Spring-Picnic-May-6th/?blogid=151   The Annual Environmental Studies Spring Picnic    Friday, May 6th5 30 pm @ the Dickinson College Farm The Environmental Studies Department invites our students, colleagues, and friends to an annual celebration of spring and the completion of another semester.

]]> 2011-04-18T15:26:37Z  

The Annual Environmental Studies Spring Picnic   

Friday, May 6th
5:30 pm @ the Dickinson College Farm

The Environmental Studies Department invites our students, colleagues, and friends to an annual celebration of spring and the completion of another semester. Visit with fellow students and faculty, bid farewell to our graduating class, and feast on classic picnic treats and local foods. We will hold the traditional slide show and recognize one of our outstanding senior majors with the Environmental Studies Award. Please bring a blanket for extra seating, Frisbees for tossing, and instruments for making noise.

Transportation will be provided to and from the picnic and carpooling is highly encouraged. Please plan to meet the vans at the Kaufman Parking lot at 5:00 pm. Vans will return throughout the evening as needed.

RSVP required. Contact Vallie Edenbo edenbov@dickinson.edu by May 2nd.

]]> Earth Issues: Student Internships and Research http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/Earth-Issues--Student-Internships-and-Research/?blogid=151 Wednesday May 4, 5 00 6 30 pm, Kaufman 179 Student Internship & Independent Research  Kerstin Martin The effects of a changed forest composition due to white tailed deer browsing on a headwater stream  Lily Bieber Ham Putting all of

]]> 2011-04-18T15:22:39Z Wednesday May 4, 5:00-6:30 pm, Kaufman 179 

Student Internship & Independent Research 

Kerstin Martin: The effects of a changed forest composition due to white-tailed deer browsing on a headwater stream 

Lily Bieber-Ham: Putting all of your eggs in one basket: Nest site selection in a turtle with temperature dependant sex determination 

Amanda Stevens: Urban Gardening Case Study in a Post-Industrial Pennsylvanian Town AND Internship @ Pennfuture  

Kerstin Martin, Katie Panek: Localmotor Bike Trip/Local Food Movement in USA 

Nathan Toews: Mapping the Social and Environmental Health Impacts of Natural Gas Drilling in PA 

Michael Blair: Biogas Digester  

 Phoebe Kilgour: A Legislative Plan to Reduce Phosphorous in the Everglades, internship with the Office of Congressman Alcee Hastings 

]]> ES Student Profile http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/ES-Student-Profile/?blogid=151     Name   Anna RamthunClass of 2013Major Environmental ScienceStudy abroad Hopefully Costa Rica in Spring of 2012Academic interests Ecology, Integrated pest management, Sustainable Agriculture, Literature, Anthropology, Religion, American HistoryFavorite thing about being an ES Major   Field Trips. There are

]]> 2011-04-07T09:13:53Z  Anna Ramthun 

 Name:  Anna Ramthun
Class of 2013
Major: Environmental Science
Study abroad: Hopefully Costa Rica in Spring of 2012
Academic interests: Ecology, Integrated pest management, Sustainable Agriculture, Literature, Anthropology, Religion, American History
Favorite thing about being an ES Major:  Field Trips. There are so many places (Centralia, Adams County, the headwaters of mountain creek) that I would never have seen or thought to look for before I went there.  Also, I generally enjoy being outside, so I love collecting samples from field sites
Campus activities: TreeHouse, Outing Club, College Farm, SAVES , Earth Now!, ES Majors Board

 

]]> 2011 ES Alumni Newsletter http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/2011-ES-Alumni-Newsletter/?blogid=151 The Environmental Studies Department has just published our 2011 newsletter Check it out on our ES Alumni News web page.

]]> 2011-03-31T16:12:00Z ES Alumni News web page.]]> ES Dept Welcomes New Faculty Member http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/ES-Dept-Welcomes-New-Faculty-Member/?blogid=151 We are delighted to announce that Michael Beevers will be joining the department this coming summer as a professor with primary responsibility for environmental policy. Michael, whom many of you already met, hails from the University of Maryland Department of

]]> 2011-03-23T15:25:14Z Michael, whom many of you already met, hails from the University of Maryland Department of Government and Politics. His Ph.D dissertation, which he will defend next month, argues that externally imposed requirements on natural resource management, such as with timber and minerals, may actually work to impede sustainable development rather than promote peace and reconciliation in war-torn Western Africa.

Hailing from upstate New York, Michael has an undergraduate training in geology, followed by two masters degrees from the University of Washington in natural resource management and international development. Subsequently serving in the Peace Corps (alongside our own Jenn Halpin) in the 1990s, then as a county planner in Washington State, and even as a mountaineering and climbing instructor, he brings a wealth of geographic experience and technical expertise to our program. More recently he served as a consultant to the UN and the World Resources Institute, contributed to the research team of Professor Michael Oppenheimer at Princeton University working on climate change and costal vulnerability, and currently serves as principal advisor for undergraduates in the Environmental Science and Policy Program at the University of Maryland.

Here at Dickinson, Michael will offer one section of ENST 330 (Environmental Policy) in the fall, and then the introductory environmental science course, ENST 130, in the spring.  An amateur, but still accomplished, bluegrass musician, we look forward to Michael's contribution not only in the classroom but also at our social events.

 

]]> Earth Issues: Frack-tured Communities http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/Earth-Issues--Frack-tured-Communities/?blogid=151 Frack tured Communities Psychological, Social and Environmental Indicators of Change in Rural Marcellus Shale Boom Towns  Wednesday April 6, 5 00 6 00 pm, Kaufman 179   Simona Perry, visiting postdoctoral scholar in the Environmental Studies, will present the finding

]]> 2011-03-18T13:39:53Z Frack-tured Communities: Psychological, Social and Environmental Indicators of Change in Rural Marcellus Shale Boom Towns 

Wednesday April 6, 5:00-6:00 pm, Kaufman 179

 

Simona Perry, visiting postdoctoral scholar in the Environmental Studies, will present the finding of her yearlong research on Marcellus Shale Communities in Bradford County, PA. 

 

]]> ES Major Featured on SFS website http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/ES-Major-Featured-on-SFS-website/?blogid=151 Laura Stone, a junior Environmental Studies major at Dickinson College is currently studying in Turks and Caicos with The School for Field Studies. Laura is featured on the SFS website for the program. Check it out to learn more about

]]> 2011-03-01T11:02:24Z Check it out to learn more about the program and Laura's experience!]]> Photos on Flickr http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/Photos-on-Flickr/?blogid=151 Dickinson Environmental Studies on Flickr Want to see photographs of our classes and labs? Now you can Just visit our Flickr Photostream. Recent sets include a winter sampling on Laurel Lake for ES 310 Freshwater Ecology, Air quality on bikes

]]> 2011-02-16T16:39:23Z Dickinson Environmental Studies on Flickr!

Want to see photographs of our classes and labs? Now you can! Just visit our Flickr Photostream. Recent sets include a winter sampling on Laurel Lake for ES 310 Freshwater Ecology, Air quality on bikes for ES 310 Methods in Environmental Health and an Environmental Justice trip to Chester, PA for ES 310 Environmental Policy.

]]> ES Women Plan Bike Trip Across US with Local Food Focus http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/ES-Women-Plan-Bike-Trip-Across-US-with-Local-Food-Focus/?blogid=151 2011 Dickinson College Environmental Studies Majors Elise Rodriguez, Katie Panek and Kerstin Martin are planning a cycling trip across the United States.The trio will connect with 7 10 Girl Scout troops along the way, teaching young women about community based agricultural

]]> 2010-11-01T10:32:49Z ES biking trio2011 Dickinson College Environmental Studies Majors--Elise Rodriguez, Katie Panek and Kerstin Martin--are planning a cycling trip across the United States.The trio will connect with 7-10 Girl Scout troops along the way, teaching young women about community based agricultural projects, nutrition and the environmental impacts of the food industry. In addition, they will be actively demonstrating and encouraging these young women to stay healthy by participating in outdoor, recreational activities.

 You can learn all about their journey and offer support by visiting their blog: http://localmotive2011.wordpress.com/  

Stay tuned for more updates!

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

]]> Advising Worksheets for ES Majors http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/Advising-Worksheets-for-ES-Majors/?blogid=151 Environmental Studies and Environmental Science Majors work closely with their academic advisors to plan their course load each semester. These worksheets are available to help students choose courses for completion of the required curriculum within their major. For more information please contact your academic advisor.

]]> 2010-03-01T11:14:22Z Environmental Studies and Environmental Science Majors work closely with their academic advisors to plan their course load each semester. These worksheets are available to help students choose courses for completion of the required curriculum within their major. For more information please contact your academic advisor.

 Environmental Studies Advising Worksheet

 Environmental Science Advising Worksheet

 Environmental Studies Minor Advising Worksheet 

 

]]> Luce Watershed Semester Blog 2009 http://dickinson.edu/academics/programs/environmental-studies/Environmental-Studies/Luce-Watershed-Semester-Blog-2009/?blogid=151 Students and faculty of the Luce Integrated Watershed Semester are currently traveling through the Mississippi River Watershed and will be reporting from the Bay to the Bayou. Check out their blog and post some comments to let them know you

]]> 2009-11-05T13:54:11Z Students and faculty of the Luce Integrated Watershed Semester are currently traveling through the Mississippi River Watershed and will be reporting from the Bay to the Bayou. Check out their blog and post some comments to let them know you are following along!

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