Welcome!Welcome to the Environmental Sciences Department of Goshen College. We believe that the environmental needs in our world require education that links people with scientific information; nurtures relationships between people, locally and globally; and connects our communities with the land on which we are dependent as part of God's creation. Program highlights include: • Students have opportunities to become environmental scientists by doing science.Our curricula provides extensive opportunity for students to engage in field work through labs, to participate in collaborative research with faculty, and to gain field experience through internships and the summer Maple Scholars research program. • Goshen College manages an outstanding collection of field stations and natural areasThe Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center provides a 1,189 acre field laboratory which serves students in most field classes and offers the chance for residential programs during May-term and summer courses. Rieth Village is a Platinum certified LEED building that includes offices and student cottages and models innovations in sustainable design. The college also owns and manages a Marine Biology Field Station in the Florida Keys where students take classes and perform research in marine systems during May-term. • Our faculty bring a wealth of interdisciplinary knowledge related to addressing solutions to environmental challengesAddressing solutions to environmental problems requires an integration of multiple disciplines. Goshen College currently has scholars studying ecological economics, environmental history, and the sociology of food production. Environmental Science students join a community of students and professors committed to fleshing out God's call to live at peace with one another and the creation for which we are called to care. Prairie researchers wanted; summer 2009 Maple Scholar applications are now OPENEnvironmental Sciences students may be interested in a Tallgrass prairie research project at Merry Lea. Ryan Sensenig will be leading two Maple Scholars in assessing how deer affects prairie forbs. Students will also help in some bird-banding. If interested in more details contact Ryan.Check out the Maple Scholars webpage for details of how to apply. Applications are due on Feb. 1, 2009. Click here to see all the faculty research projects.Apply NOW to be on the Ecological Stewardship Committee!The Ecological Stewardship Committee has another opening for a student representative. If you have interest in applying please fill out an application and submit it to ecostewardshipgoshen.edu. The opening is restricted to first or second year students in order to maintain continuity through the next several years. This is your chance to get involved in a diverse array of activities and projects that seek to Green our campus and promote environmental stewardship.
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