2011


Class of 2011

Front Row (l-r): Kristiane Huber, Fiona Jensen, Catharine Brookes, Nita Contreras, Sarah Berkley,Janan Evans-Wilent, back row, l-r: Eric LeFlore, Flora Drury, Christopher Haight, Christopher Krupenye, Scott Siedor, Cynthia Roseen

Read and download Senior Integrative Project (SIP) abstract or Reflection Papers for the Class of 2011.

Sarah Berkley
Major:
History
Internship: IslandWood, Bainbridge Island WA
Senior Integrative Project: Recognizing Environmental Justice in History: Resistance and Agency in the Cross Bronx Expressway and the Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike

Catharine Brookes
Majors:
Economics/Environmental Studies
Internship: TerraCycle, Trenton, NJ
Senior Integrative Project: Waste-d: Redefining Waste Through Material Life Cycles

Nita Contreras
Major:
International Relations, Minors: Dance / Religious Studies
Internship: Pan Himalayan Grassroots Development Foundation
Senior Integrative Project: Fighting Pollution Through the Understanding of Hindu Goddesses: An Analytical Look at River Myths and Rituals to Understand Pollution Issues and Solutions

Flora Drury
Major:
Biological Sciences / Environmental Studies
Internship: Energy and Climate Unit, EPA Region I, Boston, MA
Senior Integrative Project: Barriers to Community Wind Power Development in the US: Looking to Europe for Solutions

Janan Evans-Wilent
Major:
Environmental Studies
Internship: Dolphin Communication Project, Stonington, CT / Bimini, The Bahamas
Senior Integrative Project: Vocalizations Associated with Pectoral Fin Contact in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatius)

Christopher Haight
Major:
Environmental Studies
Internship: TIDE Project, Marine Biological Lab, Plum Island Estuary, MA
Senior Integrative Project: Bisphenol A: Plastic Toxin or Harmless Additive?

Kristiane Huber
Majors:
Government / Environmental Studies
Internship: Tribal Link Foundation, New York, NY
Senior Integrative Project: Standing on Solid Ground: Respecting Cultural Rights in Climate Displacement

Fiona Jensen
Majors:
Government / Hispanic Studies
Internship: Appalachian Mountain Club, Gorham, NH
Senior Integrative Project: Wilderness Management: A Comparison Study of the Chilean National Forest Corporation & the United States Forest Service

Christopher Krupenye
Major:
Biological Sciences, Minor: French
Internship: Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda
Senior Integrative Project: Reasoning about Communication in Rhesus Macaques

Eric LeFlore
Major:
Environmental Studies, Minor: Music
Internship: Global White Lion Protection Trust, S. Africa
Senior Integrative Project: Impacts of National Parks in African Savannas

Scott Siedor
Majors:
Economics / Environmental Studies
Internship: Environmental and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Justice Department, Environmental Division, Washington DC
Senior Integrative Project: A Case Study: "The Preserve" The Fifth Amendment, Regulatory Takings and Eminent Domain

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