Seniors

Class of 2013 - back row, l-r, Katherine Lynch, Rebecca Horan, Rebecca Connor, Wynndee Reese, Mark Roberto. Front row, l-r, Clare Murphy-Hagan, Rhea Corson Higgs. Not pictured - Raymond Palmer, Mitchell Serota, Seana Siekman

Seniors return from their internships and share their experiences and with other certificate students in their third year of the Certificate Seminar ES 495. They continue active participation in Center sponsored activities and complete any outstanding certificate requirements. Now the students integrate their experiences gained from their majors, additional course work, internships and research into their senior integrative projects. During the year they present their progress to students and faculty in the Certificate Seminar. They present their final senior integrative project as either an individual study or an honors thesis at an annual public event, and prepare posters and abstracts of their work. Finally, the seniors attend a ceremony in their honor where they receive their Certificates in Environmental Studies. This year's seniors are listed below along with the locations of their internships.

Rebecca Conner
Major: Biological Sciences, Minor: Anthropology
Environmental interest: Western influence on indigenous resource management and sustainability practices in the Arctic

Rhea Corson-Higgs
Major: Environmental Studies, Minor: Dance
Environmental interest: Sustainability and environmental stewardship in public education for poor and minority youth

Rebecca Horan
Major: Environmental Studies, Minor: French
Environmental interest: Impacts of various energy sources on ecosystems and conservation of local biodiversity

Katherine Lynch
Majors: Government and Environmental Studies
Environmental interest: Open space conservation and protection of small farms domestically

Clare Murphy-Hagan
Major: Physics, Minor: Mathematics
Environmental interest: Generation of hydroelectricity, efficiency of dams and their impact on river ecosystems

Raymond Palmer
Major: International Relations
Environmental interest: International water management with a focus on China

Wynndee Reese
Major: Anthropology
Environmental interest: Impact of environmental education on adolescents and their communities

Mark Roberto
Major: History
Environmental interest: American attitudes to pesticides before and after Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring

Mitchell Serota
Major: Biological Sciences, Minor: Chemistry
Environmental interest: Effect of environmental change on emerging infectious diseases on wildlife

Seana Siekman
Majors: Government and Environmental Studies
Environmental interest: International solutions to protection of coral reef ecosystems