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Certificate Class of 2003

Twelve members of the class of `03 were the second class to graduate from the Goodwin-Niering Center Certificate Program. Family, friends and distinguished guests from the campus community were present at the Recognition Ceremony held in May. The Center was proud to honor this group for their many achievements and diverse interests in the environment.


Back row, left to right: Stefan Apse, Sarah Lathrop, Vetri Nathan, Lauren Hartzell, Scott Epstein, Kassie Rohrbach, John Traversi, Katie Jones, Daisy Small. Front row, left to right: Jared Fertman, Molly Lippman, Lindsey Kravitz.

The Certificate students are listed below with links to their own page, to their internship reflection papers and internship organizations' web sites, and to a brief abstract of their Senior Integrative Projects.

Stefan Apse
Majors: Philosophy, German Studies
Internship: Hofgut Brachenreute farm in Überlingen, Germany
Information Bureau of Bio-Dynamic Farming, Germany
Senior Integrative Project: "The Equal Consideration of Animal Interests: A Study of the Works of Peter Singer and Temple Grandin"
Academic Supervisor: Professor Derek Turner, Philosophy

Scott Epstein

Major: Environmental Studies Minor: Psychology
Internship: US EPA, New England Regional Laboratory in Chelmsford, MA
Senior Integrative Project: "Equity: A Changing Norm or Simply a Buzzword? An Examination of Nuclear Fuel Waste Disposal Policies"
Academic Supervisor: Professor Jane Dawson, Government

Jared Fertman
Major: Environmental Studies
Internship:US EPA Region III Wetlands Enforcement Division, Philadelphia, PA
Senior Integrative Project:"The Clean Water Act, Wetlands and the Courts: A Paper-Thin Protection for our Nation's Most Vital Aquatic Resource."
Academic Supervisor: Professor William Frasure, Government

Lauren Hartzell
Majors: Philosophy and Environmental Studies
Internship: Environment and Human Health, Inc. in North Haven, CT and the Connecticut College Philosophy Department.
Senior Integrative Project: "An Ever-Changing Future: Obligations to Future Generations and the Future Environment"
Academic Supervisor: Professor Derek Turner, Philosophy

Katie Jones
Major: Environmental Studies
Internship: Appalachian Mountain Club in Boston, MA
Senior Integrative Project: "Wilderness and the 'Leave No Trace' Ethic"
An examination of the established wilderness ethic of "Leave No Trace" (LNT).
Academic Supervisor: Professor Derek Turner, Philosophy

Lindsey Kravitz
Major: Environmental Studies Minor: Art
Internship: Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, CT
Senior Integrative Project: "Environmental Education: Cross-Cultural Modeling"
Academic Supervisor: Professor Jane Dawson, Government

Sarah Lathrop
Major: English Minor: Religious Studies
Internship: Littlewood Organic Farm in Plainfield, VT - Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA).
Senior Integrative Project: "Post-Modern American Poetry in the Eco-Critical Context"
Academic Supervisor: Professor Ben Weaver, English

Molly Lippman
Major: Human Development
Internship: Roughing It Day Camp in Orinda, CA
Senior Integrative Project: "Environmental Education in a Traditional Day Camp: A Case Study of the Effectiveness and Impact on Pre-Adolescent Children"
Academic Supervisor: Professor Margaret Sheridan, Human Development

Vetri Nathan
Major: Italian Minor: Zoology
Internship: "Kids for Tigers" Program, Conservation Education Center (CEC) of the Bombay Natural History Society in Bombay, India
Senior Integrative Project: "Ecological Post-Colonial Discourse in India: Where the Realms of Culture and Ecology Meet"
A study in which Vetri assessed the contemporary cultural and political norms in India that shed light upon the larger picture of the environmental situation in the country.
Academic Supervisor: Professor Manuel Lizarralde, Anthropology

Kassie Rohrbach
Major: Gender and Women's Studies
Internship: Center for Resource Solutions in San Francisco, CA
Senior Integrative Project: "Gender and Sustainable Energy Development: An Examination of Three Case Studies from a Transnational Environmental Feminist Perspective"
Academic Supervisor: Professor Mab Seagrest, Gender and Women's Studies

Daisy Small
Majors: Botany and Environmental Studies
Internship: Vegetation Surveys in Southeastern Connecticut Natural Areas at Connecticut College
Senior Integrative Project: "Forest Community Changes Following Hemlock Wooly Adelgid Infestation in Southern New England"
Academic Supervisor: Professor Christine Small, Botany

John Traversi
Major: Zoology
Internship: New England Aquarium in Boston, MA
Senior Integrative Project: "Exploring Turtle Hearing Through Operant Conditioning"
Academic Supervisor: Professor Robert Askins, Zoology

 

 



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