Juniors

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, Max Weigert.

Juniors continue to participate in the Certificate Seminar ES 395. Designed to help prepare students for their internships and senior Clare integrative projects, the seminar provides juniors an opportunity to present their proposals to students and faculty. It also offers in-depth discussion of current environmental issues with invited speakers, and the opportunity to share information among students with diverse backgrounds. Juniors take the additional courses that they have selected to prepare for their internships and projects. Many students study away for one semester so they are encouraged to select a location with courses that will augment their program of studies in the Center. Finally, they submit their internship learning agreements for approval, and prepare to leave for their summer work with a variety of organizations in different states and abroad. This year's students are listed below.

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

Max Weigert
Major: International Relations          
Environmental interest: Water privatization systems that allow impoverished populations to live sustainably in developing countries

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