Seniors
Class of 2010 Certificate Students
(back row, l-r:) Kevin Izzo, Sturgis Sobin, Andy Irwin, Charles Van Rees (front row, l-r): Erin Brady, Lily Kunin, Maria Figliola, Melanie Bender, Ariella Cohen, Erica Hildebrand
Seniors return from their internships and share their experiences and reflection papers 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.
Melanie Bender
Major: Environmental Studies Minor: Government
Internship: Coast Guard Academy, New London CT and CT Department of Environmental Protection, Hartford, CT.
Senior Integrative Project: A Study of the Sustainability of New England Fisheries.
Erin Brady
Majors: Government/Environmental Studies
Internship: The Chancellor’s Urban Education Leaders Internship Program (UELIP), Washington, D.C.
Senior Integrative Project: Closing the Gap with Ecological Literacy: An Examination of Environmentally Focused Charter Schools in Urban Centers as a Tool for Reform.
Ariella Cohen
Major: Environmental Studies Minor: Economics
Internship: Assistance and Pollution Prevention Unit, EPA, Boston, MA
Senior Integrative Project: An Analysis of the Intersection of Low Income Housing and Environment through the Lens of Chapter 40B.
Maria Figliola
Major: Environmental Studies Minor: Art
Internship: Corporate Accountability International, Boston MA
Senior Integrative Project: Imagery of Environmental Campaigns.
Erica Hildebrand
Major: Biological Sciences
Internship: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MA.
Senior Integrative Project: Chemolithoautotroph Diversity: A Comparison of Community Composition between Sulfur Oxidizing and Ammonia Oxidizing Microbes.
Andy Irwin
Majors: Environmental Studies
Internship: Cool Cities Campaign, Sierra Club, ME.
Senior Integrative Project: Vulnerability and Resilience of Small Cities in the United States to Climate Change.
Kevin Izzo
Major: Environmental Studies Minor: Economics
Internship: Kilawatt Technologies, Shelburne, VT.
Senior Integrative: Green Initiatives in the Sporting World.
Lily Kunin
Major: Economics
Internship: Calvert Social Investment Foundation, MD.
Senior Integrative Project: Sustainable Sources of Energy for Investment in Developing Countries.
Sturgis Sobin
Majors: Economics/Environmental Studies
Internship: Clark Construction Group, MD.
Senior Integrative Project: Future of Green Building in America: An Economic Perspective.
Charles Van Rees
Major: Biological Sciences/ Environmental Studies Minor: Hispanic Studies
Internship : Gandoca Sea Turtle Conservation Project WIDECAST, Costa Rica.
Senior Integrative Project: Of Ethics and Ecosystems: A Bifocal Perspective on Biodiversity.
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