Why choose the Environmental Studies program at Lawrence?
The field of Environmental Studies addresses some of the most critical and complicated issues of our time: those regarding environmental change and the future of humanity. The systems that make up planet Earth are simultaneously comprehensible and complex, predictable and chaotic, robust and fragile. Changes in one part of this system of systems may have far-reaching implications for other parts. As citizens of Earth, we cannot afford to remain ignorant of the global environmental consequences of our daily activities.
Field Experience at Lawrence
Environmental studies majors often take advantage of field experience opportunities. Here are a few recent examples:
Chad Bertrand (LU 07) developed and implemented a comprehensive composting system for the campus dining services.
Kristine Pelkey (LU 08) interned with the Northeast Wisconsin Planning Commission where she researched and mapped the suitability of grape growing areas along the Niagara Escarpment.
Megan Bjella (LU 09) and Aaron Gascoigne (LU 09) managed the campus organic gardens (SLUG)
Meghan Cochrane (LU 09) worked at an aquatic nursery to design and implement wetland restoration projects using native plantings
After Lawrence
Lindsay Scheef (LU 04) is a Graduate Student in the Biological Oceanography Program, Florida State University. Lindsay is determining the effects of sea grass beds on sediment and marine copepod resting egg distribution and fate.
Adam Tegleman (LU 05) received a Masters in Environmental Science at UW-Green Bay and is now a Environmental and Safety officer at Mackville Quarry, Mackville, WI.
Beth Bernhardt (LU 05) is a Program Teaching Assistant, Semester in Environmental Science, Marine Biological Laboratories, Woods Hole, MA.
Visit Life After Lawrence to discover more career paths that Environmental Studies students have followed.
