Applications for the Summer 2015 session of the Middlebury School of the Environment are now being accepted here: http://www.middlebury.edu/environment/apply
We are looking for any undergraduate students who may be
interested in a for-credit summer program that combines coursework in
environmental studies with leadership and professional skills training.
Click here for fast facts for the Middlebury School of the
Environment: http://www.middlebury.edu/environment
This is a six-week, integrated program from June 19 to July 31, 2015 at Middlebury College in Vermont.
Nine semester-hour credits (3 courses)
Need-based grants are available: http://www.middlebury.edu/environment/financial_aid
Both Introductory and Advanced Tracks of study
During our inaugural session, we offered an intermediate/advanced
curriculum of courses (http://www.middlebury.edu/environment/curriculum)
as well as workshops with environmental and leadership
practitioners (http://www.middlebury.edu/environment/faculty) such as Gus
Speth, Bill McKibben, Helen Riess, Alden Woodrow, Mary Hurlie, Kenny
Williams, and Jack Byrne.
Specific courses in this track included two core courses Sustainability
Practicum and Understanding Place: Lake Champlain and a choice of one
of two electives: Environmentalism and the Poor, and International
Environmental Negotiation.
For summer 2015, we are adding a second track of study, an introductory
track (http://www.middlebury.edu/environment/curriculum) for students
without prior college-level environmental coursework. Students will
enroll in two core courses Introduction to Environmental Analysis and
Systems Thinking Practicum as well as an elective.
I¹m happy to talk to anyone regarding the curriculum. Feel free to write
to me directly or have your interested students write to me with any
questions at trombulak@middlebury.edu.
Also, just as a related heads up, I will shortly be posting announcements
for faculty positions in the School. I will be recruiting four faculty
for the coming summer in fields from across the spectrum of environmental
studies, including natural science, social science, humanities, and the
arts. If this kind of summer teaching opportunity may be of interest to
you, keep an eye open for future announcements about these openings.