Environmental Studies
The program in Environmental Studies provides students with a solid foundation in basic environmental sciences, specifically biology, physiology, and ecology. Additionally, students focus on in-depth analyses of local and global environmental challenges, and the dynamic relationships that exist between humans and their world. This major will provide students with a working knowledge of current environmental problems, so that they may address environmental challenges from a multidisciplinary approach.
Environmental Studies Facilities
The college has a new Environmental Studies Classroom that is situated within an environmental research park on the campus. This sustainable classroom is associated with a Living Machine that filters water from the nearby Holladay stream that runs through the campus. Combined with the environmental park, this area provides a unique opportunity for undergraduate research in stream ecology, forestry, and ecosystem studies.
In addition to the Environmental Park, there is an environmental laboratory and greenhouse located within the biology department, for studies of aquatic toxicology and various other controlled laboratory experiments.
Faculty and Professional Interests
Nancy E. Todd (Chair of Environmental Studies) Ecology and evolution, anatomy, forensic biology, environmental studies
Wendy McFarlane Comparative and environmental physiology, developmental biology, marine biology/ecology
Adjunct Faculty
Sunera Rahman Global environmental science and ecology