March 5, 2020
Adirondack Lodge
5:00pm – 6:30pm
If you’re interested in the Adirondack Semester come to our potluck! We will be enjoying a meal and stories together in the Adirondack Lodge. If you don’t have time to bring a dish don’t worry. There is usually lots of food at this event. Wear flannel if you’ve got it!
Applications are open for the Fall 2020 Adirondack Semester.
The Adirondack Semester is a 15-credit, off-campus domestic study program for undergraduates pursuing an experience that is enriching both academically and culturally. Students from any major who are committed to learn about environmental science, policy, economics and the human history and contemporary issues of the Adirondack region are encouraged to apply.
Program outline for Fall 2020:
Course Title | Professor(s) | Credits / Knowledge Areas |
EV 314 Adirondack Integrated Research Project: Mercury in the ADKs | Michael Twiss | CGI, STS Communication Points: 2, Engineering Design Credits (1-2) |
EV 322: A Sense of Place of the Adirondacks | Bethany Garretson | IA, CSO Communication Points: 1 |
EV/SS 320 Social and Political Issues in the Adirondacks | Steve Bird, Chris Robinson | CSO, Communication Points: 1 |
CE301 ADK Geographical Information Systems | Bill Olsen | Science Technology Credit |
EV/BY 312 Adirondack Ecology and Environmental Science | Steve Langdon | Science Technology credit, lab credit |
To get a better sense of the program, check out this video of students doing field work last semester! Additionally, you can visit our program website or swing by the Institute for a Sustainable Environment in TAC 122.