ES March Newsletter!

Gettysburg Thrifts PopUp

Pizza With Prospective ES Majors

On April 1st from 11:15-12:15, there will be a lunch with faculty and prospective ES majors to discuss declaring an ES major. Pizza provided!

Peace and Justice Studies Lecture

There will be a Peace and Justice Studies Lecture, sponsored by the Environmental Studies Department, called Advancing Justice and Joy through STEM Education, with Dr. Terrell Morton, who is an Associate Professor of Identity and Justice in STEM at the University of Chicago. The lecture will take place at 6 pm in Mara Auditorium on April 1st. 

Kent Land Trust Internship

This internship is great for students interested in environmental policy, wellness, and technology. The internship will take place from mid-May to early August, and interns are expected to work 25 hours a week. Interns are expected to create their own projects with the assistance of a Kent Land Trust faculty member. Some projects include creating a pollinator garden, creating a trail, and working with local youth to create land stewardship projects. Click this link for more details!

Environmental Related Club Times!

Here are the times that environmental-related clubs meet:
- GECO: Wednesdays 7-8 pm in Plank Gym 110
- GEEK: Fridays 5-6 pm in the West Building Maker's Space

Volunteer Opportunities

Check out Engage and sign up for some fun volunteer opportunities, including the Painted Turtle farm shifts here and Campus Kitchen shifts here! 

Black History and Women's History Month

Black History Month is this month, and Women's History Month is in March, so we would like to focus on both months by highlighting Wangari Maathai. Maathai was an environmental and political activist advocating for sustainable development and conservation. She studied biology at U.S. universities and returned to Kenya, becoming the first woman in East Africa to earn a doctorate. Maathai began the Green Belt Movement to remedy the damages caused by deforestation in Kenya (planting more than 30 million trees) and provide jobs, new skills, and opportunities for women. Her protest against President Daniel Arap Moi and developments were often met with violence and arrests. After Moi's political party lost power, she tried multiple times before being elected to a seat in Kenya's parliament. Once there, she was appointed the Assistant Minister of Environmental, Natural Resources, and Wildlife. In 2004, Maathai received a Nobel Peace Prize for her "contribution to sustainable development, democracy, and peace." If you want to learn more about Wangari Maathai, she released a memoir titled Unbowed in 2006 and/or click on the sources used here and here