Students
The major is designed for students with a strong interest in the theory and practice of environmental issues. Each spring a maximum of 15 students will be selected for the program from a pool of applicants. Students will be chosen on the basis of prior academic performance, faculty recommendation, and an essay explaining the student's interest in the field. The program will provide students with a background for continued study in graduate and professional schools or careers in business, government, NGOs, or advocacy groups. Check out the Cavalier Daily's recent article on the Environmental Thought and Practice program.
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| Sasha Clarke '07 enrolled in Professor Mark White's 'Financing a Sustainable Future' class, which took place in Tanzania in January 2007. Photo by Prof. Mark White. |
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| Tori Evans '08 studied abroad in Australia, focusing on the country's natural and cultural ecology. Her courses counted towards the ETP major. She is pictured snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef. |
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| As part of the University of Virginia's new Panama Initiative, the Class of 2008 will travel to Panama to study sustainability. |
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| Environmental Thought and Practice 2004 |
ETP Students and Graduates: Making a Difference
Testimonials from ETP Graduates
John Bedard '06 works for an environmental consulting firm in Charlottesville.
Andrew D'huyvetter '05 is pursuing a Master's degree in Urban and Environmental Planning in the School of Architecture at UVa. He is an officer in the Green Grounds Committee, a group originally formed by planning and architecture students with the goal of influencing the University to adopt more sustainable building practices. Current projects include an initiative with the Office of the Architect to improve bike facilities and to update the bike master Plan.
Benson Gabler '04 worked for an environmental research institute in Hamburg, Germany, founded by Michael Braungart, business partner of William McDonough and co-author of Cradle to Cradle. He is now enrolled in a graduate program at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Management.
Christoph Herby '05 raced for a pro bicycling team upon graduating from U. Va. He is now living in Charlottesville and has started a rickshaw service. Read about Happy Rickshaw here.
Lauren Maxwell '04 attends Georgetown Law School.
Claudia Jiron-Murphy '05 is a student at George Mason University's School of Law and she has clerked at the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. Prior to entering law school she worked at Beveridge & Diamond, an environmental law firm in Washington, D.C.
Jenny Jones '04 taught middle school science for two years in Oakland, CA through the Teach for America program. She is now a graduate students pursing masters degrees in Landscape Architecture and Urban and Environmental Planning at UVA.
Ashley Lowe '06 attends graduate school at the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources.
Colin Peppard '03 landed a position as Energy Associate at Massachusets PIRG, one of the largest environmental advocacy groups nationwide. As of 2006 he was working in Washington for Friends of the Earth. Click here for a story about Colin's advocacy for Amtrak funding.
John Benjamin Rottenborn '03 graduated from Stanford Law School in 2006.
Dan Shean '05 is currently attending the University of Virginia Law School, concentrating in environmental law. Dan has worked for the Student Conservation Association and the US Environmental Protection Agency. In the summer of 2006 he was employed as a law clerk in the Department of Justice's Environmental Crimes Section.
Kendall Singleton '08 founded the "Green Dining Initiative," whose goal is to make the UVa dining experience more sustainable. See the Cavalier Daily article discussing her project.
Khalial Withen '06 is a Fulbright Student Scholar in Bolivia.
Peter Hogge '06 is currently residing as a Peace Corps trainee in Bellas Gate, Jamaica and is working with the town's local primary schools on several projects, one of which is to develop a computer lab.