Opportunities in Environmental Studies
Interested in Environmental Law and Policy?
Saint Michael's recently signed an agreement with Vermont Law School that guarantees Saint Michael's graduates admission into Vermont Law providing they meet the entrance requirements.
Study Abroad:
- Saint Michael's Tropical Ecology course taught in Costa Rica during winter break
- School for Field Studies (Saint Michael's is an affiliate member)
With programs in places such as
- Turks and Caicos
- Bhutan
- Australia
- Costa Rica
- School for International Training, and university programs such as those through Butler IFSA
Internship examples:
- Sopher Investments (rating environmental practices of businesses for development of green portfolios for environmentally conscious investors)
- Native Energy (carbon-offset business)
- Shelburne Farms (environmental education)
- The Intervale (organic garden and compost facility)
- The ECHO Center (environmental education and animal care)
- Essex Junction Wastewater Treatment Facility (economics of utility management)
- Vermont Fish and Wildlife Service (stream bank erosion control program)
- Keeping Track, Inc. (non-profit wildlife monitoring and citizen science organization)
On-campus sustainability:
- Saint Michael's College organic community garden (summer paid positions and academic-year volunteer opportunities)
- GreenUp student environmental club
- Environmental Council - faculty, staff and student environmental activist group
- Internships with the Saint Michael's Sustainability Coordinator, Heather Ellis
Research areas for student-faculty projects:
- conservation biology
- geography and planning
- political science
- sustainable agriculture
- sustainable business
- environmental humanities
Outdoor leadership and education: Saint Michael's College Wilderness Program provides extracurricular opportunities