Environmental Science & Sustainability Open House – Sept 28th
Environmental Science & Sustainability Open House
Friday September 28th, 2012
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
This is an event for high school students interested in studying environmental science or sustainability at Goshen College.
Come spend a day exploring Goshen College’s programs in ecology, sustainability, & environmental science. Students will tour our 1,189 acre field station, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center. This is your invitation to explore tallgrass prairies, collect water quality data on High Lake, and visit with current GC students taking the Sustainability Semester in Residence.
Schedule
Sustainability Initiatives on Campus
9:00 a.m. Registration
9:15 a.m. Welcome & tour of sustainability initiatives on campus
10:15 Leave for Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center
Lunch & Programming at Rieth Village
11:00 a.m. Tour of LEED-Platinum certified cottages at Rieth Village
12:00 p.m. Agroecology & Sustainability programs at Goshen College
Field Activities
1:00 p.m. Collecting water data on High Lake
2:00 p.m. Prairie research at Luckey’s Prairie
3:30 – 4:00 Farewell and Wrap-up
5:00 Arrive back on campus
To register click here.
For more information contact:
Dr. Laura Yoder, Director of Sustainability Semester, lsmyoder@goshen.edu
Dr. Ryan Sensenig, Director of Environmental Science, rlsensenig@goshen.edu