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Environmental Thought & Practice An interdisciplinary program focused on environmental sustainability, engaging students within a framework of the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Welcome to our newsletter. |
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Message from the DirectorWelcome to Advising Season! A few important items to highlight:
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Course registration for the Spring semester begins Nov. 6, and J-term enrollment begins Nov. 13. We’ll be having a number of group advising and information sessions over the next few weeks (see below for details). These sessions are open to majors and non-majors, but ETP majors must attend at least one of these in order to have their advising holds lifted. I’ll also be available to meet individually. We also have a number of upcoming talks and events, listed below. A warm welcome to Kylor Kerns, who is starting as our ETP Graduate Assistant. Many of you have had Kylor as a TA in ETP 2030 or EVSC 2559. We’re delighted that she has joined us. Finally, this newsletter inaugurates a new student profiles feature. Learn more about Katie Larson and Maille Bowerman below!
- Paul Freedman, ETP Director |
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Announcements |
Upcoming Advising Sessions |
| ETP Major Advising/Information Sessions Attendance at one of these meetings is mandatory for ETP majors to have their advising holds lifted. Note that Prof. Freedman will also be available for individual advising appointments. Wednesday, October 25, 6-7PM, Nau 211 Monday, October 30, 12-1PM, via Zoom (link below) Thursday, November 2, 5:30-6:30PM Gibson 211 Zoom
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| Freedman Office Hours: Tuesdays 1:00-2:30 via Zoom |
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Events & Opportunities |
| Batten Hour: A Conservative Response to Climate Change Monday, October 23rd, 2023, 11:30am-12:30am Join former U.S. Representative Bob Inglis (R-SC) for “A Conservative Response to Climate Change." Bob Inglis is Executive Director of RepublicEN, an organization focused on conservative climate policies based at George Mason University. Mr. Inglis will discuss the politics of climate change along with various policy responses, and take questions from our UVA audience, followed by lunch with students.
Click this link to see more about the event |
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| Are you interested in sustainability, but want to orient your career towards technology? Or are you interested in how sustainability and technology intersect? Come learn more about sustainable technology with Epsilon Eta on Sunday, October 22nd, from 2-4 pm in Warner 209! We have professors at UVA coming to talk, as well as industry leaders and professionals - see the attached flyer for more information! |
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Course Updates |
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Spring Course Enrollment: Friday, October 20 course enrollment time will be visible in SIS Monday, Nov. 6, and Wednesday, Nov. 8 - Friday, November 10. Students will be able to enroll in 15 credits maximum On November 27, the cap will be raised to 17 credits. J-term Course Enrollment: begins Monday, Nov. 13, see: https://januaryterm.virginia.edu/
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Upcoming Course! ETP 3559: Africulture: The African Roots of US Agriculture Taught by Lisa Shutt and Michael Carter, Jr., Tuesdays 2:00-4:30 New Cabell 383 (cross-listed with AAS 3500)
Upcoming this spring, Africulture will be held once again. Co-taught by Dr. Lisa Shutt, Associate Professor in the Carter G. Woodson Institute for African American and African Studies at UVa, and Michael Carter Jr., founder of Carter Farms and one of ETP’s Practitioners-in-Real-Life (PIRL), ETP 3559 Africulture: The African Roots of US Agriculture & the Challenges and Innovations of Today’s Black Farmers, is made possible by a generous grant from the Jefferson Trust. |
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Student Spotlight |
| Name: Katherine (Katie) Larson Year: 4th Major: ETP |
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Like most ETP majors, I chose the Environmental Thought and Practice major because of my passion for the environment, and specifically my concern for climate change. One of the strengths of the ETP major is its flexibility, allowing students to explore a variety of courses in a plethora of departments, cultivating a personalized experience for each student. I particularly loved the class RELG 2210: Religion Ethics & Environment with Professor Willis Jenkins, because it offered so much insight into the intersections of religion, philosophy, and environmental ethics.
The ETP major and the skills I have developed have opened doors for exciting opportunities; most recently, in the summer of 2023 I had a student fellowship with UVA’s Decarbonization Academy; in this program, I was tasked with conducting environmental history research at Morven, UVA’s Sustainability Lab. I was able to use the intersections and multidisciplinary mindset cultivated by ETP to conduct research in a manner that was cognizant of the historical, ecological, cultural, and socio-economic dimensions of the subject matter. |
| Name: Maille Bowerman Year: 3rd Major: ETP, Architecture School |
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I chose ETP because I wanted more of a holistic environmental education that included value, ethics, and cultural components, and I felt that it complemented my primary major of Urban and Environmental Planning well. My favorite classes have been Religion Ethics and Global Environments, Global Perspectives on Environmental Justice, and Climate Histories of the Mediterranean! Since being in the program I have founded a climate action organization (DivestUVA), worked in geospatial research, worked for the government in transportation sustainability, and traveled to Appalachia to support forest defenders opposing the Mountain Valley Pipeline construction After UVA I plan on working as an urban planner specializing in housing planning with a focus on climate adaptation
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Want to be featured on our social media? |
| For the next couple of months we will be highlighting ETP students. We want to know things like What made you choose ETP? What has your experience been your favorite with the major so far? What are some cool opportunities you have done since being in the program? What are your plans after UVA?
Please contact Kylor Kerns at kk2kq@virignia.edu if you would like to be featured! |
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| A message from the new editor:
Hello All, My name is Kylor Kerns and I am a fourth year PhD candidate in the Department of environmental science. Many may know me as your TA for the introductory ETP course in the spring. I am excited to be stepping into the grad assistant role and engaging with you all in the coming year. Please feel free to reach out to be featured in our newsletters and social media. Cheers, Kylor |
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Links & Resources for Students |
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