Congratulations to Environmental Studies majors Alexis Moyer and Kevin Lugo!! They won the Senior Scholarship Prize! How cool is it that both winners are Environmental Studies majors? Nice job!!

Senior Scholarship Prize
Established by the Class of 1996 and Mr. Robert Stockberger ’33, to be presented annually to two rising seniors who best exemplify Gettysburg College through academics and service to the campus community. The Senior Scholarship Prize Fund is augmented with future senior class gifts. (From http://www.gettysburg.edu/academics/prizes-awards/all-prizes-awards.dot?pageN... )

Cheers,

Sarah

Sarah Principato, Associate Professor

Chair of Environmental Studies

Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, PA 17325

(717)-337-6079

sprincip@gettysburg.edu

In fall 2011, the Environmental Studies senior seminar class (ES400) developed a sustainability plan for the college.  The class will be presenting their plan at Celebration on May  5^th, 2012.  Stay tuned for times and locations!

DOWNLOAD THE PLAN!

Hi ES Students,

Environmental Studies alum, Brian Kelley (class of 2010), made a new documentary, Menhaden: The Most Important Fish in the Bay.  It will be airing on Maryland Public Television on Monday, April 16^th at 10pm.  Some of you might remember his ES 460 film “On the Fence”, which won the CINE Golden Eagle Award.  This new film has been selected to join the Wild and Scenic Film Festival tour.  Congratulations Brian! See below for details.  

Cheers,

Sarah

From: Brian Kelley [mailto:kellbr07@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 1:32 PM
To: Salma Monani; Daniel E. Terlizzi; John Commito; Kristoffer Nessler; John Regentin; Sarah Principato
Subject: Menhaden Film this Monday

Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to send out a reminder that this Monday our film on the Menhaden is kicking off Chesapeake Bay week on Maryland Public Television at 10PM. I am not completely confident on this but I believe MPT is broadcast in Southern PA so Gettysburg should have the channel.

We have received some very good reviews of the film and it has already been selected to join the Wild and Scenic Film Festival tour in several cities.

Also, the film has been submitted to some larger festivals including Blue Oceans and Wildscreen so keep your fingers crossed.

Please pass the airtime information on to anyone you think might be interested.

Dan Terlizzi and I have talked about screening the film in his class before the end of the semester so if you can't see it on Monday there may be another opportunity.

Best,
Brian

http://www.mpt.org/bayweek/programming.shtml

Congratulations to Environmental Studies major, Sara Tower (class of 2012)!! She is the recipient of the Charles Glatfelter Leadership Prize from Phi Beta Kappa!!  This award is given to a student that has demonstrated extraordinary leadership skills while maintaining an excellent academic performance.  Nice job Sara!!

Cheers,

Sarah

Sarah Principato, Associate Professor

Chair of Environmental Studies

Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, PA 17325

(717)-337-6079

sprincip@gettysburg.edu

CONGRATULATIONS to Environmental Studies major, Sondra Winders (class of 2014)!! She won The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ernest F. Hollings (Hollings) scholarship!

Sondra is the third Environmental Studies major to win this prestigious, national award.  Past recipients include Brittany Jones (class of 2012) and Alex Horning (class of 2010), as well as ES minor, Peter Murray (class of 2011).  

Description of the Hollings Scholarship from the noaa website:

http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/scholarships/hollings.html

The Hollings Scholarship Program provides successful undergraduate applicants with awards that include academic assistance (up to a maximum of $8,000 per year) for full-time study during the 9-month academic year; a 10-week, full-time internship position ($650/week) during the summer at a NOAA facility; and, if reappointed, academic assistance (up to a maximum of $8,000) for full-time study during a second 9-month academic year. The internship between the first and second years of the award provides the Scholars with "hands-on"/ practical educational training experience in NOAA-related science, research, technology, policy, management, and education activities. Awards also include travel funds to attend a mandatory NOAA Scholarship Program orientation, conferences where students present a paper or poster, and a housing subsidy for scholars who do not reside at home during the summer internship.

Cheers,

Sarah

Sarah Principato, Associate Professor

Chair of Environmental Studies

Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, PA 17325

(717)-337-6079

sprincip@gettysburg.edu

Hi, ES folks –

            ES students Brittany Jones and Mitchell Jones presented their ES 460 results at the 41^st annual Benthic Ecology Conference, the largest international conference on seafloor ecology.  Mitchell beat out hundreds of graduate students to win 3^rd prize in the student poster competition!  Yee-ha!

            Recent ES alums Sara Coleman (now a grad student at the Marine Science Program at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Theresa Davenport (College of William and Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science) also presented the results of their on-going graduate research.

            For details see below.

            ES rocks! - John

Here are the titles of their presentations:

Brittany Jones, Mitchell Jones, and John Commito

“Go with the Flow: Biogenic Structure Types Alter Bedload Transport and Dispersal Dynamics of Macrofauna and Meiofauna in Maine Mussel Beds.”

This project examined the effects of structural seafloor “roughness elements” on small-scale hydrodynamic processes in the Gulf of Maine.  The authors showed that mussel bed topography significantly alters flux rates of sediment and invertebrate animals, with implications for carbon sequestration and the maintenance of seafloor biodiversity.

Mitchell Jones, Brittany Jones, and John Commito

"Mussel Beds Are Mostly...Mud and Shells, not Mussels!  Ecosystem Engineer Cover Types Alter Sediment, Macrofauna, and Meiofauna in Maine, USA."

The research characterized the spatial distribution of mussel bed biogenic structure -- live mussels, empty shells, and fragmented shell material.  It demonstrated significant impacts of this augmented habitat complexity on sediment characteristics and the biodiversity of seafloor organisms that inhabit the Gulf of Maine coastal zone.

Sara Coleman, Joel F. Fodrie, and Niels Lindquist  “Interactive Effects of a Bioeroder and Predators on Eastern Oyster Mortality.”

The researchers demonstrated that oysters infested with a sponge species that bores into their shells causes significant weakening, which makes the commercially valuable oysters susceptible to higher rates of predation by crabs.   

Theresa M. Davenport and Rochelle D. Seitz

“Impacts of Shoreline Development on Near-Shore Communities of Chesapeake Bay: Before and After.”

The authors demonstrated that altering the shoreline with seawalls and other “hard” structures has significant negative impacts on coastal habitats and the organisms that live in them.

John A. Commito

Professor

Environmental Studies Department

Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, PA 17325 USA

Phone:    717-337-6030

Fax:        717-337-8550

E-mail:    jcommito@gettysburg.edu

Website: http://public.gettysburg.edu/~jcommito

"Balancing Conservation and Development in Human-Dominated Landscapes: The Indian Rope Trick"
4:00 pm, Tuesday, April 3rd
Science Center 200

An Invited Lecture by Dr. Ruchi Badola
Professor and Scientist at the Wildlife Institute of India (Govt. of India) Dept of Ecodevelopment Planning and Participatory Management

Dr. Badola studies sustainable approaches to tiger and elephant conservation on behalf of the Government of India. An economist by training, she works closely with park-dependent communities and Indian policymakers to frame conservation solutions that make sense in the context of both local and global challenges including infrastructure development, resource extraction, mining, urbanization, deforestation, and other cultural practices that come into conflict with State-led conservation objectives. Her talk on April 3rd is co-sponsored by EPACC, Environmental Studies, Globalization Studies, Economics, and Women Gender and Sexuality Studies.

Hi ES Students,

Please join the ES Department for lunch on Thursday, March 29^th and start planning for the future! Now that you are a declared ES major, what are you going to do next? ALL ES Majors are encouraged to attend! It doesn’t matter if you are a first year student or a senior, it is never too early (or too late) to think about your future.  If you have already been through the process of applying to study abroad, graduate school, internships, and jobs, please come AND share your experiences. We want to have a discussion with you!

WHAT: Pizza Lunch:  Tips for success in Environmental Studies

WHEN: March 29^th, 11:30 – 12:30

WHERE: Science Center, 151

WHY: Planning for jobs, graduate school, law school, internships, study abroad, scholarships, and more!

We will take PICTURES for the ES Major Board, too.

I hope to see all of you there!!

Cheers,

Sarah

Sarah Principato, Associate Professor

Chair of Environmental Studies

Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, PA 17325

(717)-337-6079

sprincip@gettysburg.edu