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Students cook food over a campfire as a part of Environmental Sentinels, a class in the environmental studies department. An updated environmental studies minor will be available in the course catalog for the Fall 2016 semester.

Ithaca College environmental studies minor to reopen Fall 2016

By Jonah Swiatek, Staff Writer January 28, 2016
The Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences expects its updated environmental studies minor to be available in the course catalog for the Fall 2016 semester.

Author teaches Ithaca College students winter survival skills

By Annika Kushner, Contributing Writer November 9, 2015
Ithaca College students learned how to survive outside during a New York winter in a talk by the founder of Primitive Pursuits, a local nature education program.
Sustainability falls low on administrations to-do list

Sustainability falls low on administration’s to-do list

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer April 29, 2015
Amid many other concerns Ithaca College is facing — successfully instituting IC 20/20, part-time faculty unionization and the demand for better mental health services — initiatives to keep the college a leader in environmental sustainability no longer seem to be a priority, according to students and faculty involved in sustainability effo
Ithaca Colleges Climate Action Plan goals for 2015.

Ithaca College’s greenhouse gas emissions increase

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer March 18, 2015
Despite Ithaca College’s goal to decrease total emissions by 25 percent from 2007, records show emissions have actually increased.
Danielle Prizzi ’13, an environmental studies major, takes part in maple syrup production for the Natural Resources and Ecology class in March.

College to suspend minor in environmental studies

By Faith Meckley December 11, 2013
The environmental studies program will be temporarily suspended, beginning Dec. 20, while undergoing a departmental curricular review. It is estimated that the minor will resume in the fall of 2015.

IC community to review Middle States report

By Sabrina Knight, Assistant News Editor April 18, 2013
The Middle States Public Review Report is currently under review and is open for comments as it is being prepared by a group of faculty, staff and administrators.
From left, freshman Menli McCreight and senior Danielle Prizzi take part in maple syrup production as part of the Natural Resources and Ecology class Sunday on Ithaca College Natural Lands.

Weather heats up syrup production

By Sabrina Knight, Assistant News Editor March 7, 2013
Because of the varying weather conditions this winter season, maple syrup production on the Ithaca College Natural Lands is predicted to be the best season they’ve had, and students in the Natural Resources and Ecology class are reaping the benefits.
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