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Spring '04 Service Learning Courses

ELA 1013 Environmental Science with Natalie Coe
This class had two individual projects and a group project. One individual project consisted of a student going to the preschool in Poultney and taught the children where food comes from and the importance of not wasting it. She did a poster of her work, which was displayed at Earth Week. The other individual project was a survey done to the GMC student body to see if most students act in ways that support the college missions. Her findings were also presented at Earth Week. The class project was setting up experimental plots for clay plain restoration studies. A poster display was done for this as well.

ELA 1023 Contemporary Social Issues with Vangie Blust
Students were given choices on what project they would like to work on. They were encouraged to relate it to their class topic, but students had free range. For reflection they filled out a form prepared by Vangie.

CHE 1022 General Chemistry II with Susan Sutheimer
This class (along with Hydrology) will be working with the Poultney Mettawee Watershed Partnership. They will monitor the Poultney River in 4 places two-three times a year for water quality and bank erosion. This is a long-term project. They are looking at 10 years. The students did a written reflection pieces.

ENV 1011 Fundamentals of Organic Agriculture with Philip Ackerman-Leist
In this course, students were required to do 10 hours of service on Cerridwen farm to fulfill their course requirements. During the year, there was also a field trip to Scout and Matt Proft’s farm. For the tour, they were required to do a project that the Proft’s needed help with. They did a write-up reflection on this day. Lastly, the week after graduation, the class visits various farms and works there for a day. At the end of the day there is a discussion about what they learned, etc.

ENV 2010 GIS Applications in Environmental Studies with John Van Hoesen
This class chose a community partner to work with and mapped their needs. While doing this, they each kept a journal. From this they will write a reflection paper on the experience they had – both with interfacing with new technology and how their partnership developed.

ENV 2011 Public Policy and the Environment with Rebecca Purdom
Students in this class will be writing a policy for the Land Use Committee at GMC on the revegetation of disturbed areas. They will present this to the LUC, who will determine if the contracted policy meets their needs.

ENV 2015 Environmental Advocacy, Public Policy & Corporate Responsibility
With Rebecca Purdom. This class was charged with making a change that mad e a difference on campus. They have chosen to start a campus greening fund, controlled completely by the students. They are doing campus-wide surveys and turned in the written policy and support to the GMC cabinet. GLG 4031 Hydrology with John Van Hoesen. This class (along with General Chemistry II) will be working with the Poultney Mettawee Watershed Partnership. They will monitor the Poultney River in 4 places two- three times a year for water quality and bank erosion. This is along-term project _ they are looking at 10 years. The students did a written reflection piece.