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Julie Fry, Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies
Fry uses her scholarly research about air pollution and climate change to inform the larger community. In addition to being a member of the Union of Concerned Scientists, she has presented about atmospheric science and climate change to Downtown Fellowship, … finish reading Julie Fry, Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies
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Erika Winton, English, Class of 1995
Winton is the Associate Director for the Foundation and Corporate Giving at the Conservation Lands Foundation. The organization strives to protect, restore, and expand Conservation Lands through education, advocacy, and partnerships.
Posted in Environment
Tagged alumni, conservation, native american
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Emily Crotteau, Biology-Math, Class of 2013
Crotteau is the Environmental Intern for SEEDS. She coordinates weekend service projects that provide opportunities for students to get involved in habitat restoration and urban farming, and to learn about local waterways, ecosystems and environmental projects throughout Portland. Crotteau says, … finish reading Emily Crotteau, Biology-Math, Class of 2013
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Audrey Augenbraum, Undecided, Class of 2014
In the summer of 2011, Augenbraum interned with the Environmental and Public Health Organization (ENPHO) based in Kathmandu, Nepal after having worked in Nepal the previous three summers. ENPHO is committed to creating eco-societies by implementing community-based initiatives that build … finish reading Audrey Augenbraum, Undecided, Class of 2014
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Suraj Pant, Economics, Class of 2011
In the summer of 2011, Pant established a computer lab at JanaKalyan Madhyamik Vidyalaya, a high school founded in part by his grandfather and the only high school in Hungi, a remote village in Western Nepal. The lab is furnished … finish reading Suraj Pant, Economics, Class of 2011
Posted in Davis Projects for Peace, Education, International Development
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Sunny Yang, Sociology, Class of 2014
In the summer of 2001, Yang was a Summer VISTA member with AmeriCorps for 9th Grade Transition Academy in Portland which assists entering 9th graders who are not at the same literacy and math levels as their peers. Yang worked … finish reading Sunny Yang, Sociology, Class of 2014
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Sandesh Adhikary, Physics, Class of 2015 & Aashis Thapa, Biology, Class of 2015
Adhikary and Thapa will be interning at Young Yatri Organization in the initiation phase of its Open School Initiative Nepal (OSI Nepal) Project, which will be creating a wiki-based web archive comprising of digitized textbooks, video lectures and numerous other … finish reading Sandesh Adhikary, Physics, Class of 2015 & Aashis Thapa, Biology, Class of 2015
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Ryanne Fujita-Conrads, Sociology, Class of 2012
A recipient of the McGill Lawrence Summer Internship Awards, Fujita-Conrads will be spending the summer in La Manzanilla, Mexico, interning with La Catalina Educational Foundation (LCEF). LCEF is a community-based Mexican non-profit dedicated to providing literacy, education, and professional development … finish reading Ryanne Fujita-Conrads, Sociology, Class of 2012
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Patrick Taylor, Sociology, Class of 2012
In the summer of 2011, Taylor interned with AmeriCorps VISTA, teaching and mentoring 9th grade summer students at the Oregon Campus Compact at Parkrose High
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Pancho Savery, Professor, English & Humanities
For the last eleven years in a row, Savery has taught sections of a course entitled “Humanity in Perspective.” A collaboration between Oregon Humanities and Reed faculty, “Humanity in Perspective” is a year-long humanities course offered for free to adults … finish reading Pancho Savery, Professor, English & Humanities