福克可持续发展学院 & 环境

国内最早的同类学校之一, the 福尔克学校 is a wellspring for leadership 和 education to overcome current 和 future sustainability challenges. 福克可持续发展学院 & 环境是 灵感来自查塔姆学院29届校友雷切尔·卡森的作品, whose knowledge about the environment 和 passion to preserve it are traits that drive the mission of the school. 福尔克学校的学术课程是 致力于培养专业的可持续发展领导者.

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可持续发展学士

The 福尔克学校 has responded to challenging ecological 和经济 times with an innovative program: the 可持续发展学士. 作为我们项目的毕业生, you can do more than tell employers what you're capable of doing; you'll be able to show them what you've done.

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环境科学学士

波胆网站走在环境研究的前沿. The environmental science major provides students with an interdisciplinary, scientific perspective to help them develop an evidence-based approach to environmental challenges. Employment for environmental scientists is projected to grow 15% from 2012 to 2022, which is faster than the average for all occupations partially due to energy, 气候变化, 基础设施方面的挑战.

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食品研究文学学士学位

The 食品研究文学学士学位 (BAFS) offers a blend of practical skill-building 和 perspectives on 食物和 agriculture through the analysis of social, 文化, 经济, 以及环境话题. It prepares students for multi-faceted careers 和 professional engagement in a wide variety of sectors in 食物和 agriculture, 具备解决实际问题的技能, 经济, 社区, 和 social justice issues that are a hallmark of contemporary 食物 systems jobs.

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可持续发展硕士

The 可持续发展硕士 (MSUS) program in the 福尔克学校 prepares students with full-scale thinking to act upon our important local 和 large-scale global problems 和 be the agents of change that corporations, 政府, 其他组织也需要领导他们的可持续发展计划.

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食品研究文学硕士

The Masters of Arts in Food Studies (MAFS) emphasizes a holistic approach to 食物 systems, 从农业和食品生产到烹饪和消费, 提供从田间到餐桌的实践经验. One of the greatest attributes our 食物 studies education supplies is deep underst和ing.

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可持续发展+ MBA

可持续发展硕士项目, 与查塔姆商学院的MBA项目合作, has developed a dual degree program that positions 研究生s for sustainability management 和 leadership in sustainable 业务 sectors.

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食品研究+ MBA

The 食品研究+ MBA program provides breadth 和 depth in 食物 studies, 业务, 可持续发展的业务, equipping all students with a holistic underst和ing of 食物 systems 和业务 skills.

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伊甸堂校园

位于匹兹堡以北20分钟车程处, Chatham's 伊甸堂校园 is the world's first academic 社区 built from the ground up for sustainability. The grounds 和 infrastructure support research 和 learning around energy 和 climate; water 和 aquaculture; 食物和 agriculture; 社区和 health; 和 design 和 planning. 作为福克学校的学生，你会平衡你的时间 足球波胆平台 和伊甸堂.

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福尔克学校的资金

福尔克学院提供有竞争力的奖学金本科和研究生水平, 勤工俭学的机会, 和研究生 assistantships that can help students save tuition money 和 gain valuable experience.

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可持续之夏:沉浸式环境日

波胆网站福尔克可持续发展学院 & 环境是 hosting a one-day summer immersive learning experience on June 27, 2024, 适合对环境感兴趣的高中生, 食物, 和可持续性. The 可持续之夏:沉浸式环境日 at 伊甸堂校园 provides immersive 和 h和s-on learning experiences led by 福尔克学校 faculty on topics covering Streams, 鱼, & Clean Water; Forests & Plants; 和 Food, Farms, & 社区.

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蕾切尔·卡森访问学者项目

蕾切尔·卡森访问学者项目是 在伊登霍尔校区短期居住 for leading scholars 和 professionals living the legacy of conservationist, 公共卫生倡导者, 也是波胆网站的校友, 瑞秋卡森. 由福克可持续发展学院主办 & 环境, the program provides an opportunity for scholars to spend a few weeks living at Eden Hall; engaging with Chatham faculty, students 和 partners; 和 sharing their work with local 和 regional leaders in Pittsburgh.

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职业生涯的结果

With the growing awareness of the systems that underpin all aspects of society, 可持续发展和食品研究专业人员的需求越来越大. 毕业生在政府部门任职, 非营利组织, 私营部门和教育，包括匹兹堡市, 卡内基自然历史博物馆, Xanterra公园 & 度假村, 阿勒格尼土地信托, 卡耐基梅隆大学, 法国溪谷保护协会, Evoqua水技术公司, 3 r可持续性, 世界资源研究所, 赫兹, 以及食品和饮料博物馆.

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Lou Leonard, JD, joined Chatham in 2020 as Dean of the 福克可持续发展学院 & 环境(FSSE).

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ChathamU的太阳能

了解查塔姆波胆网站, a student-focused garden at 伊甸堂校园 where they pursue projects that illustrate what they're learning in class.

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水产养殖实验室内部

食品研究学生创建社区花园

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查塔姆与绿洲项目的合作

“与Oasis合作是非常值得的, knowing that my knowledge 和 expertise is making a real connection to actual 社区 members 和 actually helping them have a more secure 食物 system,查塔姆水生实验室主任罗伊·韦茨尔说.

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查塔姆国际事务中心的可持续发展

作为第一个签署国美国大学 & 大学校长气候承诺也是环保主义偶像雷切尔·卡森(瑞秋卡森)的母校, sustainability at Chatham is more than a mission; it's a legacy. 我们为实现可持续发展所做的努力, as they relate to energy 和 waste or to campus development 和 academic integration, 在我们自己的社区和世界范围内得到认可吗. 在一起, these approaches are set on extending the implementation of sustainable practices so that our students can create sustainable legacies of their own.

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