As the 2021-22 academic year winds down, there is still much to be done and lots of excitement. On May 8, over 170 students associated with the School will receive their BS, MS, MENR, or PhD. Once applications to graduate are certified around May 6, we anticipate it will be the largest class of students to graduate from SENR in our entire history. These students have had a remarkable college experience, and it will be so wonderful to return to Ohio Stadium for a “normal” graduation event after two years of alternative formats.
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In addition to students wrapping up finals and graduation, we are in the process of conducting campus interviews of candidates seeking the opportunity to become the new Director of the School of Environment and Natural Resources. As some of you know, I made the decision to not seek another term as Director of SENR. After nine years, the last couple being particularly exhausting, I felt it was time to step down and pass the baton on to someone with fresh energy and ideas to move the School forward. Interviews will wrap up in mid-May, and I expect to report on the outcome of that search and introduce a new Director to you sometime later this summer.
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Finally, I wanted to follow up with you all regarding our 2022 Earth Day program that I invited alumni and friends to check out in my early April Director’s note. A highlight of that event was an incredible poster session and reception at the Ohio Union where students from SENR senior capstone classes and a couple peer departments reported on their semester long projects. There were some great presentations, and the student enthusiasm and findings were impressive. We were also fortunate to have many friends and alumni join us and interact with the students. Thank you to all who made the effort to participate. I know they loved that opportunity. We also had some poster presentations from 4-H youth as well. Pictures from the poster event can be reviewed here and I think you can sense the energy in the room via some of the images.
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The remainder of the Earth Day event was quite complicated and proved to be an emotional roller coaster with echoes of The Monkey Wrench Gang, and Aldo Leopold’s Sand County Almanac. You can access the formal Earth Day program and other great content on the EPN and School YouTube channels.
Jeff Sharp
Director, School of Environment and Natural Resources
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