Interdisciplinary Place-Based Experiential Environmental Education

Our department trains students to see environmental problems from multiple perspectives: scientific, humanistic, political, ethical, cultural, historical, and geographic. Students have opportunities to do original, hands-on, mentored research in the context of science, social values, writing, and economic and political realities. Get involved in research on day one!
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Learning By Doing

Student research is a vital part of the undergraduate experience at Ithaca College. Reach out to faculty to find out how to get involved in projects and research!
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Research Opportunities
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Faculty and Staff

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Our Students in the Wild

See what our students get up to outside the classroom!
An educator on a boat teaches families.
In Her Element
How a summer internship aboard a floating classroom on Ithaca’s Cayuga Lake connected Patty McHugh ’25 to memories of her grandfather and prepared her for new adventures

ENVS Basics

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Student Life
Building community both in and out of the classroom
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Contact the Department of the Environment

Office: Center for Natural Sciences 259 
Dr. Susan Allen, Professor and Chair sallen@ithaca.edu 
Mx. Casey Silidjian, Administrative Assistant csilidjian@ithaca.edu 
(607)274-1822