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  • Student Profile: Joshua Rosenfield

    Student Profile: Joshua Rosenfield

    The Master of Science in Sustainability Management program at Columbia University enrolls exceptional future sustainability managers, one of whom is Joshua Rosenfield. When a fellow skier in the Rocky Mountains recommended a series of books on sustainability, the concept piqued Joshua’s interest and led him to seek out a job at Social Venture Network, a…

  • Student Profile: Jesse Hollister

    Student Profile: Jesse Hollister

    Jesse Hollister, a political science major at the School of General Studies at Columbia University, spent part of the summer of 2010 in Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic, participating in the Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U), a summer study program offered by the Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC) at the Earth Institute,…

  • Student Profile: Joe Katz

    Student Profile: Joe Katz

    Joe Katz is a student who knows where he is heading. When he finishes his studies in the intensive 12-month interdisciplinary Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy program (M.P.A. E.S.P.), which is jointly administered by the Earth Institute and the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), he plans to return to…

  • Student Profile: Carlos Calvo Ambel

    Student Profile: Carlos Calvo Ambel

    Despite a wealth of professional experience in the environmental field, Carlos Calvo Ambel was sent by the government of Andalusia in Spain, through a program called “Talentia,” to join the Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy Class of 2011. Carlos chose Columbia University and the program in Environmental Science and Policy run…

  • ESP Program Prepares Student for Career in Wildlife Conservation

    ESP Program Prepares Student for Career in Wildlife Conservation

    Having worked at the Assistant Editor of Sanctuary Asia, an Indian wildlife magazine, co-founded the 2041 Antarctic Youth Ambassador Programme, and volunteered with the Indian Youth Climate Network, current MPA in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) student Swati Hingorani (’14) has always had a passion for environmental issues. As she looks forward to her graduation…

  • Student Profile: Mame Baba Cisse

    Student Profile: Mame Baba Cisse

    Mame Baba Cisse was inspired by one of the Intergovernental Panel on Climate Change’s predictions about global temperature increases to learn more about how such assessments are created and how they can be made more effective. This led him to enroll in the Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy (M.P.A. E.S.P.) program…

  • Student Profile: Josh Browne

    Student Profile: Josh Browne

    As a NASCAR racecar-engineer and crew-chief Josh Browne’s work clothes included fire-retardant suits and a two-way radio headset. Today, a decade after he started with NASCAR, Josh is a student in the 12-month Master of Arts Program in Climate and Society (C and S) and dresses accordingly. Despite his fascination with racecars, Josh was an…

  • Student Profile: Emily Soergel

    Student Profile: Emily Soergel

    After working with communities in developing areas to reduce, reuse and recycle, Emily Soergel is witness to the power of collective community engagement in promoting the creation of effective strategies to cope with environmental challenges. A member of the Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy (M.P.A. E.S.P.) Class of 2010, Soergel’s work…

  • Student Profile: Bonita Treinen

    Student Profile: Bonita Treinen

    During a seven-year career in international education—on a path that took her from Poland to Thailand to Spain and on to China before eventually returning to the United States—Bonita Treinen, a native of rural Minnesota and Wisconsin, took time off in every country where she worked to travel to rural areas and observe the challenges…

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  • Student Profile: Joshua Rosenfield

    Student Profile: Joshua Rosenfield

    The Master of Science in Sustainability Management program at Columbia University enrolls exceptional future sustainability managers, one of whom is Joshua Rosenfield. When a fellow skier in the Rocky Mountains recommended a series of books on sustainability, the concept piqued Joshua’s interest and led him to seek out a job at Social Venture Network, a…

  • Student Profile: Jesse Hollister

    Student Profile: Jesse Hollister

    Jesse Hollister, a political science major at the School of General Studies at Columbia University, spent part of the summer of 2010 in Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic, participating in the Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U), a summer study program offered by the Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC) at the Earth Institute,…

  • Student Profile: Joe Katz

    Student Profile: Joe Katz

    Joe Katz is a student who knows where he is heading. When he finishes his studies in the intensive 12-month interdisciplinary Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy program (M.P.A. E.S.P.), which is jointly administered by the Earth Institute and the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), he plans to return to…

  • Student Profile: Carlos Calvo Ambel

    Student Profile: Carlos Calvo Ambel

    Despite a wealth of professional experience in the environmental field, Carlos Calvo Ambel was sent by the government of Andalusia in Spain, through a program called “Talentia,” to join the Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy Class of 2011. Carlos chose Columbia University and the program in Environmental Science and Policy run…

  • ESP Program Prepares Student for Career in Wildlife Conservation

    ESP Program Prepares Student for Career in Wildlife Conservation

    Having worked at the Assistant Editor of Sanctuary Asia, an Indian wildlife magazine, co-founded the 2041 Antarctic Youth Ambassador Programme, and volunteered with the Indian Youth Climate Network, current MPA in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) student Swati Hingorani (’14) has always had a passion for environmental issues. As she looks forward to her graduation…

  • Student Profile: Mame Baba Cisse

    Student Profile: Mame Baba Cisse

    Mame Baba Cisse was inspired by one of the Intergovernental Panel on Climate Change’s predictions about global temperature increases to learn more about how such assessments are created and how they can be made more effective. This led him to enroll in the Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy (M.P.A. E.S.P.) program…

  • Student Profile: Josh Browne

    Student Profile: Josh Browne

    As a NASCAR racecar-engineer and crew-chief Josh Browne’s work clothes included fire-retardant suits and a two-way radio headset. Today, a decade after he started with NASCAR, Josh is a student in the 12-month Master of Arts Program in Climate and Society (C and S) and dresses accordingly. Despite his fascination with racecars, Josh was an…

  • Student Profile: Emily Soergel

    Student Profile: Emily Soergel

    After working with communities in developing areas to reduce, reuse and recycle, Emily Soergel is witness to the power of collective community engagement in promoting the creation of effective strategies to cope with environmental challenges. A member of the Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy (M.P.A. E.S.P.) Class of 2010, Soergel’s work…

  • Student Profile: Bonita Treinen

    Student Profile: Bonita Treinen

    During a seven-year career in international education—on a path that took her from Poland to Thailand to Spain and on to China before eventually returning to the United States—Bonita Treinen, a native of rural Minnesota and Wisconsin, took time off in every country where she worked to travel to rural areas and observe the challenges…