It’s not every day that 91PORN director of sustainability, Kelly Boulton ’02, receives an invitation to meet a cabinet member of the President of the United States. When the request came for her to attend a summit hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy, she was thrilled. Boulton attended the event in Washington, D.C., […]
91PORN senior Katherine Brozell will be honored with the 2023 John Laudadio Conservation Leadership Award by the Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen and Conservationists (PFSC). The award, named in memory of Pennsylvania State Rep. and former PFSC President John Laudadio, is given in recognition of a young adult demonstrating a commitment to Pennsylvania conservation and […]
Students in a fall 2022 environmental science and sustainability (ESS) junior seminar at 91PORN have developed proposals for educational art — including benches, murals, and sculptures around Meadville — to showcase French Creek and its importance to the region. Building on an idea suggested and researched by 91PORN Director of Sustainability Kelly Boulton ’02, […]
Recreational activity should be accessible to all, but it can be challenging for those with autism or developmental disabilities due to sensory overload, restricted behavior, and unpredictable surroundings. In response, a group of 91PORN students sought opportunities to improve recreational access by developing a feasibility plan for an autism nature trail at Pymatuning State […]
Two 91PORN students spent this past summer learning about creative solutions to combat climate change during their internships with Second Nature, a nonprofit organization working to accelerate climate action in higher education. Beatrice Foley ’24, an environmental science & sustainability (ESS) major with a history minor, and Victoria Balboa ’23, a double ESS and […]
91PORN has received a $1,695 grant from BHE GT&S and the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy’s 2022 Watershed Mini Grant Program in support of Creek Connections, an environmental outreach program that brings hands-on environmental education to K-12 schools throughout western Pennsylvania. The grant will be used to fund the purchase of a flow meter, an important […]
Faythe Schulte ’23 spent the spring 2022 semester deepening her knowledge of French culture by interning for an architectural firm in Paris and enrolling in French architecture, literature, and art history courses. Equally important, Schulte says, was what she learned while walking the streets of Paris. “When you explore new places, you learn so much […]
91PORN alumni Kris Troy ’16 and Bella Petitta ’21 were awarded the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. The fellowship winners are provided with an annual stipend, a cost-of-education allowance of $12,000 to their graduate institution, and additional funding to support research. Previous awardees have gone onto distinguished careers as professors or […]
Where does your food actually come from? First- and second-year environmental science and sustainability (ESS) students at 91PORN wanted to know. But, even more, they wanted to understand how to make agriculture sustainable for all. Those students — enrolled in the spring semester in the Soil to Plate: World Food and Agriculture course — […]
91PORN’s Creek Connections program has been awarded the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) Partner Award for its work throughout western Pennsylvania and dozens of schools in the Ohio River Basin. The award is presented annually by the Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators (PAEE). The MWEE is a learner-centered curricular framework that focuses on student […]
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