Restored Mine Lands - Powell River Project, Norton, Virgina
Prospective Environmental Science Students
We invite you to explore the exciting possibilities of a carreer focused supplying essential ecosystem services for today and future generations. Our goal as a faculty is to put our understanding of basic sciences - chemistry, physics, biology, and genomics - to work to solve the presssing problems our the world.
Who Studies Environmental Science?
Students who succeed in this program have inquiring minds, a commitment to solving environmental problems, and an aptitude for the sciences and mathematics. The program's emphasis on quantitative and problem-solving skills attracts students who are adept mathematically and scientifically.
Discover Your Own Path - Environmental Science
- Develop professional and leadership skills as a member of the Environmental Student Organization or the Soil and Water Conservation Society. Participate in service projects and fun events.
- Gain valuable on-the-job training and explore future career opportunities through internships and co-op experiences with industry and agency partners.
- Conduct research alongside top-notch faculty using state of the art equipment in the laboratory and in the field. Make new discoveries in wetlands, geospatial landscape analysis, water quality, environmental chemistry, waste management, and land restoration.
- Encounter new cultures, new ecosystems, and new environmental perspectives through study-abroad and student exchange programs.
- Be recognized for your achievements through one of the department’s merit-based scholarships. More than $25,000 is awarded annually.
Beyond the Classroom
- Develop professional and leadership skills through service projects and social events as a member of the nationally recognized Agronomy Club or Turf Club. Student lead clubs offer learning opportunities with faculty advisors, and a lot of fun.
- Travel to new places and experience the thrill of victory with nationally ranked competitive teams that build life-long friendships and hone your knowledge of crops, turf, soils, and the environment. Our four faculty-coached teams include crop judging, soil judging, and quiz bowl teams in turf science and crop and soil science.
- Gain valuable on-the-job experience and explore career opportunities through internships with industry and agency partners.
- Conduct research alongside top-notch faculty using state-of-the-art equipment in the laboratory and the field. Make discoveries in crop genetics, crop ecology, precision agriculture, waste management, and land restoration.
- Encounter new cultures, new agroecosystesm, and new perspectives on the contributions and challenges of agriculture and soil management around the world through study-abroad and student exchange programs.
- Be recognized for your achievements through one of the department’s merit-based scholarships; more than $25,000 in scholarship finds are awarded annually.
- Learn with world-class faculty members who really care about you and your educational experience
