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Ready for career change or advancement? Find inspiration from XMNR students and alumni , articleXMNR alumni are on the move! 25% of them have made a significant career transition since the start of 2022. Making a career change can be difficult, but it can also be very rewarding. Fortunately, Virginia Tech’s Executive Master of Natural Resources (XMNR) program specializes in helping students make successful career changes and advancements.
Date: 10/17/2023 -
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Purpose-Driven Leaders: Tips For Creating 3 Boundaries Essential To Your Success , article“The world needs passionate and dedicated leaders. However, your effectiveness will decline unless you set clear professional boundaries,” writes Kathy Miller Perkins. An experienced psychologist and leadership coach, Perkins shares guidance on how to ensure a long and productive career where your work remains meaningful and your impact great.
Date: 10/17/2023 -
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Unnatural disasters: A look at our “new normal” and the cost of inaction , articleWords like “unprecedented” and “record-breaking” increasingly dominate weather-related headlines in the news cycle. MNR (Online) alumna Lindsay Kuczera explores how these climate-fueled disasters are changing our lives and what it means if we fail to act.
Date: 10/10/2023 -
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Marc Stern on trust ecology theory and application in the environmental field , articleFinding consensus among various stakeholders in conservation is increasingly challenging. Fostering trust and open spaces can prove to be the best way to make progress. Marc Stern shares his path to becoming a social scientist and trust scholar. Plus, he’ll dive deeper into his research in an upcoming webinar on October 24!
Date: 10/03/2023 -
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Save the date: Transforming worldviews with MNR faculty , articleMark your calendars! The new Transforming Worldviews: MNR Faculty Perspectives webinar series is an opportunity for MNR alumni and students to connect with faculty and each other and learn about several challenging sustainability issues.
Date: 09/19/2023 -
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Intercultural engagement for environmental and sustainability professionals , articleIntercultural competence is a key skill for environmental and sustainability professionals. Thank you to Associate Professor of Practice Gary Barrett for sharing his experience and inviting diverse guest faculty, including from underserved and historically marginalized communities, into the XMNR classroom to share their perspectives and expertise.
Date: 09/12/2023 -
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Fostering science curiosity to advance sustainability , articleCan fostering interest and curiosity in science help us put aside our biases and come together to solve wicked problems, like climate change? MNR (Online) student Ellen Haggerty explores the tools we can use.
Date: 09/05/2023 -
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Classroom connections to real world experience: XMNR projects lead to career advancement and change , articleGraduate students often wonder how they can gain real-world experience outside of the classroom. XMNR Program Director Dr. David Robertson shares how this graduate program connects students with sustainability professionals and organizations through various projects and internships that provide students with practical experience that can lead to career advancement and change.
Date: 08/22/2023 -
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From motherhood to fire management: how support and flexibility in academia opened doors for MNR graduate Alicia Arrington-Thomas , articleA first-generation student, MNR alum Alicia L. Arrington-Thomas shares her journey through managing fires, engaging policy makers on Capitol Hill, and finding a graduate program that fit her needs.
Date: 08/15/2023 -
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African transformations—examining systematic inequality and resource management in South Africa , articleDuring a Global Study trip to South Africa, students in the Master of Natural Resources (Online) program study the complex relationships between sustainable resource management and conservation and social justice in the post-apartheid era.
Date: 08/08/2023
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