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Building Trust , articleExecutive Master of Natural Resources (XMNR) graduate Kelly Watkinson has taken her skills in sustainability leadership to the national level, now working as the Land and Climate Program Manager for the Land Trust Alliance.
Date: Jul 23, 2018 -
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Leadership in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed , articleThe Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability educates, inspires, and empowers professionals to achieve their career goals by offering credentials, competencies, connections, and confidence. Executive Master of Natural Resources (XMNR) graduates Kate Fritz, Abbi Huntzinger, and Molly Brown are three of the many XMNR alumni that work as sustainability leaders in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. While their responsibilities vary, these graduate often collaborate and rely on the work of the others to ensure environmental protection of this important mid-Atlantic drainage basin.
Date: Jul 02, 2018 -
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From Forest Fires to MNR to Urban Forester , articleColorado’s Waldo Canyon fire, which burned in June 2012 and caused major flooding, elimination of trees, soil erosion, and the evacuation of more than 32,000 Colorado Springs residents, had a major impact on the career of Virginia Tech Master of Natural Resources (MNR) graduate Rebecca Lamphear.
Date: Jun 18, 2018 -
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A Wake-up Call , article[As part of his graduate studies in Virginia Tech’s Executive Master of Natural Resources (XMNR) degree program, Logan Huffman participated in an International Residency trip to India. Below are some of Logan’s observations and reflections about the experience.]
Date: Jan 29, 2018 -
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From the Field: Croatia’s Positive Impact , articleGoing into the International Field Experience (IFE) visit to Croatia, I wondered how this small group of Virginia Tech Master of Natural Resources (MNR) students would be able to leave a positive impact on Croatia in such a short window of time.
Date: Jan 25, 2018 -
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Empowered Women Empower Women (IV) , article[As a graduate student in Virginia Tech’s Executive Master of Natural Resources (XMNR) degree program, Allison Mihalich participated in an International Residency trip to India. In Part I , Part II, and Part III of this four-part series, Mihalich described the importance of empowering women in the Thar Desert region, the development and operations of the Jal Bhagirathi Foundation (JBF), and profiles of the women JBF has helped to empower.]
Date: Jan 22, 2018 -
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Empowered Women Empower Women (III) , article[As a graduate student in Virginia Tech’s Executive Master of Natural Resources (XMNR) degree program, Allison Mihalich participated in an International Residency trip to India. In Part I and Part II of this four-part series, Mihalich discusses the importance of empowering women of the Thar Desert region, and the story of how the Jal Bhagirathi Foundation originated.]
Date: Jan 15, 2018 -
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Empowered Women Empower Women (II) , article[As a graduate student in Virginia Tech’s Executive Master of Natural Resources (XMNR) degree program, Allison Mihalich participated in an International Residency trip to India. In Part I of this four-part series, Mihalich discusses the importance of empowering women in the Thar Desert region of Rajasthan, India.]
Date: Jan 08, 2018 -
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Empowered Women Empower Women (I) , article[As a graduate student in Virginia Tech’s Executive Master of Natural Resources (XMNR) degree program, Allison Mihalich participated in an International Residency trip to India. In this four-part series, Mihalich describes efforts to empower women in the Thar Desert region of Rajasthan, India.]
Date: Jan 02, 2018 -
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Expanding the Tribe Through Storytelling (II) , article[In Part I of this two-part series, Patricia Raun discussed the work of Dan Kahan, founder of the Cultural Cognition Project, and his efforts to understand why it is difficult to connect across differences, the gaps between knowledge and belief, and the role of cultural identity in those gaps.]
Date: Dec 21, 2017
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