MNR Online Program
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Accelerating towards the future: MNR graduate and water engineer Matthew Smith gets a jump start on long-term goals , articleMNR alum Matthew Smith reflects on how the accelerated degree option boosted his career goals.
Date: Feb 15, 2024 - -
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Student advocate from start to finish: Amanda Tai discusses her multifaceted role at CLiGS , articleWhether it’s through new student onboarding, academic advising, or preparing graduating students for degree conferral, jill-of-all trades Amanda Tai helps students reach their full potential in the Master of Natural Resources (Online) program at Virginia Tech while simultaneously supporting center-wide operations at CLiGS.
Date: Jan 16, 2024 - -
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Creating a purpose-driven business with B Corp status , articleConsidering B Corp certification? MNR faculty member and career coach Kathy Miller Perkins shares the challenges and rewards of pursuing the hard-fought designation.
Date: Dec 19, 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: Oct 10, 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: Sep 19, 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: Sep 05, 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: Aug 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: Aug 08, 2023 - -
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Tackling the water crisis through policymaking—a new MNR course with Jason Papacosma , articleEvery place has its own unique hydrology and set of water challenges. Understanding the complexity of water management, policymaking, and communication are fundamental pieces of a new "Water and Marine Policy" course coming to the MNR (Online) next spring.
Date: Aug 01, 2023 - -
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Rationality and risk: examining media portrayals of environmental racism , articleSocial justice is incomplete without environmental justice. MNR (Online) student Andrew Staltari examines media portrayals of these injustices in African American communities as the first step in understanding how society can learn from and respond to the historic and ongoing environmental threats.
Date: Jul 18, 2023 -
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