Student Spotlights
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Online MNR student Andrew Ernest promotes sustainability at FourKites , article“Sustainable operations” is a feather in the cap for any company today, but what does it actually mean? Andrew Ernest, an Online Master of Natural Resources (OMNR) student is helping his employer, FourKites, define sustainability and develop an actionable plan to operate sustainably. FourKites is a real-time supply chain visibility platform that major global companies use to track and manage their freight.
Date: Jul 08, 2020 -
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XMNR student applies classroom lessons to her work at the United Nations Foundation to help fight COVID-19 , articleThe emergence of COVID-19 has deeply affected how we address sustainability issues. The pandemic has also upended the way we work. The Director of Global Events for the United Nations Foundation and Executive Master of Natural Resources (XMNR) student Beth Feliciano has witnessed both first hand. Her portfolio now includes raising funds for the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization, as a unique way for individuals and companies to contribute directly to the global fight against the pandemic. Learn more about Beth's work and ways you can participate in the fund's efforts.
Date: Jun 08, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech Executive Master’s program launches veteran into second career , articleFacing the prospect of upcoming retirement from the U.S. Navy, Ryan Donner saw an opportunity to turn his love of the outdoors into a rewarding second career. When he looked into attractive job postings in the field, however, he realized he needed a degree in natural resources. Financial support from the G.I. Bill, which provides educational assistance to service members, veterans, and their dependents, made it possible for Ryan to earn his Master of Natural Resources degree at Virginia Tech and to start pursuing a career as a Natural Resources Police Officer.
Date: Mar 18, 2020 -
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Sustainable Cities Series, Part 3: Localizing Global Urban Agenda in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , articleConaway B. Haskins III, a PhD student in the Planning, Governance and Globalization program in the Virginia Tech School of Public and International Affairs, examines sustainable urban development in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Date: Nov 18, 2019 -
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Sustainable Cities Series, Omaha, Nebraska, Part 2: Climate Change , articleCities take up less than three percent of land surface, but they are responsible for producing between sixty to eighty percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Online MNR student Ned Bagniewski examines the effects of climate change on the city of Omaha, Nebraska.
Date: Nov 11, 2019 -
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Sustainable Cities Series, Omaha, Nebraska, Part 1: Urban Sprawl and Social Mobility , articleOnline MNR student Ned Bagniewski explores how urban sprawl and mobility affect quality of life for city residents in Omaha, Nebraska.
Date: Nov 04, 2019 -
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Our Students Share Grad School Tips with Environmental Leadership Community , articleCurrent and former students in the Executive Master of Natural Resources (XMNR) program—Valerie Winrow, Sara El Choufi, and Danielle Simms—shared reflections and tips for choosing a graduate school with an online community of women interested in careers in global sustainability, in a webinar facilitated by the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program Alumni Network, a program of the Environmental Leadership Program.
Date: Oct 15, 2019 -
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Global Study Series, India, Part 2: Sustaining, developing, or just surviving? , articleDuring my final semester in Virginia Tech’s Online MNR program, I joined a group of students and faculty from the Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability on the Spring 2019 Global Study. Our transformative, eye-opening journey to the eastern Indian state of West Bengal began in Kolkata.The effects of planetary environmental crises are already being felt in India. Heat waves, such as the one currently impacting India, have only been increasing in frequency and intensity, leading to summer high temperatures that are growing unbearable.
Date: Sep 11, 2019 -
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Global Study Series, India, Part 1: Preserving East Kolkata Wetlands , articleAs a student in the Online Master of Natural Resources program at the Virginia Tech Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability, Kasey Fioramonti has had a chance to witness the enormous environmental challenges affecting one of the most populous countries in the world—India. Kasey’s International Field Experience (IFE) to India in February 2019 offered her a rare opportunity to see how to recognize a community’s sustainability issues early on and address them at the grassroots level; how individuals and families are affected by pollution; and how difficult combating these issues through policy can be.
Date: Aug 13, 2019 -
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Applying XMNR Lessons in the Field , articleWhen considering grad school, people often wonder whether the investment of time, effort, and resources will pay off. And if so, when? Tyler Walston is currently about half-way through the Executive Master of Natural Resources (XMNR) graduate program at the Virginia Tech Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability, and what he's learning in class, and through team and individual assignments, he has applied directly to his current job responsibilities.
Date: Jun 25, 2019
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