For years ENVS students have done internships for their ENVS 202 senior thesis/project work after
having taken ENVS 201 Research Methods. Only in 2009 did we begin to categorize these internships.
In 2010 we initiated the option for seniors to do a Capstone Internship (also ENVS 202) without taking
ENVS 201, instead taking a 200-level capstone course relevant to their ENVS concentration.
So, from 2010 on, you will find both thesis project internships (indicated by (T)) and official capstone internships.
Asterisk (*) after year denotes honors thesis.
2009
- (T) Daniel Belhumeur Jr., Municipal Buildings in Burlington, Vermont: An Assessment of Energy Efficiency and Bureaucracy
- (T) Olympia Bowker, Vermont in Winter: The Season of Subtle Splendor: A Photographic Documentation of Sense-of-Place in Vermont State Parks and Forests
- (T) Leanne Deschenes, Compassionate Communications: Effective Policy Writing for Green Mountain Animal Defenders
- (T) Ian Howes, Shade-Grown Coffee for a Time of Crisis: Potential for Costa Rican Household Farms and a Focal Point for Global Sustainability
- * (T) Claire Frashier Johnson, Outdoor Challenge: Adventure in Wild Therapy: A Ten Week Internship with the Howard Center of Vermont
- (T) Frances Hall Lang, Challenges of Going Green: An Internship with Sweet Clover Market in Essex, Vermont
- (T) Justin Rappaport, Solar Energy Internship: A Learning Experience into the Technology, Business, Economic Incentives and the Use of Interactive Field Maps to Portray Data in the Solar Energy Field
2010
- * Cecelia Angelone – Reflective Learning on Addressing Human Population Growth: An Internship with Population Media Center
- (T) Holly Borday – The Four Harmonious Brothers: Integration of Cultural Awareness, Sustainability, Peace and Globalization Through Linking Vermont and Himalayan Students
- Kimberly Desautels – The New England Grassroots Environment Fund: Senior Capstone Internship
- Thomas J. Devlin – Why Not Green Building? The Times Are Changing
- (T) Alex Hemmer – Environmental Policy Internship with Audubon Vermont: Analysis of the Current Use Program and its Legislative Priorities in the 2010 Session
- Sarah Heusner – Northeastern Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) Internship 2010
- Landis Holman – From the Ground Up: An Analysis of the National and International Success of Small Environmental Advocacy groups
- Stephanie Lyons – Diversity within the Environmental Field: SEEDS Program
- Alex Robbins – Environmental Policymaking: Turning Theory into Action: Internship with Restore America’s Estuaries
- (T) Allen Roth – Internship with Creative Energies: How a Renewable Energy Company Operates and What is Gained Through an Internship
- Liz White – The Movement of Food Improvement: A Case Study of Shelburne Farms Agricultural Practices and the Exploration of Gardening
- * (T) Mollie Wills – Cultivating Vermont’s Food Economy: An Internship with the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund: The Farm to Plate Initiative
2011
- Margaret C. Albee – Internship with Bread and Butter Farm, Shelburne, Vermont
- Madison Alvarez – Herbalism: From the Ancient Art of Healing to Modern Medicine
- (T) Marlee Baron – "Let's change this B.S.!": Creating a Sustainable Beverage System at UVM
- Megan Brancaccio – Harvesting Healthy Kids through Food Education Farm-to-School at Orchard School
- Jim Casey – GPS Mapping of Winooski Valley Parks District Natural Areas
- Thomas J. Devlin – Why Not Green Building? The Times are Changing
- Monica Gerbini – Internship with the Lake Champlain Land Trust
- Kristen Greenwald – Generation Waking Up
- Tyler A. Hall – Permaculture Practicum at Cosmic Dance Permaculture, Watsonville, California
- Sarah Heusner – Northeastern Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) Internship: Summer 2010
- Hillary Hutchins – Burlington's Legacy: Interning with the City of Burlington
- Jonna Jermyn – Production Assistant at Urban Moonshine Herbal Products Company
- Brianna K. Lane – A Summer of Plovers, Waders and Beach Exploration: My Senior Internship Capstone with Three Bays Preservation
- Bridget E. McBain – Whole Systems Design Internship
- (T) Trevor Michalak – Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Technologies and Trends in the United States: An Internship with Seventh Generation
- Caroline J. O’Malley – Sixth Grade Ecology Teacher Assistant at Essex Middle School, Essex, Vermont
- Elizabeth D. Quinn – Growing Community: A Public Outreach and Community Organizing Internship Working with Grow Team O.N.E.
- (T) Allen Roth – Internship with Creative Energies: How a Renewable Energy Company Operates and What is Gained Through an Internship
- * (T) Naani Sheva – A Project Based Internship with Planned Parenthood of Northern New England: A Multidisciplinary Experience in Politics, Activism and Environmental Health Advocacy.
- Lisa J. White – Saving Walton Pond: A Conservation Internship Project with Winding Trails, Inc. in Farmington, Connecticut
2012
- Lesley Allison – Cultivating a Sustainable Youth: Farm Education Internship at Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, Vermont
- Matthew Barrows – Standing on the Shouders of Giants: Local Motion and the Legacy of The Line
- Kristen Bousquet – Pease Mountain Stewardship Program, Charlotte Central School, Fall 2011
- Julia Breul – In Transition Towards Sustainability: Internship with the University of Vermont’s Clean Energy Fund and Office of Sustainability
- Olivia Bulger – Pease Mountain Stewardship Program, Charlotte Central School, Fall 2011
- Katelyn Bushueff – Exploring Sustainable, Experiential Education in an Academic Setting: An Internship with the Greenhouse RLC
- Nathan Clark – Education Beyond the Classroom: A Study on effective outreach strategies to get off-campus college students to recycle
- Kevin Collins – Retrofitting our Community with Common Sense Energy
- Emma Cook – From the Grassroots to the Statehouse: Vermont's Renewable Energy Present and Future: A Senior Capstone Internship with the Vermont Natural Resources Council Energy Program
- Peter Cummings – Farm to School: Environmental Education with Common Roots and Orchard Elementary School
- Laura Rose Dailey – Saratoga Plan: Summer 2011 Internship with a Local Land Trust Working to Conserve Open Space and Farmland in and Around Saratoga County in Upstate New York
- James DeBiasi – Addressing the Interface of Urban Agriculture with Municipal Policy: A Project-Based Internship with the Urban Agriculture Task Force of Burlington
- Katie Deppen – Learning How to be a Sustainable Sports Turf Manager by Interning with the Philedelphia Eagles Grounds Crew
- Sean Donovan – Field Technician Intern 2011 with Northwest Connections, Swan Valley, Montana
- Christina Economou – Internship with UVM’s GreenHouse RLC: Organizing an Education for Sustainability Course for GreenHouse Students, Working with GreenHouse Staff and Managing a Seminar Series
- Olivia Marie Fragale – Pease Mountain Stewardship Program, Charlotte Central School, Fall 2011
- Elizabeth Frances Fucillo – Exploring Small Scale Organic Farming Through Experiential Education: Summer 2011 Bread and Butter Farm Apprenticeship
- Henry Gilbert – Fresh View Farm Internship
- Anna Glavash – Conservation Intern with the Squam Lakes Association
- Joseph Grossman – A Synthesis of Conservation Management for Habitat Restoration in the Dos Palmas Wildlife Reserve: A Restoration Internship with the Bureau of Land Management
- Cathryn Hancock – Exploring Nature’s Bounty: A Summer Gardening and Food Education Internship with Orchard Elementary School
- Matthew S. Holleb – A Study in Law: Environmental Law and the Student Legal Services
- Kathryn Holmberg – Spring 2012 Urban Moonshine Internship: Handcrafted Organic Bitters, Tonics and Tinctures
- Christopher Houck – Senior Internship in Renewable Energy with Solar Source, a branch of the Melanson Company
- Ben Ifshin – Are You With us on the Issues?: Canvassing for a Healthy Gulf in Southeastern Louisiana: Field Manager Internship with the Gulf Restoration Network
- Amanda Kava – Increasing the Demand for Property Performance Upgrades in the Burlington Rental Marketplace
- Allison Kornfeind – Green Event Planning with Some Adventures in Upcycling: A Senior Internship with Coul Productions in Pittstown, New Jersey
- Erica Letson – Internship with the Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) of Vermont
- Emily Licht – Internship with Vermont Works for Women: Outdoor Education for Young Girls
- Philip Marston – The Campaign for Local Food Sovereignty in Vermont
- Robin McAloon – Countryside Ranger Internship, Assynt, Scotland
- Caylin McKee – An Exploration of Energy Use in Vermont: Internship with Allan Bullis, Energy Auditor
- Shana Murphy – Chittenden Solid Waste District School Outreach Internship
- Alexander Nenopoulos – Burlington Smart Grid: Internship with Marketing Partners
- Hannah Ohlson – Reflections on a Summer as a Naturalist at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies
- Benjamin Olsen – A Greener By Design Sustainability Capstone
- Adam Pearlstein – To Teach or Not to Teach?
- Benjamin S. Post – Examination of Snow Accumulation on Photovoltaic Panels: A Feasibility Study
- Kalyn Rosenberg – Internship with Toxics Action Center, Montpelier, Vermont
- Caroline M. Rush – Shelburne Farms Rain Garden: Incorporating Education and Environmental Protection into a Design
- Janet Ruttenberg – Natural Spaces and Off-Leash Dog Use Management at Newton’s Cold Spring Park
- Dana Eve Saladoff – Building Stronger Connections Between People, Land and Communites: An Internship with the Center for Whole Communities in Waitsfield, Vermont
- Alexandra Sarhanis – Sustainability at Champlain College
- Erin Schminke – Advocating for Local Food Systems Through the Center for an Agricultural Economy
- Edward Sennet – Senior Capstone Internship with Common Sense Energy LLC
- Sydney Stieler – Sustainability in the Central Susquehanna Valley: An Internship with the Lewisburg Community Garden
- Jake Stocker – Working for Local Food and Family Farmers: A Summer Inside the Food Movement in Vermont
- Alexandra Van Baars – The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History and Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
- Melissa Wheeler – Growing Justice: A Food Justice and Urban Farming Internship with City Slickers Farms in Oakland, California
- Ethan Whitmore – Buffer Stock Policy: An Economic Approach to Reforming Agricultural Subsidies and Promoting Environmental Objectives with the National Farmers Union
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