Interdisciplinary Place-Based Experiential Environmental Education

Our department trains students to see environmental problems from multiple perspectives: scientific, humanistic, political, ethical, cultural, historical, and geographic. Students have opportunities to do original, hands-on, mentored research in the context of science, social values, writing, and economic and political realities.
AN ENVS class with a tomato harvest

Learning By Doing

Student research is a vital part of the undergraduate experience at Ithaca College. Reach out to faculty to find out how to get involved in projects and research!
students working in natural lands
Research Opportunities
Most students participate in research for one or more semesters.
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Faculty and Staff

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Students in Action

See what our students do on their internships and summer employment
An educator on a boat teaches families.
In Her Element
How a summer internship aboard a floating classroom on Ithaca’s Cayuga Lake connected Patty McHugh ’25 to memories of her grandfather and prepared her for new adventures
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Contact the Department of the Environment

Office: Center for Natural Sciences 259 
Dr. Susan Allen, Professor and Chair sallen@ithaca.edu 
Mx. Casey Silidjian, Administrative Assistant csilidjian@ithaca.edu 
(607)274-1822