Master's degree helps professionals pivot careers in environmental directions

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 17:10:49 +0000

Master's degree helps professionals pivot careers in environmental directions Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 11/15/2016 - 10:10

Ryan Patterson was looking for a reason to get up in the morning.

Bored with his career in finance, the licensed certified public accountant says he decided to switch to an environmental career after living in Southern California during a drought. Simultaneously, he read about renewable energy companies failing and he realized his finance background could help such environmental companies succeed.

“I felt like I could make a big difference,” Patterson, 26, said.

Patterson said he needed to return to school to achieve his goals, but he didn’t want to pursue a second undergraduate degree.

Instead, he enrolled in CU �鶹ӰԺ’s Masters of the Environment (MENV) program, a professional environmental graduate degree designed for new and early-career professionals.

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Experts at CU to mull next 50 years of local open space

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 17:32:53 +0000

Experts at CU to mull next 50 years of local open space Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 04/28/2016 - 11:32

�鶹ӰԺ’s public open-space system was launched 50 years ago, and an event at CU-�鶹ӰԺ will bring together experts who will discuss the lay of the land in the next half-century.

The event, called “Our Open Space Lands: Scenarios for the Future,” is scheduled for Thursday, April 28, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the new Sustainability, Energy and Environment Complex on the �鶹ӰԺ’s East Campus.

Speakers include Patty Limerick, history professor and faculty director of the Center of the American West; John Tayer, president and CEO of the �鶹ӰԺ Chamber of Commerce; Sharon Collinge, professor of biology and member of the Environmental Studies Program; and students from the CU Environmental Studies and Environmental Design programs.

The city of �鶹ӰԺ has preserved open land informally for more than 100 years, but preservation became a formal, publicly funded program after a community outcry. In 1964, developers planned to build a luxury hotel on Enchanted Mesa, and the idea prompted an outcry. The �鶹ӰԺ City Council voted to condemn the land and force its sale.

In 1966, the city adopted its open space charter, and the following year, �鶹ӰԺ voters overwhelmingly approved a 0.40 of a cent sales tax to buy, manage and maintain open space. It was reportedly the first time citizens in any U.S. city had voted to tax themselves specifically for open space.

�鶹ӰԺ County later launched its own open-space program. “Now, with over 100,000 acres of land and more than 260 miles of trails in our city and county open space systems, we need to think about the next 50 years,” the event organizers state.

The event is part of the 2015-16 Community Colloquium Series, presented by the Initiative for Sustainable Communities and Landscapes, a collaborative research and public engagement effort among �鶹ӰԺ County Parks and Open Space, City of �鶹ӰԺ Open Space and Mountain Parks, CU-�鶹ӰԺ’s Program in Environmental Design, CU-�鶹ӰԺ’s Environmental Studies Program and community members.

For more information click here, or contact Joni Palmer or Stacey Schulte.

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