Past Students
Environmental Studies and Science are not majors that students take by constraint. It is a choice that reflects a wish for a better planet. This planet, full of complexity, can be smartly handled by all of us. But the people willing to make a significant change realize that it is difficult to do so if they don't have a good network of contacts to work with at the first place.
This list of students having studied Environmental Studies or Science at Randolph(-Macon Woman's) College is intended to serve as a contact platform for anyone interested.
Our brains are like power plants: useless if they are not connected to a grid, or network.
Matea Osti 2008
Matea majored in both Environmental
and Global studies, and her interests lie in sustainable and international
development. Matea was sitting on the Environmental Issues Council at Randolph
College and was involved with Model United Nations activities on campus. She
conducted an honors project focused on implementing sustainable development
initiatives within the city of Lynchburg. During her studies at RC, Matea did a
summer internship with the United Nations Environment Program in Bangkok,
Thailand, working on air pollution in South Asia. She is currently attending the
University of Oxford, England.
Himesha Ranamukhaarachchi 2008
Himesha double majored in environmental studies and economics, with a passion for international development and environmental economics, particularly as it relates to her homeland, Sri Lanka. Himesha was an honors student, and did research on environmental impacts of electricity deregulation in Virginia. She completed a summer internship with the United Nations Environment Program in Bangkok, Thailand where she conducted research about air pollution in South Asia. She is currently attending the University of Waterloo, Canada.
Archana Datta 2009
Archana majored in environmental science and is interested in environmental science methods and their applications to modern day life. During a summer on campus, Archana assisted Dr. Tatiana Toteva in seismic refraction analysis to depth to bedrock as part of a summer research project. Archana sat on the Environmental Issues Council and was actively involved in the campus Environmental Club.
Karl Sakas 2010
Karl is an environmental studies and economics major with a concentration in Chinese. He has a passion for taking concepts learned in the classroom and applying them throughout campus. For example, Karl co-founded an eco-friendly laundry detergent business, bike share program, organic garden, and environmental floor. Currently, he is continuing the Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS) pilot project that he began working on during summer research. Outside the realm of sustainability, he enjoys mountain biking and rock climbing.
Danielle Robinson 2010
Danielle was an Environmental Studies major interested in ecology, organic agriculture, and natural resource policy. During the summer of 2008, Danielle instructed a children's science camp in Seattle, WA. She was co-Chair of the Environmental Club and Coordinator of the Randolph College Organic Garden. Danielle enjoys rowing, cultural festivities, and cooking.
Please direct any
inquiries to:
Dr. Karin Warren
Chair of the
Environmental Studies Department
Randolph College
2500 Rivermont Avenue, Lynchburg, VA 24503