“I came to CUNY BA/BS to focus on themes related to water hydrology, pollution, and waste management. I want to be able to work in a field related to the conservation of our waters. Once I graduate in January 2010, I will be going back home — Spain — and I will apply to the JEMES program (http://www.jemes.eu/)”

Diane Kolack is using CUNY BA to study the social, economic, cultural and psychological factors that have influenced food consumption practices and patterns, as well as the environmental, ethical and economic factors in food production and distribution.

Fulfilling its mission of achieving the Millennium Development Goals, the Foundation for Post Conflict Development (FPCD) launched the Alpine Youth Challenge Summit on February 24, 2011. FPCD partnered with athlete Sophie Denis who proposes to create 6 youth centers in post conflict communities and educate youth about the values of peace, friendship and positive actions [...]

In the fall of 2008 Emily Kaplan started an internship with the Teva Learning Center, North America’s foremost Jewish Environmental Education Institute; this internship transformed into a paid position as Registrar for all of Teva’s programs.

“In May 2009 I completed a fellowship through the Public Service Scholar Program at the N.Y. State Department of Environmental Conservation in the Marine Resources Department. I will graduate in June 2010, then I plan to travel to India and Indonesia to research natural resource management, sustainability, and innovative urban planning.”

Ayodele Oti: CUNY Macaulay Honors College student at City College, Harry S. Truman Scholar, Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholar, Colin Powell Fellow, Charles Rangel Fellow, Thomas W. Smith Academic Fellow, Harriet Brows Scholar. Pictured here on her CUNY study abroad in Costa Rica.

The work that CUNY Baccalaureate for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies has been doing to facilitate University-wide college degrees in Sustainability (http://cunyba.gc.cuny.edu/sustainability/) is being recognized by the University Design Consortium’s Innovation Clearinghouse of Good Practices. The University Design Consortium, a boundary-spanning organization founded by Arizona State University (USA) and Sichuan University (China) in 2006, challenges public [...]

“CUNY Baccalaureate was a perfect fit, and I credit my unique Area of Concentration for helping me secure a related paid internship and admission to a master’s degree program.”

Even before graduating, Clint Porter was offered a job in sales and marketing with Kaco Solar, Inc., USA, an international company based in California that manufacturers photovoltaic inverters.