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Environmental Studies
The Environmental Studies Curriculum develops students who can apply multiple perspectives in the sciences and humanities in order to analyze and respond to environmental situations in ways that promote the health and flourishing of the living world. The B.A. in Environmental Studies offers students a thorough integration of humanistic inquiry with environmental science, promoting a deeper understanding of the environment, which is one of the critical concerns of the Sisters of Mercy.
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Associate Professor Biology and Program Director Environmental Studies
Phone: (570) 674-6359
E-mail: lauker@misericordia.edu
Our Environmental Studies curriculum has been made possible in part by a Humanities Connections Planning Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Linda Auker, Ph.D., assistant Biology professor and program director of Environmental Studies at Misericordia University, was published twice in the 19th volume of Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE).
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