GREENVILLE, Pa.—Thiel College environmental science students collaborated with two state environmental departments to survey road-stream crossings and provided data and information to a 13-state water quality assessment group as part of a class project this fall.
On December 6, class members Katie Aaron ’24, Zoe Heckathorn ’23 and Roy Wilt III ’23 also presented the work to members of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources senior staff including Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources Cindy Adams Dunn.
In early September, Professor of Environmental Science and Chemistry and Chair of the Department of Environmental Science Anna Reinsel, Ph.D. ’06 and students in her Applied Environmental Science class visited and surveyed road-stream crossings in the Greenville area. This project served as a part of the students’ lab component for the semester and involved gathering data and providing information for the North Atlantic Aquatic Connectivity Collaborative Road-Stream Crossing Assessment Partnership. The partnership is a network of individuals from universities, conservation organizations, and state and federal natural resource and transportation departments focused on improving aquatic connectivity across a thirteen-state region, from Maine to West Virginia
Students worked with both the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission to help improve aquatic connectivity across the state. As such, the students who took part in the project have joined a coalition of aquatic organism passage practitioners and are contributing to the overall goal of improving aquatic ecosystems and the populations that they support.
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Thiel College is an independent college founded in the Lutheran tradition. Located in Greenville, Pa., the College offers 60 majors and minors, 24 varsity sports, and an 11:1 student-faculty ratio. The College is also home to a new Master of Science in speech-language pathology and 2Master of Business Administration. Both master’s degree programs offer innovative and accelerated five-year paths which allow students to earn a bachelor’s and master’s degree in five years. The speech-language pathology program also has an accelerated 15-month graduate-level program. The M.B.A. program also has a 12-month post-graduate program.A dedicated faculty paired with dynamic research and internship opportunities produce numerous graduate school and job placements. Coeducational from its beginnings, the College remains committed to combining tradition with innovation as it celebrates 150 years.