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Recent Grad 101: Mayor of Sharpsburg, Brittany Reno, MSUS ‘22
Meet recent MSUS alumna and Mayor of Sharpsburg, Brittany Reno!
How I'm Spending My Summer: Lucy Ruzanic ’25
Sustainability dual-degree seeker Lucy Ruzanic is learning more about energy legislation in her internship at Duquesne Light this summer.
Working Towards Proactive Sustainability with Jen Sabol
From the start of her Masters of Sustainability program, Jen Sabol has been immersed in forest ecology research. Recently, that research helped her win first place in the Oral Presentation category at the Student Symposium on the Environment at Westminster College. We caught up with Jen to learn more about her work, her post-graduate plans, and her hopes for the field of sustainability.
Mary Schrott, MSUS + MBA '21 is sharing sustainability with the corporate world
Mary Schrott, MSUS+MBA ’21 is passionate about sharing sustainability with others. Through her time spent in the Falk School of Sustainability, Mary was able to secure a job working for FedEx making sustainability accessible for their employees.
Morgan Block, MSUS '19 is revitalizing Pittsburgh housing through sustainability
Morgan Block, MSUS ‘19 acts as the current sustainability project manager at the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh. Learn how his search for equity in sustainability led him to Chatham’s Masters of Sustainability program and how his hands-on learning experiences, and coursework aid him in his current role.
Nelson DiBiase, MSUS + MBA '21 is changing the future of clean energy
Newly graduated, Nelson DiBiase MSUS + MBA ‘21 used his hands-on learning experiences to secure a position as a senior consultant in the department of energy sustainability infrastructure at Guidehouse, a consulting company. Join us as we catch up with Nelson and learn how his experiences at Eden Hall have translated to the workplace.
Recent Grad 101: Cat Giles
Double alumna and recent graduate Cat Giles ‘15, MSUS ‘17 recently founded her very own sustainable candle company: Forgotten Glass. We caught up with Cat to learn more about her sustainable candle-making strategies, her entrepreneurial work with the CWE, and her recommendations for making your career dreams come true.
Splendor in the Grass: Chatham's Agroecology Demonstration Garden
Agroecology is the science of sustainable, equitable food systems. Chatham’s agroecology garden puts this science into action with practices including recycling nutrients as much as possible, taking advantage of natural relationships in the production of food, and building healthy soil to mitigate the need for pesticides.