<p>I'm interested in something that deals with the green movement - the environment and business, not necessarily an environmental engineering path. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>environmental science/studies</p>
<p>Environmental engineering? I'm not sure exactly what it entails, but I'm assuming it has some green component since "environmental" is in there.</p>
<p>Edit: Aaand somehow I missed the sentence that said "not necessarily an environmental engineering path." Um . . . oops? ;)</p>
<p>What kind of things do you like? Working outdoors, science-y stuff, educating people, designing things?</p>
<p>Tons of fields will work for this. MIT has a list of “energy classes” by department - you might want to look through them, even if you have no interest in going to MIT, to get an idea of what options there are.</p>
<p>[MIT-EI</a> | Energy Classes](<a href=“http://energyclasses.mit.edu/departments.php]MIT-EI”>http://energyclasses.mit.edu/departments.php)</p>
<p>Tons of fields will work for this. MIT has a list of “energy classes” by department - you might want to look through them, even if you have no interest in going to MIT, to get an idea of what options there are.</p>
<p>[MIT-EI</a> | Energy Classes](<a href=“http://energyclasses.mit.edu/departments.php]MIT-EI”>http://energyclasses.mit.edu/departments.php)</p>
<p>KansasGirl, what do you think is the most pressing issue endangering the planet these days? How do you see yourself working to fix that?</p>
<p>Saving the earth is a hot topic at our house also.
The search is on for environmental majors that would lead to good career choices. </p>
<p>So far, there is an overwhelming amount of information that needs to be sifted through.<br>
I’ll be interested in seeing what kind of suggestions you get.</p>
<p>Thank you for these ideas. Dave_Berry - good questions that can lead me in the right direction. If there are any more suggestions - I’d love to hear them.</p>
<p>I realize that you are not in California, but these are programs to consider for the future, or to sharpen your thoughts for what you’d like to do in your undergrad years: </p>
<p>UC Santa Barbara has a grad program in environmental science and management. [Bren</a> School - About Bren - Welcome](<a href=“http://www.bren.ucsb.edu/about/]Bren”>About | UC Santa Barbara Bren - Bren School of Environment).</p>
<p>UC Davis has an undergrad major in environmental science and policy, with different majors depending on if the student is more interested in science research or public policy. A friend who does research in the field says that Davis is an outstanding choice, definitely the best in the UC system.</p>
<p>You might take a look at the wide variety of environmental programs offered at SUNY ESF for ideas. Most of the ESF classes are actually taken at Syracuse U, but at SUNY tuition rates.</p>
<p>[SUNY-ESF</a>, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry](<a href=“http://www.esf.edu/admissions/programs.htm]SUNY-ESF”>http://www.esf.edu/admissions/programs.htm)</p>
<p>Does anyone know anything about the programs at CU and CSU?</p>
<p>Evergreen College</p>
<p>Middlebury</p>
<p>College of the Atlantic, which has a pretty “green” focus to start with, has a new program called “Green and Socially Responsible Business Program”</p>
<p>[Press</a> Releases](<a href=“http://www.coa.edu/html/pressreleases_489.htm]Press”>http://www.coa.edu/html/pressreleases_489.htm)</p>
<p>Here are the 11 colleges in the US that have been identified as the most environmentally conscious by ecoAmerica:</p>
<p>Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
Bates College
College Of The Atlantic
Emory University
Georgia Institute Of Technology
Harvard College
State University Of New York At Binghamton
University Of New Hampshire
University Of Oregon
University Of Washington
Yale University</p>
<p>Go to Bowdoin!!!</p>