This course teaches students to pose questions about ecological phenomena, construct hypotheses, collect appropriate data in the field to test these hypotheses, and then to descriptively and quantitatively analyze these data, concluding with interpreting and presenting this information. This hands-on class will familiarize students with transferable tools and skills used to investigate ecological problems.

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photo of Dean of Academics, Dr. Laura Spence, standing in front of a green hedge and a birch tree with white bark in spring time

Laura Spence

Laura Spence, Ph.D., is originally from South Shropshire, England, a sheep-grazed land reminiscent of the Vermont of 150 years ago. Laura’s journey from Shropshire to the Northwoods, via New Zealand and…

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Solidarity, Kinship, and Climate Justice: Adventures of the Sterling College Environmental and Social Justice Club

This past spring break (Spring 2016), the Environmental and Social Justice Club (ESJC) made a trip to western Massachusetts in solidarity with the Sugar Shack Alliance and dozens of other…

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Touring with the Bike Barons

A brief history of the Bike Barons In the early days of the College’s history as a Work College Erik Hansen, Sterling’s first Dean of Work, came up with the…

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Sterling College Recognized as a ‘Military Friendly School’

Sterling College announced today that it has been designated a 2016 Military Friendly® School by Victory Media, the leader in successfully connecting the military and civilian worlds, and publisher of…

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