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.

Course Faculty

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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Alumni Spotlight: Cory Whitney ’01: Human Ecologist, Ethnobotanist & Agroecologist

Alumni Spotlight Cory Whitney   Graduation Year: 2001 Degree: Natural Resources Management (A.A.) Current Hometown: I was born and raised in mid-coast Maine and that is what I would call my…

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Jefferson House

My roommate and I live in the basement of Jefferson House, second door on the right. On our door, we have construction paper name tags. Hers is decorated with a…

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Sterling College Named One of America’s "Greenest Colleges"

AUGUST 13, 2015 • CRAFTSBURY COMMON, VT • Sterling College has been recognized by two national media outlets for its sustainability efforts. Sierra magazine has awarded a Special Achievement Award…

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