Resources for Sustainability and Environmental Studies

The following resources have been identified by Hampshire students, staff, faculty and alums, and compiled at the Career Options Resource Center. This is one of several Resource Guides geared towards students in popular concentrations. It is by no means a comprehensive list.

Local Resources

 * Hampshire College Environmental Studies &amp; Sustainability Program (ESSP)
 * http://essp.hampshire.edu
 * The Environmental Studies & Sustainability Program (ESSP) is a multidiscipline program for students and faculty across the college. It brings together a rich grouping of courses, ongoing projects, campus programs and speaker series so that students can develop their own ways to combine the sciences, social sciences, and humanities to study and work on environmental and sustainability topics.


 * Pioneer Valley Sustainable Development Inventory
 * http://pvsustain.com
 * Searchable database of projects in the region.


 * Hitchcock Center for the Environment, Amherst
 * http://www.hitchcockcenter.org
 * The Hitchcock Center for the Environment's mission is to foster a greater awareness and understanding of our natural world and to develop environmentally literate citizens. We are committed to excellence in science education and work extensively in school systems throughout western Massachusetts training educators to be more effective science teachers.


 * University of Massachusetts Environmental Institute
 * http://www.umass.edu/tei/
 * The Environmental Institute (TEI) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst facilitates and develops interdisciplinary research and educational initiatives to address complex environmental issues. TEI supports research, special initiatives, and services and serves as a gateway for public, non-profit, and private groups to tap into the University's environmental expertise.


 * Sustainable Employment and Internships
 * http://people.umass.edu/jgerber/sustjobs.htm
 * http://people.umass.edu/jgerber/sustintern.htm
 * A list of jobs/internships compiled by Professor John Gerber, Professor of Plant Science and Sustainability Studies at UMass Amherst.

Internship Opportunities

 * For a complete list of internships, see “The Big Green Internship Book” available at the CORC Library.


 * Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
 * http://www.mass.gov/envir
 * 100 Cambridge Street Suite 900
 * Boston, MA, 02114
 * 617-626-1019
 * Organizational Description: The Executive Office of Environmental Affairs directors and coordinates all state policy aimed at preserving and protecting the natural resources and the environment integrity of the Commonwealth.

Internship Program: Internships are specific to each office within Environmental Affairs and the duties vary depending on the project needs. Contact for specific position openings.


 * Massachusetts Water Watch Partnership
 * http://www.umass.edu/tei/mwwp
 * Blaisdell House
 * University of Massachusetts
 * Amherst, MA
 * 413-545 5531
 * Organizational Description: The MA Water Watch assists citizen volunteer groups (lake or watershed Associations) to monitor surface water quality and other watershed monitoring.

Internship Program: Many internship possibilities exist, including manual development, communications projects, specific monitoring projects, and computer work.


 * American Council on Renewable Energy
 * http://www.acore.org
 * Organizational Description: The American Council On Renewable Energy, a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization in Washington, D.C., is focused on accelerating the adoption of renewable energy technologies into the mainstream of American society through work in convening, information publishing and communications.
 * Internship Program: The ACORE internship program is designed to mentor undergraduate and graduate students, as well as recent university graduates, interested in making a career in the renewable energy industry. The focus of the program is to assist young professionals along the path of personal professional development, gaining the knowledge, resources and experience they need to join the renewable energy industry whether it be in industry and trade, finance or policy.

Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants

 * The Funders’ Network For Smart Growth and Livable Communities
 * http://www.fundersnetwork.org
 * The Network is working to raise awareness about the interdisciplinary nature of smart growth issues and the need for sustained engagement by a diverse coalition of funders. Searchable list of organizations which give grants by region, mission, etc


 * P3
 * People, Prosperity and the Planet Student Design Competition for Sustainability
 * http://es.epa.gov/ncer/p3
 * P3 represents People, Prosperity and the Planet. This competition is focused on benefiting people, promoting prosperity, and protecting the planet through innovative designs to address challenges to sustainability in both the developed and developing world. Interdisciplinary student teams compete for $10,000 grants. Recipients use the money to research and develop their design projects during the academic year. Then, in the following spring, all P3 grant recipients attend the National Sustainable Design Expo featuring the EPA's P3 Award competition in Washington, D.C.

Graduate School Programs

 * University of California, Berkeley
 * Program in Environmental Law
 * http://www.law.berkeley.edu/centers/envirolaw
 * All students specialize in Environmental Law; graduate students can cross-register within other departments. Joint degree programs are offered with School of Public Policy, Business School, and School of Public Health. International program experiences include research opportunities, internships, and student exchanges all over the world.


 * University of Massachusetts, Amherst
 * Environmental Engineering
 * http://www.ecs.umass.edu/index.pl?id=3723
 * Since 1960 over 400 sanitary and environmental engineers have graduated with M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Environmental Engineering Program at the University of Massachusetts. Many of these graduates are employed in industry, consulting firms, government agencies, research institutions, and universities.

Faculty and Staff Contacts

 * Lawrence J. Winship, Professor of Botany x5387, CSC 101, lwinship@hampshire.edu


 * Frederick H. Wirth, Associate Professor of Physics, x5572, CSC 306, fwirth@hampshire.edu


 * John M. Gerber, Professor of Plant Science and Sustainability Studies, UMass Amherst

Phone: (413) 545-5301 Fax:(413) 545-0260 jgerber@psis.umass.edu

On Campus

 * ESSP Lunch Series – sponsoring a series of speakers, presentations and discussions on issues relating to Sustainability on campus and in the local community. Meets every 2nd and 4th Friday at Cole Science Center room 333, 12:00 - 1:30. Contact Professor Wirth at fwirth@hampshire.edu for further information.

Books at the Career Options Resource Center

 * The Big Green Internship Book
 * The Eco Guide to Careers that Make a Difference