Dyson College of Arts and Sciences

| DCISE ANNUAL REPORT 2015 - 2016 10 EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS Various DCISE units presented several events this year. The Pocantico Symposium was ESS-led, and focused specifically on Pace scientific research related to the Pocantico River watershed; approximately 50 people attended. Other events integrated Pace Academy and Nature Center efforts, such as the fall field trip to Constitution Marsh (approx. 30 attendees); career workshops led by John Cronin, senior fellow for environmental affairs, Matthew Aiello-Lammens in Pleasantville and Andy Revkin, senior fellow for environmental understanding, in NYC (together approximately 50 attendees); and ESS participation in The Nature Center's Earth Month. ESS also partnered with the Art and Sociology/Anthropology departments in New York City to present an Earth Month film series (five weeks with approximately 50 total attendees). Pace also co-sponsored the event, "Collaboration and Partnership Event for the Lower Hudson Watershed" at Sarah Lawrence College's Center for Urban Rivers in April. A career workshop in Pleasantville assembled representatives of regional sanctuaries, nature centers and non-profits for an informal roundtable discussion with Environmental Studies and Science department faculty and students. Ideas regarding opportunities, qualifications, and on-the-job experiences were exchanged, all aimed at helping students increase success in the environmental career marketplace, providing mutually beneficial projects for students and these organizations, and strengthening connections between these organizations and DCISE. In New York City, Andrew Revkin assembled professionals from the Mayor's Office of Sustainability, US EPA, Nature Conservancy, Wildlife Conservation Society, Inside Climate News and other organizations to discuss their careers with students, and how they got hired to do satisfying work in this growing field. The Nature Center sponsored a "Welcome to the Nature Center" event, whereby New York City-based Pace students traveled to the Pleasantville campus for the day to introduce them to the facilities, students, faculty and staff. The intent is to develop an ongoing program that will encourage students to visit the Center on a regular basis.

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