Environment

If environmentalism interests you, the School of the Environment Living Learning Community (LLC) is for you. Live with peers who share your passion while learning about the impact of environmental degradation and ecosystem health, and work together to find real ways to solve these pressing issues.

Benefits

SOE LLC is for first year (freshman) students who have an interest in pursuing careers in Environmental Sciences or Environmental Studies:

Students work closely with world-renowned faculty experts in SoE on impactful research based pedagogical activities.
Learn about emergent environmental issues and sustainability efforts, impact of environmental degradation and ecosystem health, especially on environmental and human health disparities
Be equipped with obtaining innovative solutions to mitigate environmental issues
Become well-trained Environmental Scientists with strong science-based policy decision making.

Students will have the opportunity to engage in faculty-led funded grant projects and develop skills such as communication, critical thinking, scientific writing, problem-solving, teamwork and professional development to interact with peers, scientists, community and industry representatives.

Eligible SOE LLC students will be financially supported on an NSF funded research project on which Dr. Chauhan serves as the PI. This research activity provides a unique experience for these students to not only engage in research-based mentorship and training but also share experiences with their peers at the partner institution- Bethune Cookman University (BC-U). image — Eligible SOE LLC students will be financially supported on an NSF funded research project on which Dr. Chauhan serves as the PI. This research activity provides a unique experience for these students to not only engage in research-based mentorship and training but also share experiences with their peers at the partner institution- Bethune Cookman University (BC-U).

Activities

Engage in developing soft as well as hard skills such as:

Leadership skills
Time management
Written and oral communication
Teamwork
Problem solving
Observation skills
Critical thinking
Scientific planning
Scientific critique of peer-reviewed literature
Construct tangible hypothesis
Acquire chemical and computational skills
Acquire statistical skills
Dissemination of obtained findings via presentations to conferences, draft scientific journal articles etc.
Engage in environmental advocacy
Develop background, skills and suitability for appropriate national merit-based internship opportunities
Participation in SOE seminar series.
Participation in seminars from Environmental Forum class.
Participation in seminars offered by the Sustainability Institute.

READY TO APPLY?

This LLC is restricted to first-year (freshmen) students who have an interest in pursuing careers in environmental sciences or environmental studies. Students with a minimum high school GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and 500 on the SAT Math or 21 on the ACT Math are encouraged to apply.

Reqirements

To apply, students must write a one-page (?00 words minimum) personal essay stating "Why would you like to enroll in Environmental Science or Environmental Studies?”

When you are ready to submit your one-page essay click on the "School of the Environment" link in the FAMU Housing Application Portal and upload your document.

Apply

Contact the Liaison

The liaison for this LLC can answer your questions or provide more information.

Name	Phone	Email
Dr. Ashvini Chauhan *SOE LLC Liaison*	(850) 412-5119	ashvini.chauhan@famu.edu
Dr. Brenda C. Spencer *LLC Program Director*	(850) 412-5790	Brenda.Spencer@famu.edu

Students will learn skills related to experimental design and planning of scientific experiments. SOE LLC students will be part of a cohort of eight students funded on the NSF project that will continue until 2022. These students are from diverse academic background, such as pharmacy, biology, engineering and environmental sciences; thus exchange of information between these diverse pool of undergraduates is providing a rich source of academic, scholarly and cultural enrichment. image — Students will learn skills related to experimental design and planning of scientific experiments. SOE LLC students will be part of a cohort of eight students funded on the NSF project that will continue until 2022. These students are from diverse academic background, such as pharmacy, biology, engineering and environmental sciences; thus exchange of information between these diverse pool of undergraduates is providing a rich source of academic, scholarly and cultural enrichment.