Samantha Schulteis

Environmental Science Student

I earned a Certificate in Sustainability Engagement with a focus in Sustainable Agriculture from Duke University. On this website, you can learn about the experiences and coursework that I completed to meet the certificate's requirements.

Certificate Requirements:

1 gateway course
2 elective courses
1 capstone course
150 hour experience
300 hour experience

Sustainability Pillars

The Sustainability Engagement Certificate requires students to gain experience in all three pillars of sustainability. Each of my experience and course pages on this website are coded with its related pillars.

COURSEWORK

The Theory and Practice of Sustainability

During this project-based course, I learned of sustainability initiatives on campus and worked on improving sustainable programming in residence halls.

I spent time discussing many of the historical and modern hardships of farmworkers in the Southern United States during this seminar-style class.

Food, Agriculture, and the Environment: Law and Policy

I learned about many of the challenges faced by the agricultural industry alongside MEM, MBA, and Law students in this graduate-level course.

Building a Sustainable Tomorrow

During this capstone course, I completed an economic analysis of regenerative farming practices in temperate fruit orchard systems.

Farmworkers in NC

EXPERIENCES

Agricultural Research Intern

I spent the summer between my sophomore and junior years working on an entomological research team at a fruit research and extension center. My lab studied the efficacy of integrated pest management, a sustainable agricultural method, in controlling invasive insect populations.

Agronomist Intern

I spent the summer between my junior and senior years working for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington, DC. I assisted in the coordination and implementation of a nation-wide urban garden initiative under the Secretary of Agriculture.

A Special Thanks

Charlotte Clark, Sustainability Certificate Director, Instructed Gateway and Capstone Courses

Sarah Zoubek, Sustainability Certificate Advisor

Bailee Starnes, Undergraduate Program Coordinator

Tavey Capps, Executive Director of Climate and Sustainability, Instructed Gateway Course

Charlie Thompson, Instructed Elective #1

Lee Miller, Instructed Elective #2

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