Included in the curriculum is a research opportunity that begins in the junior year with the preparation of a research proposal and selection of a mentor. The project is then completed during the following two semesters of the senior year and culminates in a presentation at Doane MindExpo. Students participate in paid summer research experiences, which support students researching with faculty.
Seniors may choose from one of the following options for their capstone project.
Doane is a University Affiliate of the Global Council for Science and the Environment and the GCSE Leaders' Alliance. Doane is also a member of the EcoLeaders program and has signed the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment.
KAO is a nationally-recognized academic honor society in environmental science and studies. Membership provides recognition for outstanding student work in this rapidly growing area.
Kappa Alpha Omicron Charter Members
From Right: Dr. Jennifer Bossard (sponsor), Aaron Tulley, Kelsey Skala, Lindsay Wilson, Makenzie Zima, Kyle Gaston, Lance English, Dr. Russell Souchek (sponsor)
Environmental Science provides an understanding of how science affects our environment. The focus is on the interactions between the solid Eath, its air, its water and its living organisms, and on the interdependent, dynamic relationships between these four components.
The Environmental Studies major addresses environmental topics by providing a broadly integrated understanding of the social, business, political, governmental, and policy facets of environmental challenges.
As the nation's emphasis on the environment continues to grow, there is an ever-growing demand for environmental jobs. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics students seeking a career in this field can look forward to a far stronger job market than graduates of many other disciplines.
Natural Resources and Environmental Science (NRES) students are required to take a variety of courses, and have many experiences over a range of fields such as science, environmental literature, economics and policy. NRES students participate outdoor experiences that might include field trips to Rocky Mountain National Park, camping and kayaking on the Niobrara River and watching the spring crane migration from a blind on the Platte River. Career-oriented opportunities include setting up a Test Your Well event providing free nitrate testing of well water, field trips to a waste water treatment plant and a sanitary landfill and hands-on alternative energy activities as well as capstone experiences in environmental science, human dimensions and agriculture.
Natural Resources and Environmental Science students learn the importance of and our reliance on the environment, agriculture and natural resources, as they look for creative ways to protect our world. In the environmental policy and sustainability class, students investigate the attitudes of various religions and cultures, and their connections to one another, toward nature and our use of natural resources. This is done through the class discussion, role playing and double-entry journaling.
Natural Resources and Environmental Science students can competently communicate with the public and others in their field on a variety of environmental subjects. This includes subjects across the natural and social sciences, business, and the humanities and can communicate the environmental interrelationships across those fields. With our world's increasing emphasis on the environment, agriculture and natural resources, there’s an increasing demand for creative problem-solvers in various industries such as environmental, energy, wildlife, agriculture and more.
Natural Resources and Environmental Science (NRES) students are required to take a variety of courses, and have many experiences over a range of fields such as science, environmental literature, economics and policy. NRES students participate outdoor experiences that might include field trips to Rocky Mountain National Park, camping and kayaking on the Niobrara River and watching the spring crane migration from a blind on the Platte River. Career-oriented opportunities include setting up a Test Your Well event providing free nitrate testing of well water, field trips to a waste water treatment plant and a sanitary landfill and hands-on alternative energy activities as well as capstone experiences in environmental science, human dimensions and agriculture.
Natural Resources and Environmental Science students learn the importance of and our reliance on the environment, agriculture and natural resources, as they look for creative ways to protect our world. In the environmental policy and sustainability class, students investigate the attitudes of various religions and cultures, and their connections to one another, toward nature and our use of natural resources. This is done through the class discussion, role playing and double-entry journaling.
Natural Resources and Environmental Science students can competently communicate with the public and others in their field on a variety of environmental subjects. This includes subjects across the natural and social sciences, business, and the humanities and can communicate the environmental interrelationships across those fields. With our world's increasing emphasis on the environment, agriculture and natural resources, there’s an increasing demand for creative problem-solvers in various industries such as environmental, energy, wildlife, agriculture and more.
