My Nicholas Experience
A collection of videos portraying life inside and outside the Nicholas School
Duke Environmental Leadership Program Students Speak Out Students in the Duke Environmental Leadership Program's Masters of Environmental Management Program (DEL-MEM) share thoughts on the program
Bill Hicks, DEL-MEM '08...
Director Engineering and Construction, City of Fall Church, VA
...compares the rigors of a DEL-MEM degree from Duke to that of the Ideal Gas Law >
...talks about how the DEL-MEM program is a gateway to professional development and learning >
George (Gef) Fisher, Jr., DEL-MEM 2006...
...talks about balancing family and work life with the DEL master’s degree program >
...describes some of the group projects he’s worked on with the other students in the program >
...talks about the logistics of working with students in different time zones >
...talks about some of the opportunities the students have to get to know each other >
...describes the week-long place-based sessions at the Duke University campus >
...offers some final thoughts on the DEL-MEM program >
Kathy Romaine, DEL-MEM 2006...
...talks about the career path she followed after receiving her undergraduate degree in conservation biology >
...compares the DEL-MEM program to some of the other graduate programs she considered >
...talks about spending time with the other DEL-MEM students at the program’s place-based sessions >
...discusses the challenges of being a full-time employee and a graduate student >
...offers some reasons why her employer supports her involvement in the program >
...describes the program’s focus on leadership >
...talks about the value of learning from her fellow students, who are also environmental professionals >
...says the technology used to run the classes has been very easy to use >
Susan Thorneloe, DEL-MEM 2006...
...discusses her career at the EPA and her motivation for pursuing an advanced degree >
...talks about fitting the DEL-MEM course load into a busy work and travel schedule >
...describes some of the issues she’s studied in her classes, & how they apply to her work at the EPA >
...talks about the rapport among the students >
...talks about making time to study >
...talks about her employer’s supportive attitude toward her education >
...explains the leadership portion of the DEL-MEM program >
...talks about the technology and logistics of the program >
