Just when I thought I was done, I am starting all over again. After selling back my last books, moving off campus and taking what I thought would be my last final, I began again. The past four years at Stockton have been good to me so I decided why not come back for more?! This fall, I began graduate school instead of beginning life in the ‘real world’. The Professional Science Masters is the newest program at Stockton College and focuses on Environmental Science. I figured I would give it a whirl and see what it was all about. I registered for Environmental Quality, Watershed Management and Plant Ecology for my first semester. I figured I would have to take out a lot student loans to pay for this but classes are at night and on the weekends so I can work, and I was also fortunate enough to receive a Graduate Assistantship. Environmental Quality was my first class Wednesday night with Professor Tait Chirenje, the Director of the program. I felt a little overwhelmed at first, but as soon as I got back into the groove I knew there was a lot that could be learned. The articles we read addressed everyday environmental issues that are right under everyone’s noses but we’re completely oblivious to: power lines, Super funds, cell phones, microwaves….things everyone should avoid. Plant Ecology’s on a Saturday and even though I figured I would hate the whole Saturday class thing, I like the class so much that I don’t even mind coming to school on Saturday. The professor, Kathy Sedia, is one that I had before so I had some idea of what to expect, I found there is a whole other side to plants I never knew about with their secret defense mechanisms and toxic fumes humans can’t even smell. Watershed management with Professor Claude Epstein is a whole different experience; he has been around the school since the early 70’s and knows so much about campus. It’s going to be interesting to learn how to balance work, school, a graduate assistantship, homework and if I have time to breathe in between, some time to myself.
VM - 9.16.2009 - PSM
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