How an Ecology & Biology Student Found Her Passion for Sustainable Agriculture
Sarah Grace Burns is a biology major from Sewanee, Tennessee.
Ecology & Biology at Sewanee
Through a combination of formal coursework, laboratory courses, field courses, and research projects with faculty, biology students explore biological complexity from the inner working of cells to ecosystems. Ecology and biodiversity is one of three tracks within the biology major with a focus on engaging ecology and evolution through experiential learning and active use of the Domain to illustrate concepts.
The Green House
The Green House is a group of individuals dedicated to cultivating long-term relationships between natural and social environments. Residents of the house cultivate a campus-wide community interested in sustainability and work to promote ecological awareness on campus and further care for the earth through positive interactions between people and nature.
Sewanee provides funding for an approved summer internship or research fellowship, a semester-long study abroad opportunity at no additional tuition cost, and the ability to graduate with one major in four years. Of course, you will have to do your part. If you meet Sewanee’s academic and social expectations, these opportunities will be provided.
Our small classes mean that your voice will be heard, your contribution will be expected, and your opinion will be listened to (and disagreed with, and challenged, and seen from a different perspective, and pushed in a new direction, and considered—and you know what? Maybe we’re both right. See how it works?).
We're a community where everyone has a place and there's a place for everyone. Group study? We'll bring our notes. Rock climbing? We're geared up and ready. Jam session? Sure, we'll play with you. Whatever you want to do, at Sewanee, you'll never have to go it alone. Unless you need your space. Then, we totally get it.
