Sewanee Herbarium in the spotlight
April 20, 2012
Sewanee's collection of pressed plants offers a glimpse of the region's natural history. Read more…
SEI Educational Programs
The educational programs offered through SEI aim to showcase the Sewanee landscape through summer courses, immersion experiences and undergraduate research. This landscape, with its ecological biodiversity and geological formations, has a rich history and prehistory of people and natural resources. These are the elements that make for a distinctive learning environment. The SEI programs are field intensive and offer students the opportunity to walk the land and read the landscape.
Few colleges campuses can boast of the field-based labs that Sewanee has on their own landholdings. Within just a few miles of central campus students can find old-growth forests, regenerated landscapes, wetlands and rock faces. Many field sites can be reached by hiking or biking.
SEI field-based programs are also offered off-campus to explore varied landscapes which allows students to compare and contrast different ecosystems.
Pre-College Field Studies Experience
In the summer of 2012, SEI will again offer a Pre-College Field Studies Experience. This two week immersion program will be held June 24th - July 7th and is for rising high school juniors and seniors. It provides an interdisciplinary introduction to environmental studies and is led by senior faculty of the University from a variety of disciplines. This program is selective and attracts students from all over the nation.
Field School in Archaeology
The Field School in Archaeology will be next be in session in 2013 with a 6-week intensive course. Fieldwork includes excavation of important prehistoric sites, archaeological site survey, and rock art survey.
Field Study in Belize
Field Study in Belize will take undergraduate students south for a two-week field immersion course. Two field stations will be visited - one on the island of South Water Caye and the other to the interior rainforest. This course is only open to University of the South undergraduate students.
Island Ecology
Island Ecology is held St. Catherines Island, a barrier island off the coast of Georgia. Students head to the island to study geology, hydrology, marine and invertebrate biology, soils, plant communities, land-use and wildlife ecology.
Undergraduate Research
The opportunities for undergraduate research are available for the student who wishes to dive into an on-going project or be a part of research team for a grant-specific objective or pursue an independent study in close collaboration with a faculty member.
