Project Ideas

Before class on Tuesday I was completely lost when it came to ideas for my senior project. I have written so many papers on numerous different environmental subjects and would like this project to be completely different from those. I am extremely grateful to all the people who threw out suggestions for me, it really helped get the ball moving. The two ideas that stick out to me the most right now are:

1.) Exploring where the food on campus comes from. Is it viable to have local food on campus? Compare Appalachian to other campus cafeterias.

2.) Uncovering the mystery of Heavenly Mountain. Find out the history behind it and where it is going now. How environmentally sustainable really is the community?

Since I am attempting to stear away from a paper, I would like to incorporate my findings for either potential project into a film. I know that making movies isn't easy and will take time, I have actually made 4 or 5 over my college career. I am going to research both topics and see if either one's completion is actually possible before the end of the semester.

Major

I am an Environmental Policy and Planning Major with a minor in Biology. I chose this concentration because I have always held a passion for our surrounding environment and the creatures within it. My courses have covered a broad variety of subjects ranging from Planning, Philosophy, Sustainable Development, Anthropology, Ecology, and Environmental Studies. I have been studying the environment since I was in Middle School and was finally allowed to choose the topics of my papers. Every paper I have written since has covered an issue with at least some shade of green. My goal in life is to help salvage the Earth's environment, in whatever form it may take.