On this collection, Elon Faculty, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences is shining the highlight on distinguished members of the Class of 2022 from a big selection of disciplines.
Odyssey Scholar Rosalyn Allen ’22 will graduate with a level in environmental and sustainability research with a spotlight in human ecology and minors in geographic data programs (GIS), geography, and peace and battle research.
“I selected to check these matters due to my curiosity in how local weather change impacts communities, particularly throughout the realm of environmental justice,” Allen mentioned.
Allen was named to the Presidents Checklist six consecutive semesters, the Civic Life Service Honor Roll in fall 2021, and is a member of Kappa Delta sorority.
Inform us about your GIS analysis.
I’m presently engaged on an unbiased examine for GIS. I’m taking a look at admissions information from zip codes of admitted and attended college students for the previous 20 years. Dr. Ryan Kirk and I made a decision to research this matter due to my affiliation with the Elon Admission’s Workplace West Coast Pupil Ambassador Program. We wished to seek out tendencies in admissions on the West Coast and see if that may assist Elon perceive extra about our scholar inhabitants.
Was there are professor you labored intently with? How did that affect your Elon expertise?
In fall 2021, I took my Elon COR capstone course, Sustainable Improvement, with Affiliate Professor of Worldwide Enterprise Carri Reisdorf. She was extraordinarily obsessed with company sustainability, a subject I used to be however knew little about. After class sooner or later, I requested her for recommendation about the right way to grow to be a sustainability advisor and he or she advisable studying the World Reporting Initiative Requirements (GRI), which is a means companies can report on how sustainable they’re. Dr. Reisdorf helped me obtain funding from each the Love Faculty of Enterprise and Odyssey Students to take the course and certification alongside her. That is an expertise I wouldn’t have been capable of search out alone and I’m extraordinarily grateful for it.
This has been probably the most precious course I’ve taken at Elon. Previous to this course, I used to be uncertain what profession path I wished to take. Dr. Reisdorf launched me to company sustainability and the dire significance of firms taking local weather motion. On the finish of Might, I can be finishing and taking my GRI Sustainability Skilled certification.
What are your plans after commencement?
I’m shifting to the Washington, D.C., space and am within the closing phases of interviewing with 4 completely different firms within the consulting and startup fields.
What recommendation would you give future Elon college students?
Get to know the school and employees at Elon! They honestly are the rationale why Elon is so nice.
