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by Matt Coughlin assistant news editor

Students interestedin a career in environmentalscience, or concerned with environmental issues are invited to the Environmental Science Open House on Saturday,Nov. 11.

The Open House will enable students to learn more about the program here, as'well as more about current environmental issues. The Open House will be a free-form forum in which students will be able to interact and question professors and professionals up close. It runs from 11 a. m. to 2 p. m. There will be table for each of the guests and a lot of literature available.

Dr. Lou Nudy~ints out that the Open House is not simply for science maj~ will address "social, political and ethical issues with a scientificaspect to~

~y. associat~fessor o{giemistry and coordinator of tht§ovironmental\rybgrams, is hoping that the Open House will help to get the word out about the new environmental major.

"We hope to let local high school students know about our environmentalscience program," Nudy said. Nudy, Dr. Joseph Smith, assistant professor of chemistry, Harvey Lape, philosophy instructor and 9L-,.Sherry FullerEspie, assistant professor and chair of biolo~tll all be avail- able to the students throughout the Open House."We have a lot of faculty and advisers with the experience and credentials to teach in this program;' Nudy added.

Students will also be able to meet people in differentaspects of the environmentalscience field. Attending the Open House will be Debo~onovan of Corporate Environmentand Safety Sunoco, Itjr- James A. Fava of Five Wmds International, and Ralph Spagnolo, a Wetlands scientist with the Environmental ProtectionAgency. AJ. DeFalco of A.J. Defalco &AssociatOtcheg Gertz of Environmental Health and,.,S.l:!.{ety PQ Corporatic/4:MarYAnn Hogan of Crystal Clear, L~ryl Byles of BridVco~ulting Services and Dr. Vmce Marchesani, director of health, safety and environment at Montell USA, Inc. will be there to speak with students and answer questions.

Also attending will be several Cabrini administrators. Dr. Ron Becht, vice president of graduate and professional studi¢s.' Vicki Maumus, assistant admissions director, and NantY' Hutchison. director of cooperative education and career services, will be available to discuss working towards careers in environmentalscience.

Nudy hopes that the environmental major will become "a vibrant attractiveprogram that will attract a lot of students in the future."