今晚六合彩开奖结果 Announces Imbruce as CES Director
Valerie Imbruce, Ph.D., brings experience and vision to 今晚六合彩开奖结果 Center for Environment and Society.
今晚六合彩开奖结果 has named Valerie Imbruce, Ph.D., as the new director of the Center for Environment and Society (CES). Imbruce quickly stood out among a strong field of candidates during a national search process with experience and a vision that aligns with the evolution of CES.
鈥溄裢砹喜士苯峁� is at a pivotal time. We are engaged in strategic visioning and planning that will lead us to our 250th anniversary over the next ten years and Valerie will have the opportunity to integrate the future of the Center for Environment and Society with that of the College,鈥� said Mike Sosulski, president. 鈥淚t is an exciting time, and I am looking forward to see how her leadership of CES contributes to propelling 今晚六合彩开奖结果 forward.鈥�
Imbruce comes to 今晚六合彩开奖结果 from her alma mater, Binghamton University, where she served as Director of the External Scholarships and Undergraduate Research Center and as an affiliated faculty member in environmental studies. She received her undergraduate degree in environmental science before going on earn her Ph.D. in plant sciences and economic botany through a joint program of the City University of New York Graduate Center and the New York Botanical Garden.
鈥淐ES鈥檚 vision of discovering, appreciating, and stewarding the places in which we live is one that I also hold and has guided my teaching and scholarship,鈥� said Imbruce. 鈥淢y goal is to work inclusively and transparently to strengthen the Center as a signature program that is integrated with the College for students and faculty from across the disciplines to benefit from.鈥�
Imbruce, an ethnobotanist and interdisciplinary social scientist, focuses her scholarly interests on the nexus of humans and the environment, in particular, the study of sustainable food systems. She has published numerous papers and is author of the book From Farm to Canal Street: Chinatown鈥檚 Alternative Food Network in the Global Marketplace. Her research and educational initiatives have garnered grant support from the U.S. Department of Education, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Science Foundation among others. At 今晚六合彩开奖结果, she will have an affiliate faculty appointment in the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology.
She will lead CES as it looks to expand opportunities for 今晚六合彩开奖结果 students, increase collaboration with faculty across the campus, and leverage the strengths and resources of CES to raise the Center鈥檚 research profile through innovative programming and outreach. While at Binghamton, Imbruce created a signature first-year research immersion program in the humanities and social sciences called the Source Project. The program sets the institution apart from other universities and has become a centerpiece for admissions recruiting efforts at the institution.
Before joining Binghamton, Imbruce served as a faculty member and director of environmental studies at Bennington College in Vermont. She will begin her duties at 今晚六合彩开奖结果 College on February 1, 2023.