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Department of Natural Resources opens new office
Jessica Rapp
Issue date: 8/17/08 Section: News
Education and the environment have meshed in Magruder Hall.
Truman and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources have partnered up to provide students and faculty an open window through which both parties can work together. Dean of Arts and Sciences Douglas Davenport said the partnership will provide internship and grant opportunities for students.
"We want students who would be majoring in an area that could have potential connections to natural resources to take advantage of this opportunity," he said.
Thuy Le, leader for the DNR's water pollution engineering unit, will work as a wastewater engineer in Magruder and the northeast regional office in Macon, Mo. She not only serves to enforce wastewater regulations in Missouri, but also will sponsor the DNR's link to students and faculty.
"She's going to be meeting with the department chairs of science and showing them how they can work together," Davenport said. "The work of the Department of Natural Resources crosses many of our departmental boundaries."
Working with the DNR will provide environmental education for Truman supplemented by Le's aid with lectures, fieldwork and lab projects, but the department's needs will dictate how these benefits are utilized, he said.
Davenport said he thinks the added DNR resources also could interest students in other majors. He said this partnership adds to Truman's growth of relations with outside organizations that benefit education.
"We have as part of our strategic plan to develop strong connections to our various consistencies," he said. "…This is very much in line for what we see as a positive strategic mission for Truman."
Le said she thinks the DNR working with the students and faculty also will circulate more ideas that relate to solving environmental issues and promote interest in DNR careers.
"We have a couple of Truman State students that have worked with us in the past couple of years now, and we hope to provide more of that," she said.
Le's location at Truman also gives Kirksville residents a local DNR representative, allowing for shorter travel time for DNR inspectors, she said. The DNR plans to continue to place field officers at locations throughout Missouri aside from the five main regional offices, said Abbie Stockett, wastewater permits unit chief.
"One of the things that's happening to our department is that we're establishing satellite offices in our community," she said. "It makes our staff more available to our community."
Truman and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources have partnered up to provide students and faculty an open window through which both parties can work together. Dean of Arts and Sciences Douglas Davenport said the partnership will provide internship and grant opportunities for students.
"We want students who would be majoring in an area that could have potential connections to natural resources to take advantage of this opportunity," he said.
Thuy Le, leader for the DNR's water pollution engineering unit, will work as a wastewater engineer in Magruder and the northeast regional office in Macon, Mo. She not only serves to enforce wastewater regulations in Missouri, but also will sponsor the DNR's link to students and faculty.
"She's going to be meeting with the department chairs of science and showing them how they can work together," Davenport said. "The work of the Department of Natural Resources crosses many of our departmental boundaries."
Working with the DNR will provide environmental education for Truman supplemented by Le's aid with lectures, fieldwork and lab projects, but the department's needs will dictate how these benefits are utilized, he said.
Davenport said he thinks the added DNR resources also could interest students in other majors. He said this partnership adds to Truman's growth of relations with outside organizations that benefit education.
"We have as part of our strategic plan to develop strong connections to our various consistencies," he said. "…This is very much in line for what we see as a positive strategic mission for Truman."
Le said she thinks the DNR working with the students and faculty also will circulate more ideas that relate to solving environmental issues and promote interest in DNR careers.
"We have a couple of Truman State students that have worked with us in the past couple of years now, and we hope to provide more of that," she said.
Le's location at Truman also gives Kirksville residents a local DNR representative, allowing for shorter travel time for DNR inspectors, she said. The DNR plans to continue to place field officers at locations throughout Missouri aside from the five main regional offices, said Abbie Stockett, wastewater permits unit chief.
"One of the things that's happening to our department is that we're establishing satellite offices in our community," she said. "It makes our staff more available to our community."
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