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October 2011 www.sname.org/sname/mt (focus on education) laboratory. e department is also home to NOAAs Cooperative Weather Station, which is completely automated, self-contained, and solar powered. SUNY Maritime College has a 32-ft. lobster boat that is available for use by elementary oceanography laboratory classes. It is also available to support fac- ulty research. MES students at SUNY Maritime College receive a specialized and unique hands-on education. Students may choose to pursue a Third Mate USCG license or complete an internship. All students have the option of joining the Regiment of Cadets, although participa- tion in the regiment is part of the USCG licensing program. Upper-division classes are small and are taught by full- time, knowledgeable, and dedicated faculty. Each student is given the person- alized attention and hands-on training which will enable him/her to prosper in the environmental science field upon graduation. Students graduating from this program have successfully gone on to graduate school, have secured jobs with consulting firms, and have become environmental lawyers, environmental engineers, and educators. Many of those that have secured the USCG license have made successful careers working on com- mercial vessels. e MES program oers students many options and continues to give its students a rig- orous and thorough educational experience. It is an ever-evolving program that strives to keep up with the current trends within the various disciplines of which it is composed. MT Kathy Olszewski, PhD, is science department chair and professor of chemistry at SUNY Maritime College. Barbara Warkentine, PhD, is a marine biologist at SUNY Maritime College. MES students work a fyke net in the Bronx River. Preparing Tomorrows Leaders continued