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ALUMNI TESTIMONIALS :
Maria Watson
Director, Global Facilities and Sustainability
Pall Corporation
Class of 2011
Maria Watson is a PCGS Class of 2011 alum, which is the college’s first graduating
class. When asked about her experience at our college she said, “I graduated the inaugural
M.A. Global Sustainability program in 2011, the program has a well-rounded approach
to sustainability from public health, corporate responsibility, and engineering. The
perspectives that were taught gave me a great foundation on which I built real-life
experience in manufacturing environments. I look forward to sharing some very timely
thoughts on how to maintain leadership in sustainability during times of public health
crisis and I hope that future leaders can apply my sustainability leadership decision
model to support sustainability within their own organizations.”
Watson will be returning to PCGS as a distinguished speaker in our sustainability
speaker series this Fall 2020 semester. She will discuss her experiences in the sustainability
field in her new role as the Director, Global Facilities & Sustainability, Pall Corporation.
This year, our speaker series incorporates the UN Sustainability Development Goals
(SDGs) in all presentations. Maria’s presentation aligns with the United Nation’s
sustainability goal #13: Climate Action. Stay tuned for more information on our sustainability
speaker series in our August newsletter.
Sherish McCaskie
Post Graduate Student
University of the West Indies
Barbados
Class of 2015
Success lies in creativity in all dimensions. I encourage all PCGS students to always
develop their skills as our degree in Global Sustainability and by extension, our
career fields require us to monitor and be involved in current environmental issues.
Because of this, I find myself in college again 5 years later when initially I thought
I was finished in 2015. Suffice to say, you are never finished learning in the field
of sustainability.
I vividly remember how PCGS exposed me to doing tons of theoretical research while simultaneously doing practical research at Disney World Epcot Theme Park. I would have never guessed there were sustainable initiatives I could learn there. I have kept this out the box thinking in my line of work today. I must be a researcher and observer to create innovative yet sustainable solutions to modern problems that generations before us were not faced with.
My new postgraduate degree in Land Management and Environmental Resilience ties together what I want my career to be. Global sustainability with a specific focus on water and land which encompasses ‘the environment’. Without my PCGS degree, I would not have had the employment opportunity I do now, nor the motivation to pursue another graduate degree in this exciting field.
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