The Batten School & VIMS campus will be closed on Monday, March 15 due to the National Weather Service prediction for severe weather including periods of rain, damaging winds and the potential for tornadoes.

- About
- With 500+ faculty, staff and students and three campus locations, the Batten School & VIMS are equipped to tackle pressing challenges through research, education and advisory service.
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- Research & Advisory
- Purple marsh crabs are significantly disrupting carbon cycling in salt marshes along the East Coast of the U.S., according to a study led by Batten School & VIMS scientists.
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- Batten School
- The R. Todd Stravitz Scholars Program will provide full tuition support for students pursuing the new bachelor’s degree in coastal & marine sciences at the Batten School & VIMS.
  
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- Engage
- Popular, free camps enable rising third through eighth graders to learn about the Chesapeake Bay, coastal ecosystems and environmental stewardship.
  
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- News & Events
- National TRAP Program funds large-scale cleanup of discarded fishing gear, first round of subawards totaling more than $1.4M supports 11 projects focused on removing derelict fishing gear from coastal waters in nine U.S. states and Palau.
  
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- Giving
- As an expression of parental pride in their daughter, Taylor Spencer ‘83 and Martha Spencer recently established an undergraduate field research endowment at the Batten School & VIMS.
  
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Committee on Sustainability

The Committee on Sustainability is the Batten School & VIMS body dedicated to advancing sustainable infrastructure and practices on campus. The committee is comprised of representatives across all organizational units who have demonstrated a vested interest in sustainability-minded work and personal practice. The Committee on Sustainability meets regularly to discuss campus-wide initiatives and advancement. They also work with the Green Team for community-facing VIMS work. The current committee members are:

Mark Brabham (co-chair) - mbrabham@vims.edu

Meredith Seeley (co-chair) - Meredith.Seeley@vims.edu

Kaitlyn Cisz (Green Team co-president)

Jennifer Dreyer

Cirse Gonzalez

Victoria Nutt

Shain Simmons

Mara Walters (outgoing Green Team co-president)

Liam Green (incoming Green Team co-president)

For questions related to the Commitee on Sustainability, please contact the co-chairs directly.