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Shelly Martin '08, of Stowe, Vermont, and Kate Olsen '08, of Muncy, Pennsylvania, participated in the the 13th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change which took place in Bali in December. Martin and Olsen accompanied Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Jon Rosales as participants in the conference.

The conference, which included scientists and government leaders from around the world, resulted in decisions about governmental policy and actions related to environmental concerns.

An environmental studies/ government major at St. Lawrence, Martin is a graduate of Stowe High School. In 2006, she studied in New Zealand, through the University's participation in the International Student Exchange Program.

Olsen is an environmental studies/ biology major, with a minor in African studies. She is a graduate of Muncy High School, a member of the women's crew team at St. Lawrence, and studied in Kenya in 2006, through the University's International and Intercultural Studies program.

Posted: January 22, 2008