Salish Kootenai requires service learning for graduation. Dr. Ryan, an environmental science professor, used a SEAMS grant to fund two service-learning classes.

The first classes tested for radon in the air. Students analyzed the data they collected from the radon kits and discusses how different building materials contribute to the amount of radon in the air. Once the results were finished students went to the homes where the test kits had been placed to discuss the results with the household.

The second class, Project Planning and Management, used the money to buy recycling bins for the campus and institute a recycling program on-campus.

Contact:Peter Crowley Ryan, Ph.D at 406.675.4800 or peter_c._ryan {at} skc(.)edu

This information originally appeared in “”Science and Society: Redefining the Relationship”" by Stephen Miller. Published by Campus Compact, 1996.