{"id":7508,"date":"2026-02-11T08:42:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T13:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/?page_id=7508"},"modified":"2026-04-09T10:53:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T14:53:45","slug":"7508-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/7508-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Eli Neitzel"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id7508_a78743-73{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id7508_a78743-73 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7508_a78743-73 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7508_a78743-73 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:50px;padding-bottom:75px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_629413-ff[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_629413-ff\"]{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:45px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_629413-ff mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_629413-ff[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_629413-ff\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_629413-ff img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_629413-ff[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_629413-ff\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_629413-ff, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_629413-ff[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_629413-ff\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_629413-ff, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_629413-ff[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_629413-ff\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading7508_629413-ff wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_629413-ff\">Eli Neitzel<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_324c1e-9c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_324c1e-9c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_324c1e-9c\"]{padding-right:135px;padding-left:135px;margin-top:0px;text-align:center;font-size:20px;line-height:32px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Fraunces;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_324c1e-9c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_324c1e-9c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_324c1e-9c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-size:20px;line-height:32px;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_324c1e-9c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_324c1e-9c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_324c1e-9c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_324c1e-9c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_324c1e-9c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_324c1e-9c\"]{padding-right:35px;padding-left:35px;text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_324c1e-9c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_324c1e-9c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_324c1e-9c\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading7508_324c1e-9c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_324c1e-9c\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\" data-aos-once=\"true\">Concentration: Sustainability, natural resource management, and environmental policy&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id7508_841fcf-1a > 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_73c844-46[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_73c844-46\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_73c844-46 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_73c844-46[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_73c844-46\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_73c844-46, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_73c844-46[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_73c844-46\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_73c844-46, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_73c844-46[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_73c844-46\"]{padding-top:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading7508_73c844-46 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_73c844-46\">Why did you choose UMaine and the EES program:<br><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_6ba695-07, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_6ba695-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_6ba695-07\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_6ba695-07 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_6ba695-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_6ba695-07\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_6ba695-07 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_6ba695-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_6ba695-07\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_6ba695-07, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_6ba695-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_6ba695-07\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_6ba695-07, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_6ba695-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_6ba695-07\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading7508_6ba695-07 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_6ba695-07\">I chose EES at UMaine because I saw it as a challenge. Sciences as a whole intimated me as much as they always engaged me. And the department is just so vast! I felt I could explore and grow here while going after something in a place that provided and encouraged opportunities and experiences.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_f358b1-c7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_f358b1-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_f358b1-c7\"]{padding-top:20px;font-size:20px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_f358b1-c7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_f358b1-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_f358b1-c7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_f358b1-c7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_f358b1-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_f358b1-c7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_f358b1-c7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_f358b1-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_f358b1-c7\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_f358b1-c7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_f358b1-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_f358b1-c7\"]{padding-top:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading7508_f358b1-c7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_f358b1-c7\">Best hands on experience and why:<br><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_64a0ca-00, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_64a0ca-00[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_64a0ca-00\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_64a0ca-00 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_64a0ca-00[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_64a0ca-00\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_64a0ca-00 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_64a0ca-00[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_64a0ca-00\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_64a0ca-00, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_64a0ca-00[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_64a0ca-00\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_64a0ca-00, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_64a0ca-00[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_64a0ca-00\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading7508_64a0ca-00 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_64a0ca-00\">I have really enjoyed the experiences in my EES courses such as measuring tree width, pond sampling, and wetland delineation exercises directed with help but mostly in the control of students in pairs and groups. I was also able to do tick drag sampling, and site observations in the process of making a lab report for a biology course, as well as using the microscope on specimens collected or provided in lab as well.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_e73c8d-55, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_e73c8d-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_e73c8d-55\"]{padding-top:20px;font-size:20px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_e73c8d-55 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_e73c8d-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_e73c8d-55\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_e73c8d-55 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_e73c8d-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_e73c8d-55\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_e73c8d-55, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_e73c8d-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_e73c8d-55\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_e73c8d-55, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_e73c8d-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_e73c8d-55\"]{padding-top:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading7508_e73c8d-55 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_e73c8d-55\">Favorite class at UMaine and why:<br><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_639bf3-32, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_639bf3-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_639bf3-32\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_639bf3-32 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_639bf3-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_639bf3-32\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_639bf3-32 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_639bf3-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_639bf3-32\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_639bf3-32, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_639bf3-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_639bf3-32\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_639bf3-32, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_639bf3-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_639bf3-32\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading7508_639bf3-32 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_639bf3-32\">CMJ 107 has been my favorite class on campus so far. It was engaging! And interdisciplinary, covering how image perception, social science models, and other functioning parts of environmental science work in communications. The professor and TA were also very supportive and passionate about the material.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_2d0002-7e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_2d0002-7e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_2d0002-7e\"]{padding-top:20px;font-size:20px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_2d0002-7e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_2d0002-7e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_2d0002-7e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_2d0002-7e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_2d0002-7e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_2d0002-7e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_2d0002-7e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_2d0002-7e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_2d0002-7e\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_2d0002-7e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_2d0002-7e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_2d0002-7e\"]{padding-top:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading7508_2d0002-7e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_2d0002-7e\">Wisdom for incoming students:<br><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_c204fe-bb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_c204fe-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_c204fe-bb\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_c204fe-bb mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_c204fe-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_c204fe-bb\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_c204fe-bb img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_c204fe-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_c204fe-bb\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_c204fe-bb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_c204fe-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_c204fe-bb\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_c204fe-bb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7508_c204fe-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_c204fe-bb\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading7508_c204fe-bb wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7508_c204fe-bb\">As cliche as it sounds, believe in yourself! Trust me more than anyone coming from the experience of being a transfer and having starting fresh off of studying something else before coming to UMaine, adjusting to campus and feeling lost is normal. I am not an extrovert by any means, but campus is very welcoming! Classmates, advisors, and clubs are all your friends. 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