The first meeting of the Society for Human Ecology (SHE) was held in Maryland

SHE, according to its website, is “an international interdisciplinary professional society that promotes the use of an ecological perspective in research, education, and application.” Rich Borden, COA’s academic dean, was elected as the society president, placing COA at the center of an international conversation about human ecology in education and academics. Today, COA’s faculty are still closely involved with the society and its semi-annual Human Ecology Review. 

Curious? Read through Rich Borden’s oral history or look through the Academic Dean Records collection in the 'Read More' to learn more.

Information and Image Sources:

“Who We Are.” Society for Human Ecology, www.societyforhumanecology.org/who-we-are. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

"Human Ecology Review, Volume 26 Issue 1" Society for Human Ecology. www.societyforhumanecology.org/who-we-are. Accessed 17 September. 2025.