River flowing between wooded hills, on one side a university clocktower, above the text in green "Bucknell Ecology Center."

Place Studies Program

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Project Highlights

Project Highlight: Milton–Planted in Place

Postcard showing text "Milton: Planted in Place" over a small town central street.

In collaboration with T.I.M.E. (The Improved Milton Experience), the Place Studies Program coordinated with four courses in History, Biology, Environmental Studies, and Management to develop a historical and botanical exhibit for the Milton Municipal Museum. Students coordinated activities to accompany the museum opening for Earth Day weekend in 2023. More

In collaboration with T.I.M.E. (The Improved Milton Experience), the Place Studies Program coordinated with four courses in History, Biology, Environmental Studies, and Management to develop a historical and botanical exhibit for the Milton Municipal Museum.  A Place Studies graphic design and museum curation intern, Hannah Tran ‘26 (Computer Science & Environmental Studies), curated the class materials from History and Biology into an exhibit. 

Working with all the talented and diligent people of Bucknell, TIME and organisations in Milton broadened my knowledge and cultural humility for the vibrant and somewhat blithely underrated culture of the region.

–Hannah Tran, ’26

Environmental Studies students coordinated activities to accompany the museum opening for Earth Day weekend. A Management 101 class finished interior and exterior space preparations.  Over 70 students were involved in the development of this exhibit over an 8 month period.

Find more details in NorthcentralPA.com’s article, “Milton museum to unveil new exhibit on Earth Day.”

Funding was provided by Bucknell University’s Office of Civic Engagement through a Campus-Community Collaborative Research Grant, The Improved Milton Experience (TIME), and the Bucknell Center for Sustainability & the Environment.

Students and locals explore a poster exhibit.
Students share their work with locals at the Milton-Planted in time Earth Day 2023 event. The exhibit included historical Sanborn Fire Insurance maps alongside contemporary plant photos.