"I am very glad that the PACE program required us to take an academic component, and that I selected the Maryland’s Greenways class. Before taking this class, the environment was not really my forte...I have learned to appreciate the dedication of people working to protect Maryland’s Eastern Shore, which made my appreciation for conservation grow. I now understand the fragility of this area and how easy it would be for the Eastern Shore we know to disappear forever. It has happened in so many other areas, through pollution and failure to plan, and it would be so easy for Wicomico County to slip through the cracks, too. I came to this class with very little knowledge about the “nitty gritty” of environmental conservation and especially of green infrastructure. I am thankful for this course for making me want to get involved with the environmental issues both in my community and on the Eastern Shore. "

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"Dr. Molly Andolina's lecture was very informative on current and past trends dealing with voting and voter turn out. Dr. Andolina showed me ways in which I can extend my citizenship in my community to others and encourage others to participate more within various levels of government, politics and the community. It was the best lecture I attended for the Presidential Citizen Scholar Program."

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"The PACE program does a nice job of making sure that students are ... thinking about civic engagement and are involved. The extra experiences have contributed to life-long lessons of citizen activism.  A positive and enlightening experience. "