Kate Keppen

Background

Kate is an Ursinus College Alumna (Class of 2005). After graduating from Ursinus with a dual degree in Environmental Studies and English, she earned her Master’s degree in Environmental and Energy Policy from the University of Delaware in 2007. Most recently, Kate worked for six years at the Berks County Conservation District as the County’s Watershed Coordinator. At the Conservation District, Kate managed a multitude of grants and educational projects that directly protected the County’s streams and drinking water supplies. Kate also worked for the State of Delaware as an Environmental Scientist and for various conservation oriented nonprofits. Kate lives with her husband in Boyertown, PA and enjoys hiking the various trails and parks of southeastern PA. 

 

Education

  • BA in Environmental Studies and English, Ursinus College
  • MS in Energy and Environmental Policy, University of Delaware

Related News

Kate Keppen, Dee Singley, and Joanna Timmerman stand on stage at the Weingarten Center Disability Symposium at the University of Pennsylv...
Ursinus staff present at Disability Symposium at the University of Pennsylvania
Staff members Dee Singley, Kate Keppen, and Joanna Timmerman represented Ursinus at the University of Pennsylvania on March 10th, delivering two presentations on the innovative work happening on campus.
radishes in garden
Food Access Event Goes Virtual
The course ENV 299 “Food Access in Literature” served up virtual “food for thought” on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 in the event entitled Hungering for Change: A Live Q&A on Food Access.” Originally intended to be an Oxfam Hunger Banquet, this event was reworked into a virtual forum by Dr. Sylvia Grove (Modern Languages), Katie Turek (UCARE), and Kate Keppen (Office of Sustainability) when COVID-19 made having the event in-person not possible. A recording of the event can be accessed in the Ursinus Digital Commons.
Cultural Education Director Jeremy Johnson at the 2nd Annual Lenape Symposium on August 6, 2024
Second Annual Lenape Symposium Continues Welcome Home Partnership

For the second consecutive year, Ursinus College co-hosted the Lenape Symposium in conjunction with the Delaware Tribe of Indians as a part of the college’s Welcome Home Project