Environmental Management Major
Accelerated Master's Program
HamayotsuofTokyo,Japan,ismeetingpeoplefromallover
theworldwithdiverseperspectives."It'sthebestwayto
expandyourhorizon,"hesays.Hirobumiespeciallylikes
hands-onclasses,includingasummerclassintheGreat
SmokyMountainsofTennessee,wherehelearnedabout
forestecology."Itwaslikemeditatingandstudyingatthe
sametime,"hesays.
creatingandstrengtheningthe`humanconnection'among
peoplesofindustrialanddevelopingcountriesthrough
mutualrespectanddialogue."Hewantstoworkatthegrass-
rootslevelwithindividualsbecausehethinksthehuman
perspectiveis"themostfundamentalcomponentofany
society."