The Columbia Athletics Department recently profiled lacrosse player, and CTICE intern, Karlee Blank '11CC on its website. Karlee "was one of two goalies who helped the Lions set a program record in wins," it reports. "But in the summer following her rookie season, Blank added a different kind of save to her resume: saving the planet."

The article describes Karlee's summer project in 2009: working on bringing solar technology to a not-for-profit school in Tibet. She spent the first half of her summer at CTICE helping prepare for her Tibetan trip. While at CTICE, Karlee researched the technology needed for her project and identified two major needs: heating the school and providing environmentally friendly sources of light and power after dark.

To read the whole story, please visit the Columbia Athletics website.