Created in December 2017, the Rachel Carson Center Alumni Association e.V. is made up of alumni and current participants of the Master of Arts Environment and Society, the Environmental Studies Certificate Program and the Doctoral Program in Environment and Society, as well as current and former RCC staff members and affiliates.
The association provides networking possibilities, a space for members to share career advice and job-market experience.The organization maintains a strong relationship with the Rachel Carson Center and aims to support its mission of study and research. The association hosts several events per year, which all interested are welcome to attend.
For current and former RCC Fellows, the Society of Fellows is the main alumni organization.
1–2 August 2026 Cabin Weekend and Excursion (Kleinrechenbergalm Alpine Pasture)
21 May 2026 Alumni Speaker Event
- Dr. Annka Liepold (Committee Office of the Future Council of the Federal Chancellor)
- Ina Brechenmacher (Weißenburger Tagblatt)
27 November 2025 Annual General Meeting & Christmas Dinner
20 September 2025 Bike Excursion to the Augsburg Water Management System (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
2 August 2025 Alumni Speaker Event
- Dr. Oliver D. Liebig (hxi GmbH)
- Charlotte Schüsseler (Greenpeace Germany)
9 December 2024 Annual General Meeting & Christmas Dinner
19 July 2024 Relaxed Evening in the English Garden
27 April 2024 Special Guided Tour: Land.schafft.Klang Exhibition at the Glentleiten Open-Air Museum
11 April 2024 Alumni Speaker Event
- Dr. Simon Märkl (Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt)
- Kerstin Kessler (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
11 December 2023 Annual General Meeting & Christmas Dinner
7–8 October 2023 Weekend in the Mountains (Vorderkaiserfeldenhütte, Natopia guided tour)
14 December 2022 Pink Christmas Market visit
1–3 July 2022 Science & Art Festival Nantesbuch
2 May 2022 Annual General Meeting + Beer Garden Visit
6 April 2022 Alumni Speaker Event
- Anne Schilling (DAAD Carlo Schmid Program)
- David Schoo (Joh's Eckart GmbH, Urban Sustainability in Werksviertel-Mitte)
9 December 2021 Annual General Meeting & Christmas Dinner
7 November 2021 Biotopia Lab Guided Tour
21 September 2021 Beer Garden Visit
13 July 2021 Online Workshop Psychedelics & Climate Anxiety
4 July 2021 Excursion: Moosrain
19 April 2021 Alumni Speaker Event
- Dr. Michaela Hofmann (Dissertation on the Ecology of Wild Bees in the City)
- Adrian Franco (UmweltBank AG Nürnberg)
25 November 2020 Annual General Meeting
8 June 2020 Alumni Speaker Event: What comes after graduating?
- Konstantin Engelbrecht (Bundesministerium für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit)
- Raphaela Holzer (Museum der Bayerischen Geschichte)
8 March 2020 Special Guided Tour: Cosmos Coffee (Deutsches Museum)
6 December 2019 Annual general meeting and Christmas market visit
14 October 2019 Special guided tour: Ecopolis Exhibition
5 October 2019 Excursion: Gemüsebau Steiner
23 September 2018 Excursion: Mushroom foraging
18 July 2018 Annual general meeting and beer garden visit
8 May 2018 Talk: Prof. em. Dr. Dr. h.c. Wolfgang Haber
20 February 2018 Talk: Alumnae Dr Antonia Mehnert (GemüseAckerdemie) and Ramona Mayr (marenas consulting)
No matter where you are now, or what your connection to the Rachel Carson Center is, we want you to become a member of our network!
The regular membership fee is 30 Euro per year. Those who are currently active at Rachel Carson Center are exempt from the membership fee. In certain cases, the membership fee can be reduced to 15 Euro per year. Details can be found in the fee regulations.
To join, simply fill out the application form and send a signed scan by e-mail to alumni@rcc.lmu.de:
Companies and individuals who are not associated with the Rachel Carson Center through participation in an academic program or other formal collaboration may support the work of the association as a sponsoring member. Please send a request to alumni@rcc.lmu.de.
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The activities of the association are organized by its board. The following persons constitute the board of the alumni association:
Chairman: Michael Stehling
Treasurer: Laura Kuen
Secretary: Malin Klinski
Assessor: Maximilian Feichtner
Assessor: Jonas Stuck
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Rachel Carson Center Alumni Association e.V.
Leopoldstr. 11a
80802 München
Germany
E-Mail: alumni@rcc.lmu.de
(preferred method of contact)
Phone: +49 89 2180-72373
Official seat of the association: München
Registration court: Amtsgericht München, VR 207492
Tax-privileged due to non-profit status according to exemption notice of 15.09.2025