The Pennsylvania Consortium for Interdisciplinary Environmental Policy and the Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Education are partners in a new initiative to increase diversity in environmental education and environmental content at institutions of higher education.

They have issued an invitation to join the effort and to be part of a conference call to be held on July 18 at 9:00 a.m. for higher education faculty, administrators and staff. During the call, the overall initiative will be discussed along with possible Pennsylvania representation at a "Diversity in the Environmental Field Summit" and the "Environmental Education and Diversity Facilitator Workshop." (see below)

The goal of this new initiative is to "Develop a plan to increasing diversity in environmental education and environmental content at higher education institutions by identifying existing initiatives, models and opportunities and by partnering with other institutions/organizations."

The initiative is also partly in response to agency, business and non-profit organization interest in increasing diversity in their environmental workforce.

The partners are reaching out to the higher education community to identify individuals and programs that are interested in working toward this goal.

If your academic program, department, college or institution are interested, send email to either Howard Greenberg of the PCIEP or Paulette Johnson of the PCEE.

Click here for more information on the Summit on Diversity in the Environmental Field to be held in Michigan August 28-30 and the Environmental Education and Diversity Facilitator Workshop to be held in Austin, Texas on September 7 to 11.

7/15/2005