Kathleen Cowles Paul was named the Director of the Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Education at Slippery Rock University.

Ms. Paul was Director of Continuing and Professional Education at Penn State’s Shenango Campus and holds a BS in Environmental Education from Michigan State University and an MA in Adult and Community Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Ms. Paul was selected as a result of a nationwide search that resulted in a field of 32 applicants.

The Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Education has four primary functions: using the Internet and new technologies to disseminate environmental education materials and programs; providing technical assistance for pre-service teacher preparation in the field of environmental education; providing opportunities for professional development and promoting partnerships with educators, schools, local officials, county conservation districts, business, industry, nonprofit and citizen environmental education organizations.

For more information, visit the PCEE website and its extensive environmental education resources and click on the popular “Question of the Week.”

1/13/2006