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Building Community, Creating Solutions

Building Community, Creating Solutions. National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) Heidi Fuchs AASHE 2010 PAP 3214. About NCSE. The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) is dedicated to improving the scientific basis of environmental decision-making.

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Building Community, Creating Solutions

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  1. Building Community, Creating Solutions National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) Heidi Fuchs AASHE 2010 PAP 3214

  2. About NCSE The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) is dedicated to improving the scientific basis of environmental decision-making. • Brings together the diverse institutions and individuals creating and using environmental knowledge • Reputation for objectivity and non-partisanship

  3. NCSE’s Educational Initiatives • University Affiliate Program • Council of Environmental Deans and Directors • Council of Energy Research and Education Leaders • EnvironMentors • Encyclopedia of Earth • National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment

  4. University Affiliate Program • 150+ institutional members • Benefits: • Representation on CEDD • Participation in multi-institutional collaborations to secure extramural funding • E.g. Climate Change Education Initiative with 20 member schools: $1.5M NSF and $500K NASA grants • Access to information on environmental R&D and education funding • University-Federal Dialogue on Environmental Research and Education • Handbook of Federal Funding for Environmental R&D

  5. University Affiliate Benefits • Campus-wide subscription to Environment & Energy Publishing (E&E) online news service • Environment & Energy Daily • ClimateWire • Greenwire • Land Letter

  6. Council of Environmental Deans and Directors (CEDD) • The leading organization working to improve the quality, stature and effectiveness of environmental programs on the nation’s campuses • Steered by elected Executive Committee through monthly conference calls • Meets biannually

  7. Summer 2010 at National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, CO Summer 2008 at Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, WA

  8. CEDD Initiatives • Agriculture & Environment • Campus to Careers Study • Climate Solutions Curricula • Curriculum Study • Energy Education • Environment & Human Health • Interdisciplinary Faculty Development • Public Policy

  9. CEDD Resources • Online at www.ncseonline.org/cedd • Event & Conference Calendar • Jobs, Fellowships & Award Opportunities • Interdisciplinary Hiring, Tenure & Promotion: Guidance for Individuals and Institutions • Publications - broken down thematically • Resources for Students • Meeting Materials

  10. Program Analysis • New, customized analysis service to assess individual interdisciplinary environmental (IE) degree programs • Based on results of first comprehensive study of IE programs (343 degrees at 260 campuses nationwide) • Explores knowledge & skills components of programs • How programs are organized administratively • Curricula oriented towards system science, adaptive management or policy and governance

  11. Shirley Vincent, Ph.D. Director of Educational Research, NCSE svincent@ncseonline.org Presented during Concurrent Session D yesterday evening PAP3085 Interdisciplinary Environmental Education Programs: Three Approaches to Sustainability

  12. Council of Energy Research and Education Leaders (CEREL) • Multidisciplinary membership organization of heads of academic energy centers, institutes and programs • Currently 40 members • First international associate: University of Kyoto’s Center of Excellence in Energy Sciences

  13. What does CEREL do? • Members work together to advance the role of higher education in the energy field through • Research – advocates support of energy research as well as advances the national debate about energy • Education – shares approaches to prepare the future workforce • Collaborating for Success – engagement, education and outreach, and communications

  14. CEREL Resources • At www.ncseonline.org/cerel • National Energy Policy News • Calendar of Energy Events • Jobs, Fellowship and Award Opportunities • Energy Links • Ongoing energy program survey that will provide a directory of detailed information on focus, funding, personnel and other success factors • www.ncseonline.org/CEREL/cms.cfm?id=2719

  15. EnvironMentors • Prepares high school students from under-represented backgrounds for degree programs in environmental and related science fields • Students placed in one-to-one mentoring relationships with volunteers • Together they develop environmental science research projects each academic year

  16. Where is EnvironMentors? • Founded 1992 in Washington, DC; went national in 2006 after joining NCSE • Currently 10 university-based chapters: • Some supporters: Toyota USA, NSF, EPA NOAA B-WET, US Forest Service, Munson Foundation, Pulliam Foundation, National College Access Network • Alabama State U. • Arkansas State U. • Colleges of the Fenway • Colorado State U. • Heritage U. • Kean U. • Louisiana State U. • North Carolina State U. • U. Nebraska, Lincoln • U. California, Davis

  17. Get involved in EnvironMentors • Become a mentor at an existing chapter, 3-4 times per month for 1-2 hours at a time • Become a new university chapter • Solicitation for next academic year will go out early 2011 • Offers valuable recruitment mechanism to increase enrollment and diversity of science degree programs • www.ncseonline.org/EnvironMentors/

  18. Encyclopedia of Earth (EoE) • Electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society • A free, fully searchable collection of content contributed  by scholars, professionals, educators, practitioners and other experts who collaborate and review each other's work • “Wikipedia with quality control” • www.eoearth.org

  19. Some EoE Content Partners American Institute of Physics Boston University Conservation International Earth System Research Laboratory Ecological Society of America Encyclopedia of Life Gund Institute for Ecological Economics Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers International Arctic Science Committee International Institute for Sustainable Development Island Press International Union for Conservation of Nature NatureServe Solutions Journal US Geological Survey United Nations Environment Programme University of Wisconsin Digital Collections The Wilderness Society World Resources Institute World Wildlife Fund

  20. EoE Resources • Articles – topic tree • Definitions • Speeches • Reports • E-Books, e.g.: • On the Origin of Species • An Introduction to Ecological Economics • AP Environmental Science • Images, videos & sound files

  21. Specific EoE Resources • EoE for Educators http://www.eoearth.org/article/EoE_for_Educators • Examples of EoE in the classroom • Student Science Communication Project • Readers & Online Courses • Environmental Classics • E-Books • Papers • Speeches

  22. 3-year, $1.5M NSF-funded project • 130+ educators have signed on as partners • Full website will launch January 2011 • PAP 3238: Creating a Learning Community for Solutions to Climate Change

  23. Online Clearinghouse for Education And Networking – Oil Interdisciplinary Learning • Inform instruction about Deepwater Horizon disaster in a “teachable moment” • NSF RAPID grant with NCSE, Boston U. and Louisiana State U.

  24. Become an EoE Contributor • Always looking for new qualified authors and topic editors, who must be: • A recognized expert, scholar or science-attentive individual in a subject area of the Encyclopedia with experience and knowledge, preferably a published work in a particular subject • Willing to work in a very dynamic, highly collaborative environment

  25. New Features • Topical taxonomy • Intuitive publishing process • Interactivity • Share favorite content on other social networking sites • All logged-in users may now comment on articles; authors are asked to regularly check comments and respond

  26. National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment “The Davos of the Environment”

  27. NCSE National Conference • Serves as a launch pad for new initiatives and partnerships (e.g. CEREL and CAMEL) • Each year NCSE produces a detailed report of the recommendations developed collaboratively in breakout sessions • Distributed widely to Congress, state and local governments, and other key decision-makers • Past conference reports, lectures, and videos are available online at www.ncseonline.org/NCSEconference/

  28. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA • Sylvia Earle, National Geographic • Jean-Michel Cousteau, Ocean Futures Society • Marcia McNutt, USGS • Wendy Watson-Wright, Intergovernmental Oceans Commission • Sen. Bob Graham & William Reilly, Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling

  29. Thank you! Heidi Fuchs, Program Coordinator hfuchs@ncseonline.org 202-530-5810 x222 National Council for Science and the Environment 1101 17th Street NW, Suite 250 Washington, DC 20036 www.ncseonline.org

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