Cornell to lead national environmental education program
Posted 14 August 2011, by Staff, The Ithaca Journal (Gannett), theithacajournal.com
CAMPUS WATCH EXCERPT
Cornell University’s Civic Ecology Lab has been selected to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s environmental education professional development program.
The funding is around $2 million per year for five years, according to the university. The project focuses on natural environments while teaching in schools, nature centers and outdoor education centers, while also working on community development, environmental restoration and social justice.
Through a series of workshops, the project, EECapacity, will bring together educators from traditional and nontraditional urban backgrounds to exchange ideas and resources, according to the university. A research component will test the notion that diverse groups of educators will develop innovative environmental education practices.
Cornell’s incoming class diverse
Cornell University’s entering freshman class will be one of the most diverse ones yet, according to the university.
The number of international students has increased to 349, 24 percent more than last year’s freshman class. International students make up 10 percent of the incoming class and represent 45 countries.
More than 36 percent of the class identify themselves as students of color, while 41 percent of the class identify themselves as Caucasian, down from 46 percent last year.
Almost 30 percent of students are from New York state, followed by 21 percent from the Mid-Atlantic region, 12 percent from Western states, 11 percent from New England and 8 percent from the Midwest.
Just over half of all incoming freshmen qualified for need-based financial aid, and the university awarded grants to 49 percent of the class, according to the university. The gender split remains nearly even, as was the case in 2010.
For more information, visit dpb.cornell.edu/F_Undergraduate_Admissions.htm.
(Ed Note: Please visit the original site for the full Campus Watch article.)
