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Alcorn To Host Ecology Education Workshop

The Department of Biological Sciences at Alcorn State University will host a one-day K-12 Teacher Ecology Education workshop. The workshop is funded by a grant of $15,000 from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and will take place on Saturday, July 8, 2006, from 9 a.m. till 4 p.m.

This will be the first of three workshops to be held for three consecutive years. A certificate of attendance will be given to participants and each of them will receive a stipend. The purpose of the workshop is to present teachers with a comprehensive plan to integrate Environmental Science / Ecology education into their respective existing curriculum and to increase the representation of African Americans in Environmental Science / Ecology careers. It is also aimed at making the teachers more equipped to encourage their students to register at Alcorn State University and major in Environmental Science/ Ecology in the Department of Biological Sciences

The workshop will take place in Room 318, Department of Biological Sciences, located in the Math-Science Building at Alcorn State University Main Campus.

For further information on the workshop please contact: Dr. Alex D. W. Acholonu, Director, Ecology Education Workshop Program:

Phone 601-877-6236, fax 601-2328, e-mail chiefacholonu@yahoo.com

	Weekly Bulletin Online	From the Office of University Relations
	Volume 27 Issue 14	July 6, 2006
Inside: Campus News Spotlight on Excellence Communiversity News Calendar of Events Job Announcements WB Main Archive Alcorn Home	Communiversity News Alcorn To Host Ecology Education Workshop The Department of Biological Sciences at Alcorn State University will host a one-day K-12 Teacher Ecology Education workshop. The workshop is funded by a grant of $15,000 from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and will take place on Saturday, July 8, 2006, from 9 a.m. till 4 p.m. This will be the first of three workshops to be held for three consecutive years. A certificate of attendance will be given to participants and each of them will receive a stipend. The purpose of the workshop is to present teachers with a comprehensive plan to integrate Environmental Science / Ecology education into their respective existing curriculum and to increase the representation of African Americans in Environmental Science / Ecology careers. It is also aimed at making the teachers more equipped to encourage their students to register at Alcorn State University and major in Environmental Science/ Ecology in the Department of Biological Sciences The workshop will take place in Room 318, Department of Biological Sciences, located in the Math-Science Building at Alcorn State University Main Campus. For further information on the workshop please contact: Dr. Alex D. W. Acholonu, Director, Ecology Education Workshop Program: Phone 601-877-6236, fax 601-2328, e-mail chiefacholonu@yahoo.com
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