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Green Campus Profile: Spelman and the EPA

THE COLLEGE ENVIRONMENT IS ALL ABOUT LEARNING, AND NOW ONE CAMPUS IS ALL ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT.  A GREEN INITIATIVE AT SPELMAN COLLEGE IN ATLANTA GETS STRAIGHT A’S ON TODAY’S ENVIRONMINUTE.

EXCITEMENT ABOUT A NEW GREEN RESIDENCE HALL BEING BUILT AT SPELMAN CONTRIBUTED TO THE E-P-A’S DECISION TO EXPAND A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING THAT BRINGS THE AGENCY AND COLLEGE TOGETHER ON ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES.

AS PART OF THE COMMITMENT, E-P-A STAFF WILL HELP DEVELOP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE COURSES AT SPELMAN, WHILE STUDENTS WILL INTERN AT THE E-P-A.  LILY MCNAIR, ASSOCIATE PROVOST OF RESEARCH AT SPELMAN COLLEGE SAYS E-P-A FELLOWSHIPS ARE ALSO SUPPORTING THE RESEARCH OF MANY SPELMAN SCHOLARS.

MCNAIR: WE FEEL THAT THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS TO BE EXPOSED TO THE TYPES OF RESEARCH, THE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES, THE TYPES OF PRACTICES THAT CAN HELP US TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. 

THE ENVIRONMINUTE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE HEINZ FAMILY PHILANTHROPIES AND THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS.  LEARN MORE BY VISITING ENVIRONMINUTE-DOT-COM.     

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