New Grant Project to Engage 3,500 Students in Great Lakes Stewardship

The National Center for Science and Civic Engagement is the recent recipient of an award from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Learn and Serve America higher education program. Over a three year period, NCSCE anticipates involving up to 3,500 undergraduate students in coursework incorporating Great Lakes stewardship activities through the Great Lakes Innovative Stewardship through Education Network (GLISTEN). These activities - including water quality monitoring, restoring wetlands, and assessing and addressing aquatic and terrestrial non-native species invasions - will benefit at least 20 community-based organizations in 8 states undergoing challenges to their operational capacity due to the recent economic downturn. At least 100 undergraduate stewardship liaisons will assist faculty and community-based agencies with the coordination of these activities and form a corps of future leaders in efforts to restore and protect the Great Lakes.

GLISTEN participants will be part of community-based clusters including schools, community organizations, and other agencies who will execute plans funded by NCSCE sub-awards. More information about the sub-grants, including applications and deadlines, will be posted to the GLISTEN webpage on the NCSCE website in the near future.

David Burns will serve as principal investigator on the project and Glenn Odenbrett, a SENCER Leadership Fellow, will join the NCSCE staff as GLISTEN project director. Amanda Moodie will also join the NCSCE office full-time as a program assistant, working on GLISTEN as well as other NCSCE initiatives.

To visit the GLISTEN webpage, please click here .