[Coral-List] Duke Marine Lab Summer Integrated Marine Conservation Program
Helen Nearing
hnearing at duke.edu
Mon Dec 15 13:47:27 EST 2003
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Duke University Integrated Marine Conservation Program
The Duke University Marine Laboratory is offering an unparalleled
educational opportunity from July 5 to August 6, 2004. Duke's Integrated
Marine Conservation Program teaches the principles necessary for the
conservation and preservation of the coastal and oceanic environment. The
focus is on interdisciplinary problem solving--using natural and social
science theory to resolve real world environmental problems. This program
is a tremendous opportunity for students at any level to think about
conservation biology and policy in an environment full of students and
faculty grappling with the same issues. The core class (BIO 109/ENV 209
Conservation Biology and Policy) involves field trips, discussion groups,
role play (in 2003 it was a fishery management scenario), lecture, and a
final project for graduate students that focuses on the integration of
science and policy. Undergraduate students will have a case-study based
final exam. Students will leave the class with an appreciation of the
policy process, as well as with a grounding in the fundamentals of marine
conservation. There may be no other course, anywhere, that can offer as
much in an intensive 5-week summer session.
In addition to the classwork, the session hosts a Distinguished
Conservation Scholar each week to give a lecture, to lead discussions, and
to be available to meet with students on an individual basis. Speakers in
the past have included such scientists as Jane Lubchenco, Jeremy Jackson,
Ram Myers, Carl Safina, Jim Estes, and Kai Lee, and non-scientists such as
Pulitzer-Prize winning environmental reporter John McQuaid.
A final and critical dimension to the class comes from the presence of
international students, who often have first-hand knowledge of conservation
battles and have worked to influence environmental policy. Past
international participants have included 51 students from 34 different
countries. In any particular year, we expect 5-15 international fellows.
Interaction with these individuals does much to foster awareness of the
difficulty of implementing conservation at the ground level. If funding is
available several special fellowships will be awarded on a competitive
basis to international students, especially those from developing
countries, to attend BIO 109/ENV 209. The Global Fellows in Marine
Conservation application credentials are due February 15.
Participants in the Integrated Marine Conservation Program usually enroll
in the program's 'core' course (Conservation Biology and Policy) and one of
six elective courses offered concurrently (Biology and Conservation of Sea
Turtles; Marine Mammals; Marine Ecology; Marine Invertebrate Zoology;
Marine Policy; Independent Research). Enrollment in any one course is also
possible. Applications for the Integrated Marine Conservation Program will
be accepted until the program is full.
Duke University Marine Lab summer tuition scholarships are awarded to
either U.S. or non-U.S. citizens on a competitive basis and cover full
tuition for any one course in Term II. These summer tuition scholarship
applications are due April 1st. Additionally, a grant from Panaphil
Foundation allows the Duke Marine Laboratory to offer three tuition
scholarships to U.S. citizens (applications due April 1) and three
fellowships to international students attending Biology and Conservation of
Sea Turtles (applications due February 15).
For further information, visit
http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/marinelab/programs/summer2.html
or contact ml_admissions at env.duke.edu; 252/504-7502.
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