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Kentucky University
Partnership for Environmental Education
Welcome to the College
of Education and Human Service's
Center for Environmental Education at Northern Kentucky University.
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Director: |
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Dr. Yvonne Meichtry
Leave of Absence for 2007-2008 |
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Assistant Director: |
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Cecilia Baker |
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Office: |
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BEP 160 |
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Phone: |
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(859) 572-1545 |
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Fax: |
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(859) 572-6096 |
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Email: |
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bakerc6@nku.edu |
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The Center for Environmental Education
at NKU was established in August, 2002 with the financial support
of the United States Department of Education, through the spearheading
efforts of
Congressman Ed Whitfield and Senator Jim Bunning. These
funds are distributed to each of the state university Centers
for EE through Murray State University.
Additional financial support has since been provided through
interest generated from the PRIDE fund
(HB 174). The
PRIDE fund was established by vote of the Kentucky General
Assembly in the 2000 regular session. The interest from
the PRIDE fund is distributed through the Kentucky Environmental
Education Council to the Centers for Environmental Education
at each of the 8 state universities in Kentucky.
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"Every
child should have mudpies, grasshoppers, water-bugs, tadpoles,
frogs, mud-turtles, elderberries, wild strawberries, acorns,
chestnuts, trees to climb, brooks to wade, water-rocks to roll,
sand, snakes, huckleberries, and hornets; any child who has
been deprived of these, has been deprived of the best part
of his education." - Luther Burbank, American Naturalist & Educator
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