South Carolina Colleges and Universities Receive Grants For Environmental Education

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TO STATE, EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS:

South Carolina Colleges and Universities Receive Grants For Environmental Education

SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, Feb. 6 -/E-Wire/-- The Sustainable Universities Initiative (SUI) today announced its most recent round of mini-grants. The following institutions received grants: Coastal Carolina University, College of Charleston, Francis Marion University, Midlands Technical College, and Tri-County Technical College.

Funded in part by a private foundation, SUI is a joint effort by the state's three research universities, Clemson University, the Medical University of South Carolina, and the University of South Carolina, to educate our students and citizens about the links between the economy, the environment and society. The mini-grant program is intended to serve as a spark for new and innovative work related to sustainability.

Dr. Bruce C. Coull, dean of USC's School of the Environment and SUI's project director, said, "We are pleased to see such a tremendous interest in sustainability and are encouraged that other South Carolina institutions are also championing this issue."

Projects include new courses linking economics and the environment and projects to give students practical experience in solving environmental problems on campus and in the community.

For general information on SUI or its grants program, please visit the website at www.sc.edu/sustainableu.

Sustainable Universities Initiative

Katy Ruth of Newman Saylor & Gregory, [REDACTED-PHONE] or

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http://www.sc.edu/sustainableu

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