University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability

This is a 60 minute video recording of a presentation by Vernice Miller-Travis, on January 19, 2010 at the University of Michgan. Ms. Miller-Travis speaks on the occasion of the 24th Annual MLK Symposium, and for the SNRE Dean's Speaker Series. Vernice Miller-Travis is the principal of an environmental consulting group called Miller-Travis & Associates. She has been a key convener of an effort to bring the voices of the environmental justice constituency into dialogue with the Obama/Biden Transition Team and the new administration. She was invited to the White House to witness President Obama's signing of two Memoranda of Understanding on raising automobile fuel efficiency standards. She is also co-chair of the Working Group on School Air Monitoring to the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. She also serves as vice-chair of the Maryland State Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities, where she leads an effort to encourage state and local governments to consider the environmental and public health dimensions of local land-use and zoning decisions.

This is 40minute podcast recording of the September, 19th session of the Grantsmanship and Funding Workshop Series on EPA and NSF fellowships. In the beginning Professor Bill Currie speaks about funding in general and you need to turn the volume up to hear him. Amanda Bednarz does an overview of the EPA and NSF funding opportunities focusing on the Graduate Research Fellowship Program and Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants from NSF. Bill Currie talks about the review process, nature of fellowships and gives advice on writing successful proposals. It's helpful to visit the websites of SNRE-Financial Aid, EPA and NSF to follow along as well as look at the following information sheets.

This is a 50 minute podcast recording of the September 22nd session of the Grantsmanship and Funding Workshop series on GSI/GSRA appointments. Presenting first is Beth Hill from the Program in the Environment discussing the PitE application process, selection process and responsibilities and obligations once you are selected. Then Diana Woodworth, financial aid coordinator for SNRE, talks about the SNRE application process for GSI applications and appointments and GSRA appointments.