ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP (ESP) PROGRAM
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ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP (ESP) PROGRAM
Jackson State University was chosen from a highly competitive field of
institutions of higher learn ing to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding
with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 in November of
2003 and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) joined
the program in June of 2004.
The Environmental Science Partnership (ESP) Program with Jackson State
University has been initiated to help ensure a pool of culturally diverse
graduates who are qualified to address the environmental challenges of
the future. The ESP Program will enrich and/ or establish the chemistry,
Biology and related Environmental Science and Engineering Program at Jackson
State.
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GOALS
Support and strengthen the chemistry, biology, and related environmental
science and engineering programs Jackson State University to incorporate
areas of interest at EPA and MDEQ;
- Increase pool of available, qualified and diverse applicants for EPA
and MDEQ careers;
- Create expanded opportunities for faculty enrichment and undergraduate
and graduate student training;
- Develop and implement programs for pre-college students and teachers
that will motivate high school students to pursue environmental careers;
- Increase the capability of minority serving institutions and HBCU’s
in Region 4 to assist EPA and MDEQ in their commitment to protecting human
health and the environment;
- Support the President’s Management Agenda as it relates to the
strategic management of Human Capital (i. e.,
identifying and hiring talented individuals using innovative and progressive
tools for recruitment); and
- Support Presidential Executive Orders 13256 (Historically Black Colleges
and Universities).
COMPLIANCE
ASSISTANCE WORKSHOP
for
HBCUs
Small Colleges and Universities
August 26 - 27, 2004
Jackson, MIssissippi
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