8.2 Educating a Diverse Environmental and Sustainability Workforce
Moderator: Rich Glaze, Barnes & Thornburg; Presenters: John Travis Marshall, Georgia State University; Mindy Goldstein, Emory University; Laura Evans, Georgia Public BroadcastingRoom 7/8
Attracting and training the next generation of sustainability professionals requires connecting traditional environmental and law educational programs to the issues that high school and college students care deeply about, including climate change, natural resources, and biodiversity. By providing hands-on experience, access to experts, and project examples, students learn how careers in environmental disciplines can be applied to sustainability. This distinguished panel of educators will discuss how they've used environmental topics and engaging activities to excite and attract students to environmental careers, and foster career opportunities tied to sustainability.
