University of Maryland Eastern Shore News August 1, 2012 Consortium awarded federal environmental agency grant Maryland Coastal Bays Program received $173,400 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today to underwrite training and instruction that exposes high school and college students from Maryland's Eastern Shore to best ecological practices and career options in the field. The grant will continue the agency's support of educational, research and career-related activities focused on environmentally friendly infrastructure, marine and science programs, internships and environmental stewardship. EPA's funding now tops $600,000 for this ongoing initiative, which includes University of Maryland Eastern Shore students and youth involved in the Coastal Stewards and Upward Bound programs. Shawn M. Garvin, an EPA Regional Administrator, presented a check to the Coastal Bays Program during the first day of its "Get Out, Get Green, Get Paid" youth summit in Ocean City, Md. "This initiative creates new opportunities for students to pursue environmental careers that make the world a better place," Garvin said. "These programs not only expand the conversation on environmentalism, they empower young people to achieve their dreams." The federal agency is a partner with UMES, Maryland's Department of the Environment and Department of Natural Resources, and the Maryland Coastal Bays Program. The program's objectives are: * Increasing minority participation in environmental science and related fields; * Restoring Maryland's Coastal Bays; * Promoting an environmental stewardship ethic at all educational levels; * Performing sound research; and * Fulfilling goals of the Coastal Bays' Program. The summit attracted young people ranging in age from 14-to-25, including students from UMES, Upward Bound, Coastal Stewards, Youth Conservation Corps, Maryland Conservation Job Corps and other organizations. The event exposes participants to the importance of getting outside and taking steps to reduce pollution and energy use as well as career opportunities for "green" jobs. Participants heard from visionaries who brought change to their communities, their workplace, their lives and beyond by pursuing an interest in finding ways to protect and preserve the environment SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-520-0593 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Register now http://www.hbculibraries.org/html/2012meeting-form.html for the October 21-23, 2012 HBCU Library Alliance 5th Membership Meeting and the Photographic Preservation Pre-Conference in New Orleans, LA. The Pre-Conference and Membership meeting are open to directors and other librarians.