The 2012 LOSS (Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors) Conference will be held May 31 - June 1, 2012 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Dr. Frank Campbell, a leading expert in Suicidology along with other experts, will share the lessons learned in years of helping survivors of suicide, how sudden traumatic loss impacts survivors and grief through the different developmental stages.
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Project Description
The Central Great Plains Climate Education Partnership (CGP-CEP) was formed to create a strategic plan for enhancing climate education of three primary target groups: agricultural producers, K-12 educators, and rural communities. The Public Policy Center, High Plains Regional Climate Center, National Center for Research on Rural Education, Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy, KSU Office of Sustainability, Soil Carbon Center, KSU Research & Extension Service, and the Center for Science Education are all working together in order to increase the capacity to reach rural stakeholders in the Central Great Plains, refine and test this project’s strategic plan, and to conduct baseline and pilot research relevant to the strategic plan.
Broader impacts of the project are enhancing the effectiveness of strategic planning efforts and thereby affecting a substantial number of educators, agricultural producers, and rural community members. The project will involve 1,000-2,000 survey respondents who will be asked explicitly to think about their knowledge and understanding of climate science. Strategic Plan development will involve up to an additional 100 stakeholders, allowing the partnership to build on their expertise and influencing them to examine their values and needs pertaining to climate change education. Finally, students involved in the experimental research (as participants and as mentored research assistants) will be exposed to climate educational materials and information in a manner likely to enhance their scientific understanding and climate literacy.
Key Partners
Kansas State University Office of Sustainability
Kansas State University Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy
Kansas State University Soil Carbon Center
Kansas State University Research & Extension Service
Kansas State University Center for Science Education
University of Nebraska-Lincoln High Plains RegionalClimate Center
University of Nebraska-Lincoln National Center for Research on Rural Education (R2ED)
Funding
National Science Foundation
Name: Tarik Abdel-Monem
E-mail: tabdelmonem@nebraska.edu
Phone: (402) 472-3147
