Alumni and Grad Fellows
Alumni
As a member of the Au Sable community, you have experienced firsthand the unique treasure that is Au Sable and taken what you have learned into the world through your career and life.
You have valuable insights to offer and we want to hear about them! Your story could inspire a current student, help other alumni to connect with each other, or serve as a testimony to the amazing work of Au Sable.
You can also provide an important service to fellow alumni by posting a job opportunity on our site. If you know of a job opening in the field of environmental science, we would appreciate being able to share that information here.
For alumni networking and job posting, please join our Linkedin group or contact Dieter Bouma (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)).
Grad Fellows
The Au Sable Graduate Fellows program is a way for graduate students interested in Christian environmental stewardship to connect with peers within their home university and across other major research universities. Members of the Graduate Fellows program attend major research universities (listed below) and are recognized by Au Sable as having exceptional abilities, interests, and leadership potential in the area of environmental stewardship. Please visit the Graduate Fellows webpage for more information.
Benefits:
Graduate Fellows also have the opportunity to meet regularly for exploration of Christian environmental stewardship topics with an emphasis on integrating Christian environmental stewardship within their field of study.
Annual retreats at the Au Sable Great Lakes Campus encourage group activities and fellowship with Graduate Fellows from other chapters, bringing everyone together for discussion about a variety of environmental topics, presentations on current issues in environmental stewardship, outdoor recreation, and good food.
Au Sable Graduate Fellows receive a fellowship stipend of $200 per year for the purchase of books and reference materials on Christian environmental stewardship. Third and fourth year Ph.D. students can also use the stipend to attend conferences on Christian environmental stewardship.
Currently this program is available at five universities and, through the initiative of graduate students and faculty, will continue to increase. The following universities currently participate:
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Dr. Rolf Bouma coordinates the graduate fellows at Michigan where he directs the Center for Faith & Scholarship and teaches in UM’s Program in Environment. He can be contacted at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or (734) 668-7421.
Michigan State University. Dr. Jonathon Schramm is the coordinator of graduate fellows at Michigan State University, along with faculty advisor Charles Elzinga. Interested students may contact Jonathon at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or (517) 432.8674.
University of Wisconsin-Madison. Wisconsin graduate fellows are coordinated by Jon Dahl, Vice President of New College Madison and Graduate Student Program Director for Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. Interested students may contact him at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or (608) 251-0001.
Cornell University. Au Sable Graduate Fellows at Cornell are coordinated by Dr. Karl Johnson, director of Chesterton House, with meetings held in Annabelle Taylor Hall. Interested students may contact him at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or (607)319-4038.
Ohio State University-Columbus. Dr. Greg Hitzhusen coordinates the Ohio State chapter of the graduate fellows. Interested students may contact him at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or (614) 292-7739.
If you are interested in the graduate fellows program or want to explore the possibility of a graduate fellows group at your university, please contact Rolf Bouma at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).