We are thrilled to share that Sherri White-Williamson will be teaching our online Environmental Justice course during Summer Session II (July 12 - August 13). This is a new course offering from Au Sable and will examine how various groups of people are affected by environmental hazards. Students will reflect on Christian responses to social inequality and ecological problems.
Ms. White-Williamson is the Environmental Justice Policy Director at the North Carolina Conservation Network (NCCN) where she focuses on incorporating consideration of environmental justice in NCCN’s policy and outreach efforts. Ms. White-Williamson retired from the U. S. EPA, Office of Environmental Justice, where she served in many roles including Manager of the Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice established under Executive Order 12898 and Designated Federal Officer to the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council.
Ms. White-Williamson is a graduate of Vermont Law School (VLS), South Royalton, VT, where she earned dual degrees, her Juris Doctor and a Masters in Energy Regulation and Law. While at VLS she co-chaired its first Environmental Justice solutions conference and co-founded the Environmental Justice Law Society. She was awarded the Marc Mihaly Environmental Leadership Award in recognition of her commitment to the environment and environmental justice.
She recently co-founded the Environmental Justice Community Action Network (EJCAN), an organization dedicated to creating a cleaner, healthier and more sustainable environment, one community at a time. EJCAN is currently working on projects in Sampson County, NC.
To Register For the Course
The deadline to register for the course is Friday, June 25. Visit our College Programs page and click “Apply Now” to enroll in the course, or contact Dr. Brian Keas, Director of College Programs:: brian@ausable.org or telephone 231-587-8686.
About Au Sable
Au Sable Institute is a Christian institute dedicated to inspiring and educating people to serve, protect and restore God’s earth. We accomplish our mission through various programs including a college academic program which supports students from our 51 partner Christian colleges and universities, and offers 25 university-level courses each summer at multiple locations in the United States and in Costa Rica, and beginning in 2021, online. In-person courses, offered in a 3-week May Session or in two 5-week summer sessions, are intentional in providing field-intensive (>50% of course time outside the classroom) and skills-based experiences through small class sizes that prepare students for careers or further study in environmental vocations. Our new online courses, including Environmental Justice, are intended to support and provide a similar learning opportunity in a more flexible online format.