COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
SIGNS ON AS CO-SPONSOR OF NICHOLAS SCHOOL NEPA
COURSES AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
Wednesday, April 21, 2004/DURHAM, N.C. – The
White House Council on Environmental Quality has
signed on as co-sponsor of the popular “Implementation
of the National Environmental Policy Act” (NEPA)
executive education courses and certificate program
at the Nicholas School of the Environment and
Earth Sciences at Duke University.
The Nicholas School’s NEPA courses are considered
by many to be the best in the nation, and an essential
training program for NEPA professionals. Over
the past 15 years, more than 1,500 professionals
have received training through the courses.
“We have been impressed with the consistent high
quality of the NEPA-related courses that Duke
offers,” said James L. Connaughton, chairman of
the Council on Environmental Quality. “We commend
the Nicholas School’s staff and associates for
their efforts to expand the NEPA coursework, and
look forward to working with the school to further
enhance the quality and diversity of the curriculum.”
The Council on Environmental Quality was established
in 1969 as part of the Executive Office of the
President. It works closely with agencies and
other White House offices to develop and coordinate
federal environmental policies and initiatives.
To accommodate growing demand in recent years,
the Nicholas School has added new NEPA short courses
in public involvement, cumulative effects analysis,
scoping, socioeconomic impacts and tribal consultation.
It also now offers a 100-hour NEPA certificate
program.
“We believe our new certificate program will
allow managers and leaders to easily find a pool
of professionals who have been trained and educated
in how to make the NEPA process work better, cost
less and count for more in decision making,” said
William H. Schlesinger, dean
of the Nicholas School and James B. Duke Professor
of Biogeochemistry.
For full course descriptions, more information
or to register, go to www.nicholas.duke.edu/del,
call (919) 613-8082, or email execed@nicholas.duke.edu.
Media contact: Tim Lucas, 919/613-8084 or
tdlucas@duke.edu |
