02/10/13 by Juanita Teschner Students brainstorm in Professor David Pulliam's theater focus group. The Center for the Environment at Catawba College recently posted an 8 ½ -minute video on its website about the 2012 National Environmental Summit, which brought high…
01/24/13 by Juanita Teschner SALISBURY, N.C. – The Center for the Environment at Catawba College is now accepting applications for its third annual National Environmental Summit for High School Students, scheduled for July 9-13. The summit, “Redesigning Our Future,” is…
Brendan Smith (left) of Salisbury learns about bird banding from Dr. Joe Poston, associate professor of biology at Catawba. 07/18/12 By Sarah Robinson SALISBURY, NC – Have you ever left an event feeling really excited about a topic but not…
07/18/12 by Juanita Teschner By Juanita Teschner SALISBURY, NC – High school students at the National Environmental Summit at Catawba College are learning how to plan, communicate and mobilize an initiative so they can return to their schools armed with…
07/13/12 by Juanita Teschner Dr. Jay Bolin talks with students before their biomimicry experience on the ecological preserve. SALISBURY, NC – It was geocaching with a sustainable purpose. The high school students who came to Catawba College this week to…
07/12/12 by Juanita Teschner SALISBURY, NC – High school students from across the country converged on the Catawba College campus Monday to explore how they can use their interests and talents to make a difference in the world. They are…
Doc Hendley, one of the Top 10 CNN Heroes for 2009, spoke at the National Environmental Summit for High School Students July 20, 2012 at Catawba College. Hendley, 32, is the founder of an organization that has provided clean…
01/19/12 by Juanita Teschner SALISBURY – The Center for the Environment at Catawba College is now accepting applications for its 2012 National Environmental Summit for High School Students. The event, “Redesigning Our Future,” is an intensive experience which is open…
12/01/11 by Kathy Chaffin The National Environmental Summit for High School Students was such a success last summer that the Center for the Environment and Summit Planning Committee are already making plans for an enhanced summit next year. It is…
11/12/11 by Kathy Chaffin Claudia Meyer left the Redesigning Our Future National Environmental Summit for High School Students this summer with a sense of urgency about the planet that she didn't have before. “I realized that it's going to be…