Environment & sustainability program coordinator named to board of VCU¿s Rice Center

Cary Jamieson, coordinator of the Environmental Stewardship & Sustainable Design (ESSD) program at the School of Professional and Continuing Studies, has been named to the Board of Trustees at the Rice Center at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU).

The Inger and Walter Rice Center for Environmental Life Sciences is VCU’s field station devoted to a broad array of environmental research, teaching and public service. A primary focus of research at the site is on the science and policy of large rivers and their fringing riparian and wetland landscapes, with the broad and scenic James River as the focal point of that research.

The site’s history includes extensive use during the Colonial and Civil War periods and dates back to Native American use some 8,000 years ago.

The Center is active in undergraduate and graduate educational activities, providing field-based instruction for a number of VCU courses. The Center also hosts outreach education programs focused on environmental education for K-12 students, teachers and lifelong learners.

The ESSD program offers coursework and certification in Landscape Design, Landscape Horticulture and Organic Gardening in addition to LEED exam preparation and “green” certificates in partnership with several online coursework providers.

To learn more about the Rice Center, visit www.vcu.edu/rice. To learn more about the ESSD program, visit spcs.richmond.edu/sustainability.