[SEMCO] Sea Education Association/SEA Semester Wins National Science Board Award

[Katharine W. Enos]

Dear Colleagues,

I’m pleased to announce that today the National Science Board (NSB) named Sea Education Association/SEA Semester® as the recipient of its 2016 Public Service Award.

The NSB is the policymaking body for the National Science Foundation and advises the President and Congress on science and engineering policy issues. The annual Public Service Award honors organizations that have made substantial contributions to increasing public understanding of science and engineering.

SEA is the sole recipient of the award. Past recipients include the American Museum of Natural History, The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the PBS series NOVA.


The NSB cited SEA’s role as establishing the leading off-campus environmental studies program focused on the ocean. Since 1971, more than 8,000 undergraduates have attended SEA Semester programs to explore global issues such as climate change, sustainability, biodiversity and human impacts on the environment. SEA has also educated more than 2,000 individuals through its high school, educator, and collaborative programs.

Vint Cerf, Chair of the NSB’s Committee on Honorary Awards, said: “SEA’s founding vision of giving students the opportunity to live and work aboard a traditional sailing vessel while exploring the deep ocean was truly inspired… The careers that it has shaped and the contributions to science and public understanding SEA has made over the years are a testament to its success.”

Read the full press release at http://www.sea.edu/nsb_award.

Best,
Katharine


Katharine W. Enos
Dean of Admissions & Marketing
Sea Education Association 
P.O. Box 6 • Woods Hole, MA 02543
t: 508.540.3954 x 562
f: 800.977.8516
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