Academy Overview
EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE THROUGH EXPLORATION, RESEARCH, AND DISCOVERY
Mission Statement:
The mission of the Tulane University Emerging Scholars Environmental Health Sciences Academy is to provide a safe, multicultural, and rigorous academic environment for students interested in environmental health science pedagogy, research, field experiences, and issues essential to life-long learning, commitment, citizenry, and leadership in their community.
ABOUT:
The Academy gives public/charter/magnet 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students, with an interest and curiosity in the sciences, the opportunity to gain knowledge in the environmental health sciences. Through hands on activities, experiments, and research in the field, these emerging scholars will work alongside faculty in environmental health sciences to conduct environmental health research relevant to the community. Students at Tulane University Emerging Scholars Environmental Health Sciences Academy
Faculty and research staff will mentor and guide students in their research, while helping them develop their skills in scientific inquiry. Weekly journal club discussions give students the opportunity to learn and share research discoveries with fellow students, which is an excellent preparation for college. Students network with their peers and mentors, developing and promoting positive relationships for their academic futures. All emerging scholars receive a stipend for successfully completing the program.
GOALS:
• Provide paid summer research Academy to academically talented and motivated high school students from vulnerable, low-resourced communities.
• Promoting awareness of global environmental health science issues.
• Provide opportunities to study environmental health sciences in a challenging, friendly, multicultural academic setting.
• Gain knowledge aligned with 11th/12th grade Environmental Science Louisiana Grade Level Expectations (GLEs), Common Core, and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
Academy will provide high school junior and senior students with a "What it takes to go to college" experience.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
The target audience is 11th, and 12th grade students from public/charter/magnet high schools in the Orleans Parish interested in science.
PROGRAM DETAILS:
This program provides educational hands on opportunities for high school students interested in conducting research, as well as pursuing educational and professional careers in the Environmental Health Sciences and Public Health. The three week session will present opportunities to explore and research environmental health issues in the community, as well as participate in EHS field experiences, rotations, and lunch seminars addressing environmental health science issues, professions, and careers.
Applications are available from your high school counselor, science teacher, or email Jasmine Fournier at jfournie@tulane.edu for more information.
