In 2008, CEF's Larry Engel took students to Alaska for Classroom in the Wild: Extreme HD
Dean Larry Kirkman and I founded the Center four years ago on the belief that films and new media are essential educational tools in the struggle to protect the environment.
Our mission is to train filmmakers to produce films and new media that effectively focus attention on conservation issues. Graduate students may now concentrate their studies in environmental and wildlife filmmaking through the Center.
The world faces immense environmental challenges. We are fouling our own nest to an unprecedented degree. Powerful images and films (as we saw with An Inconvenient Truth) can play a key role in raising the importance of conservation and bringing about change.
The Center’s work falls into four areas:
- Partnerships with well-established organizations that give students the opportunity to produce professional films
- World-class filmmakers coming to the AU campus to teach and mentor students
- Innovative and enriching programs and classes
- Advocacy for the ethical treatment of wildlife and the environment through films, new media, and presentations
- Chris Palmer, Director
