USC hosts environmental educators' conference | Environment

 

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A conference of college and university environmental educators from across the Southeast is being held at the University of South Carolina. University spokeswoman Megan Sexton says the three-day session opens Friday with a keynote address by Christina Erickson, the sustainability director at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. Her talk is at 6 p.m. at Swearingen auditorium on the Columbia campus. Erickson is speaking on programs for so-called "EcoReps," or student leaders who work in residence halls to educate students about environmental issues. These student leaders can help other students learn how to live more environmentally friendly. The event wraps ups Sunday with a tree planting. (Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)