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Planning project activities are (left to right) Robert Bortel, director of student publications, and Drs. Lara Martin Lengel, interpersonal communication; Jeffrey Grilliot, director of global initiatives; Nancy Brendlinger, Smeeta Mishra and Catherine Cassara-Jemai, all journalism.

As environmental concerns spread throughout the world, the need for an informed citizenry becomes ever more important. BGSU’s School of Communication Studies has stepped up to help train the next generation of journalists in Algeria and Tunisia.

The “Partners for a Sustainable Future: Aiding Future Practitioners of Algerian and Tunisian Environmental Journalism and Communication” project will unite BGSU faculty and students from a number of disciplines with their peers in North Africa. The project is funded by a three-year, $388,800 grant from the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, under the authority of the Fulbright-Hays Act of 1961. BGSU has committed an additional $177,733 in funds and other resources to the endeavor.

“The target audience is youth leaders, future media practitioners, environmental educators and university teachers in journalism, communication and environmental studies,” said project director Dr. Catherine Cassara-Jemai, journalism.

“The participants will build knowledge and skills working together with peers with similar concerns, all within the context of a full cultural exchange,” said co-director Dr. Lara Martin Lengel, temporary chair of interpersonal communication (IPC).
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