The Iowa State University Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology (EEOB) is offering a distance education course, "Restoration of the Southern Iraqi Marshes," during fall semester, August 21 to December 15, 2006. The course will actually begin on August 30, and the last day to register for the course is currently set as September 6.
EEOB 590A is a 3-credit course that is currently being offered for distance education graduate credit through Iowa State University Continuing Education. Both undergraduate and graduate students are welcome to take the course. Graduate tuition for the course is assessed at the in-state rate of $990.00 for 3 credits. * Learn about the Mesopotamian marshlands, their catastrophic destruction, and the indigenous Marsh Dwellers who lived there * Participate in the global effort to restore the region's ecosystems, culture, and livelihoods * Become an "electronic intern" and help investigate, analyze, and report on problems and restoration efforts * Communicate with Iraqi scientists; assist Iraqi scientists and others to create a Center for Southern Iraq Restoration Studies at Basrah University. More information about the course and how to register for it on line is available on the course web page, http://www.eeob.iastate.edu/classes/EEOB-590A/eeob590a.htm . For additional information about the content of the course, contact the primary instructor, Stuart M. Leiderman, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or by phone at (603) 776-0055. For additional information about registering for the course, contact Dr. John Pleasants, 115 Bessey Hall, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA; e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; phone (515) 294-7204. Also visit the Iowa State University Continuing Education and Communication Services web site, http://www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/homepage.html and their description of the class at http://www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/fall06/ageds1.htm#a. Royce J. Bitzer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
