Education & Outreach

CILER hosts various activities and educational opportunities to teach the general public, students, upcoming researchers, resource managers, stakeholders, our partners and others about the Great Lakes ecosystem.

CILER education and outreach include:

Participation in the regional competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl
A list of online resources related to CILER reserach
Partners for Excellence Program
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
CILER-GLERL seminar series
Undergraduate & Graduate Fellowships

Contact Us:

CILER
G110 Dana Building
440 Church Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1041
Phone: (734) 763-3010

Vision and Mission:

CILER's vision is to enhance the quality of the Great Lakes and its related ecosystem services, through a partnership of universities, NOAA scientists, and other stakeholders.

CILER's mission includes: 1) translating research into productive outcomes through outreach and education; 2) facilitating productive interactions between scientists in the Great Lakes basin, with a primary focus on NOAA partnerships; 3) identifying and characterizing emerging areas of concern for the Great Lakes ecosystem, with applications to all coastal ecosystems; 4) providing a forum for better linking ecosystem responses, sustainable ecosystem services, and decision-making, and; 5) advancing our understanding of, and ability to predict, complex ecosystem processes, responses, and dynamics.