CISC PROGRAMS & PROJECTS
Environment, Economics,
and Energy Academy
Powering people. Growing prosperity.
Building resilient communities.
Environment, Economics, and Energy Academy
The EEE Academy is a collaborative program with Tuskegee University’s Carver Integrative Sustainability Center and the 1890s Center for Farming Systems, Rural Prosperity, and Economic Sustainability.
Through a series of practical learning modules, participants will build skills to identify environmental, economic, and energy-related challenges while developing strategies that support community empowerment, sustainability, and rural prosperity.
The Academy supports CISC’s mission to advance science-based research, education, and community-centered solutions for small, socially and historically disadvantaged, underserved, beginning, women, and veteran farmers, ranchers, landowners, cooperatives, and rural communities.
Learning Modules Designed for Community Impact
The EEE Academy connects education, planning, and action through focused modules that help participants move from awareness to solutions.
Environment
Understand environmental challenges, sustainability practices, natural resource stewardship, and community-centered approaches to protecting land, water, and health.
Economics
Explore economic stability, rural prosperity, local enterprise development, and strategies that support long-term growth for underserved communities.
Energy
Learn how energy access, energy efficiency, and energy justice shape the future of resilient communities, farms, and rural economies.
Empowering Communities to Lead Sustainable Change
Tuskegee University recognizes that sustainability requires transformational leadership, creative solutions, technological innovation, and meaningful changes in how institutions and communities respond to today’s challenges.
The EEE Academy helps participants connect knowledge with action so they can better advocate for their communities and support practical solutions that improve quality of life.
Program dates
From the welcome webinar to graduation. All times are Central Time (CT).
| Event | Date | Time & format |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome Webinar | December 5, 2026 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CT |
| Module 1 EEEA | January 9, 2027 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm CT (In person) |
| Module 2 EEEA | January 23, 2027 | 9:00 am – 3:00 pm CT (Virtual) |
| Module 3 EEEA | February 6, 2027 | 9:00 am – 3:00 pm CT (Virtual) |
| Module 4 EEEA | February 27, 2027 | 9:00 am – 3:00 pm CT (Virtual) |
| Module 5 EEEA | March 6, 2027 | 9:00 am – 3:00 pm CT (Virtual) |
| Module 6 EEEA | March 20, 2027 | 9:00 am – 3:00 pm CT (Virtual) |
| Module 7 EEEA | April 10, 2027 | 9:00 am – 3:00 pm CT (Virtual) |
| Module 8 EEEA | April 24, 2027 | 9:00 am – 3:00 pm CT (Virtual) |
| Graduation – Day 1 | May 14, 2027 | 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm CT (In person) |
| Graduation – Day 2 | May 15, 2027 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm CT (In person) |
Program Leadership & Collaborators
The EEE Academy is supported by experienced program coordinators and collaborating organizations committed to environmental, economic, and energy-centered community advancement.
Program Coordinators
- Sheryl Good
Sgood@leadershipbydesignconsulting.com - Ovigueroye Lydia Ojarikre
ojarikre6937@tuskegee.edu
Collaborators
- Center for Farming Systems, Rural Prosperity, and Economic Sustainability
- Association of Extension Administrators
- Association of Research Directors
Your community. Your next step.
Community members, leaders, students, farmers, landowners, Extension staff, faculty/staff, and rural stakeholders are eligible to apply.
A stipend is provided after successfully completing program requirements.
For questions, call 678-524-9847.
Academy email: EEEAcademy@Tuskegee.edu.
Join the EEE Academy
Complete the registration form to express your interest in participating in the Environment, Economics, and Energy Academy.
- Application DeadlineOctober 9, 2026
- Program Name Environment, Economics, and Energy Academy
- Academy Dates December 5, 2026 – May 15, 2027
- Hosted Through Tuskegee University CISC and CFSRPES
- Participant Focus Community members, leaders, students, farmers, landowners, Extension staff, faculty/staff, and rural stakeholders
- Program Goal Build skills for sustainability, empowerment, and community resilience