Eppley, as a unit of Indiana University, is committed to the ongoing growth and development of our staff. In a way, many of the staff are continuing their learning journey by design at Eppley as we continue our mission. This approach benefits agencies, communities, individual… Read More »Former Eppley Staff Members Continue to Make Impacts on New Career Paths
In keeping with societal need and Indiana Institute on Disability and Community (IIDC) initiatives, the Eppley Institute took an intentional and strategic path toward its efforts to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice (DEIJ) in parks, recreation, and public lands. The thoughtfully-considered approach involved… Read More »Eppley Continues its Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
The Eppley Institute for Parks and Public Lands has been a leader in adult education surrounding parks and recreation for many years. As Eppley merged with National Center on Accessibility (NCA), the commitment to the NCA program has been reinforced with creation of modified classroom-based… Read More »Eppley-NCA Continues to Focus on Accessibility in Parks Through Training and Assessments
Impacting natural resource degradation and safety at mountain and ocean parks from Indiana is possible. Both Everglades National Park and Yellowstone National Park had significant challenges with natural resource degradation and safety from recreational use at the parks. In 2017, representatives from southern Florida including… Read More »Eppley Continues Seeing Significant Need for Online Snowmobile and Boater Education Courses
The Eppley Institute has been awarded a five-year financial assistance grant from the Department of the Interior to design, host, and help promote 30+ online courses for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). These free online courses will help BLM continue its mission to sustain… Read More »Eppley Institute Receives 5-year Grant from the Bureau of Land Management