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An outstanding teacher, a visionary of global proportion and an emerging leader in his field, Mike Slattery is Director of the Institute for Environmental Studies at Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth. A well-respected example and champion of multi-disciplinary study, Mike's goal is to create a new generation of emerging leaders - marked by its ability to understand, innovate, and exemplify effective and ethical stewardship of our environment.

The Institute plays an exemplary role at TCU - a University recognized for its global perspective and emphasis on leadership development. As its mission, TCU educates individuals to think and act as ethical leaders and responsible citizens in the global community.

Mike has been instrumental in the founding of the Institute. His own wealth of experience and ability to grasp other disciplines has positioned him as a critic of Western Society's limited mode of addressing environmental issues. Mike advocates going beyond the standard combination of pure science and economics, to find solutions that involve well-informed ethical, aesthetic, and cultural perspectives.

Originally from South Africa, Mike is an internationally-trained physical geographer with an Army background - his Ph.D. is from Oxford, his Masters is from the University of Toronto and his Bachelor's from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He has written more than 60 popular and professional journal articles, and has worked in diverse landscapes ranging from the Namib Desert in southern Africa, the Isle of Skye in Scotland, and the cloud forests of Costa Rica.

Mike Slattery lives with his family outside Fort Worth.

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