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Purpose and Setting. Au Sable is a Christian environmental stewardship Institute whose mission is to bring healing and wholeness to the biosphere and the whole of Creation. It does this through academic programs for college and university students, research projects and Fora, environmental education for local school children, and information services for churches, denominations and the wider world community. Supported by surrounding forests, wetlands, lakes, and rivers, participants take courses, engage in scholarship, gain field experience, confer, and develop practical tools for environmental stewardship in programs that take seriously both science and theology. Vocation, and Professional Certification. To achieve the full vocational benefits of the Institute, students are advised to complete an integrated program of study and experience that leads to an official Institute Certificate. Those working for vocational certification are given preference on course selection, fellowships, and financial aid. Student Life. Au Sable operates as a community based upon Christian teachings and practices. It is a community that works together and worships together as it seeks to bring a caring keeping to the Creation. Class periods and meals are begun with devotions, students and faculty families participate in Sunday vesper services, and students have the opportunity to worship regularly in churches of their choice. Recreation includes wildland exploration, wildlife observation, canoeing, sailing, swimming and snorkeling, tennis, volleyball, basketball, softball, hiking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and nature study. Relation to the Home College, University or Seminary. Persons enrolled in the Institute remain students at their home college, university or seminary. Most enroll through accredited "Participating Colleges" who control admission of students to Institute courses and programs, award college credit, and collect tuition and fees. Others enroll through public and private colleges, universities and seminaries. Tuition and Costs. Tuition rates are those of the home institution. Room and board is $90 per week and normally is paid to the Participating College. Students from other than Participating Colleges may arrange payment through a Participating College or directly to the Institute. Textbooks and supplies are usually less than $75 per course. Fellowships, Honors Scholarships, Grants-in-Aid, and Au Sable Steward Awards. Each Participating College is allotted at least one Institute Fellowship of up to $1200 and one or more Institute Grants-in-Aid of at least $350 for qualifying students. Honors Scholarships of $500 and Au Sable Stewardship Awards of $350 are also granted to returning students. Facilities. Au Sable Institute is located in an aspen and pine forest on a clear oligotrophic lake. Living accommodations are motel-type rooms, rustic dormitories, and cabins. Dining facilities look out on surrounding forest flora, and a lodge with fireplace, lounge, and chapel, provide for classes, relaxation, worship, and study. An earth-and-snow-sheltered laboratory and library support out-of-doors coursework. A recreation building provides for indoor recreation, and trails lead to the lake shore, a nearby beaver pond and more distant bogs, lakes and marshes. Au Sable Institute is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 institution under the U.S. Internal Revenue code and as such is eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions for its operations and programs. Of its approximately $600,000 annual budget, about $300,000 comes from tuition and fees; the remainder comes from gifts and grants. The Institute welcomes gifts from any who wish to share in fulfillment of its mission or the conduct of specific projects or programs.