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ESG Reporting Research Paper
Students will select a topic of their choice related to ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governmental) reporting to explore further, culminating in a 5-page research paper. The research paper will have milestones ...

The Wicked Problem of an Equitable​ Zero-Waste Circular Economy​
The U.S. is a consumption-based society whose economic health is dependent on spending and consumption of goods, or products, and services. The impact of our consumption, though, is felt globally. This is most ...

Using the Mississippi River Watershed Module in Introduction to Environmental Economics
This course offers an overview of economic analyses of environmental issues like pollution and resource management for non-majors. Students will receive an introduction to marginal thinking, market-based solutions, valuation techniques, and government intervention, with a focus on current issues and applying economics in an interdisciplinary manner to other environmental fields.

The Wicked Problem of Water Quality in the Mississippi River Watershed
Water connects all elements of Earth's ecosystems, and human activities – biological, economic, and even recreational – change the chemical and biological nature of water. As such, maintaining the quality ...

Using the Mississippi River Watershed Module in CHEM 305: Molecular Toxicology
This course will focus upon common environmental toxins and the biochemical processes by which they are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and excreted from mammalian systems. Particular attention will be paid to understanding these processes at the molecular level.

Wick3d Designs New Product Negotiation
This is a multi-party negotiation role play in which students are given negotiating roles and then are asked to negotiate and agree on a new product for their company. The company's values include ...

Action Plan for Impacting Your Sustainable Development Goal
Using the article "Stop Raising Awareness Already" by Cristiano and Neimand and a six-step template, students create a plan to show how they apply the knowledge learned throughout the term to make a ...

Bentley University Local Learning Community
The Bentley LLC aims to foster collaboration among faculty from 16 academic departments to create transdisciplinary curricula that integrate the humanities and sciences into the Bentley undergraduate business curriculum. Despite challenges like limited faculty time, the LLC successfully facilitated collaboration among faculty in every department, resulting in several ongoing transdisciplinary teaching projects and research publications. The impact includes increased faculty participation and the development of new transdisciplinary curricula, indicating both enthusiasm and institutional support for this decentralized, faculty-driven approach.

Using the Mississippi River Watershed Module in Science of Sustainability
In this course, we investigate the science underlying a range of environmental sustainability topics. Specifically, this course explores issues pertaining to several planetary boundaries including global climate change, ocean acidification, nutrient loading, land-system change, and freshwater resource depletion.

Using the Zero-Waste Circular Economy Module in History of Sustainable Design
History, theory, and criticism of design, sustainability, and the environment from the 18th century to the present.