Environmental Sociology Program at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU)
Phyllis Gray-Ray, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Phyllis Gray-Ray, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Environmental Sociology Program at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) In terms of putting environmental and social sustainability ...

Interdisciplinary Exercises in the Use of Local Resources for Transportation Energy in the African Context
Myron Williams, Clark Atlanta University
Myron Williams, Clark Atlanta University Use of locally available and renewable resources is an important approach to sustainability for those processes and resources. Although many resources, from consumer goods ...

Bridging the Gap
Amy Gates-Young, Central College
Global Sustainability is an area of strength at Central College, and it is therefore infused throughout the various areas of the college. The administration of the college has visibly supported sustainability by signing the Talloires Agreement and the President's Climate Commitment. This dedication to sustainability also extends to our facilities planning, with three LEED-certified projects having been completed since 2003. Central College is in an especially active stage of curricular development for sustainability-related topics. We have a strong and vibrant program in Environmental Studies, offering both a major and minor. Having unanimously passed the Global Sustainability core requirement as part of recent curricular revisions, the number of courses with a focus on sustainability is increasing each semester. To encourage this growth, the college recently hosted the "Prairie Project", a three-day interdisciplinary workshop on sustainability curriculum development and the resources available to faculty members.

Ecological Restoration as the Imperative to Societal Stability
Nancy Lee Wood, Bristol Community College
Nancy Lee Wood, Bristol Community College There are at least four critical areas needed to be developed to ensure, not only sustainability, but RESILIENCE, if we are to live in viable societies rooted in ...

Historicizing Water and Development
Abigail Schade, Davidson College
Abigail Schade, History and Environmental Studies, Davidson College As a historian, I hear historical reasoning — whether implicit or explicit — in many discussions about sustainability and development. Human ...

Developing & Activating Sustainable Practices at FAMU
John Warford, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
John Thomas Warford, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University In practical terms, how should sustainability inform the development of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), and its impact on ...

Original discovery in the learning process: Is it worth the effort?
Les Hasbargen, SUNY College at Oneonta
Les Hasbargen, , SUNY Oneonta I teach geosciences at a 4-year public liberal arts college. Courses that I teach are woven into Geology, Earth Science, and Environmental Sustainability programs on campus. Geology ...

Transitioning SPS to NGSS
JOSHUA JORDAN, Springfield School District
JOSHUA JORDAN, Springfield High School Currently, Springfield High School is very limited in the earth and sustainability option provided to the nearly 1300 students. At the time of writing, this essay Freshman ...

Building a Program in Earth System Science at UC Davis
David Osleger, University of California-Davis
David Osleger, Geology, UC Davis The departments of Land, Air & Water and Geology at UC Davis are in the planning stages of developing a joint major in Earth System Science, with a focus on sustainability. ...

Service as Means of Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Maureen Muldoon, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Maureen Muldoon, Geology, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Most of my interdisciplinary teaching on sustainability topics takes place outside the context of traditional classroom courses. Budget constraints at ...