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MCC Goes Green : Being " Green " Smart

MCC Goes Green : Being " Green " Smart. Fred Hills Joy Evans Bill Matta Professional Development Day. The Issue…. Sustainability a hot topic across Higher Education However, curriculum the area least addressed to date in comprehensive sustainability initiatives across college campuses

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MCC Goes Green : Being " Green " Smart

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  1. MCC Goes Green:Being "Green" Smart Fred Hills Joy Evans Bill Matta Professional Development Day

  2. The Issue… • Sustainability a hot topic across Higher Education • However, curriculum the area least addressed to date in comprehensive sustainability initiatives across college campuses • Various individuals addressing issue but not consistent across campus • Session seeks to share what is being done and develop ideas on how to expand curriculum to address sustainability issues

  3. Background • In June 2007, Dr. Michaelis signed the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment. • Pledge for MCC to become climate neutral • Sustainability Committee created in January 2008 • promote sustainability practices across campus and the community • MCC Committed to moving the campus towards becoming more eco friendly and “climate neutral”

  4. Sustainability Initiatives on MCC • LEEDs project design in new buildings • Recycling initiative • Use of alternative energy to provide MCC a percent of power requirements • Move to Green Energy sources • Reduce unnecessary waste and travel • Bicycles for students and staff/faculty • Adding hybrid vehicles to MCC vehicle pool • Move to recycled paper for printing

  5. What about the Curriculum? Teaching and promoting sustainability principles and practices across the campus and the community

  6. Big Questions for Educators • Why be “Green”? • Global Warming • Economically Makes Sense • Global Dynamics • Stewardship • What objectives/behavior do we seek to achieve? • How to make it real to students, faculty, staff, administrators and the community?

  7. Integrating “Green” into the Curriculum • Purpose: teach and encourage students, faculty, staff, administrators and community to be aware of the issues and be more eco friendly • Curriculum includes in class and extracurricular activities

  8. Ongoing Initiatives:In Class • Environmental Science Class Initiatives • Economics of “Green” by Business • Recycling initiatives for IT equipment in CIS • Others??

  9. Ongoing Initiatives: Better Stewardship in the Classroom • Limit copying and encourage digital formats • Double sided printing • Incorporate sustainability concerns in textbook selection • Increased use of Blackboard and the Internet in supplementing class materials • Others???

  10. Ongoing Initiatives:Extracurricular: • PTK service theme – “Keep America Beautiful” • Tartan’s commitment to cleaning College Drive • Campus’ continuing participation in “Keep Waco Beautiful” • Others?

  11. Why be “Green”?Global Warming Issues: • Scientific concerns • Social concerns • Ethical concerns Curricular interests: • Scientific pros and cons in the debate • Historical background to the issues • Political implications of Global Warming debate

  12. Why be “Green”?Economics Issues: • Limited resources • Better utilization of our resources • Goodwill benefits Curricular opportunities: • Economics of “Green” • Cost/benefit analysis of recycling over new • The “Green” Economy • Calculating costs and process flows • “Green” Accounting

  13. Why be “Green”?Stewardship Issues: • Just makes sense • Better utilization of what we have • Moving from consuming to sharing with others Curricular Opportunities: • Social/Psychological impact of eco-stewardship • Ethical dimension of Stewardship • Political dimensions of Stewardship • Theological dimensions of Stewardship

  14. Ideas for “Green” Assignments • Eco projects • Research paper on “Green” topic • History of recycling • “Is Global Warming a Concern?” • Case Studies • Develop a cost/benefit analysis in using recycled goods over new resources

  15. Ideas for “Green” Assignments • Presentations • Debate on the Pros and Cons of going “Green” • Is Global Warming an issue? • Does recycling help? • Ideas Generation

  16. Community Activities • Service Learning Projects • Learning Communities • Integrating Distance Learning Community • Community Outreach

  17. “Green” Resources for Teaching Websites: • MCC’s Sustainability Web Site • Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in HE - http://www.aashe.org/ • Blogs • Wiki • Library • Others?

  18. MCC’s Sustainability Committee: Fred Hills Bill Matta Joy Evans Paul Hoffman • Sid Ross • Theresa Sparks • Elaine Alexander • Kristy Cook

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