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A NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON FACULTY LEADERSHIP FOR CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY Paul Rowland

A NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON FACULTY LEADERSHIP FOR CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY Paul Rowland. A Big National Question: What is Sustainability? From the Brundtland Commission:

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A NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON FACULTY LEADERSHIP FOR CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY Paul Rowland

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  1. A NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON FACULTY LEADERSHIP FOR CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY Paul Rowland

  2. A Big National Question: What is Sustainability? From the Brundtland Commission: “sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

  3. Representations of Sustainability Planet Economy S People Society Profits Environment

  4. From the Douglas County (CO) Sustainability Initiative Advisory Council Sustainability is holistic resource stewardship that systematically integrates the vital environmental, economic, and societal needs of the present while assuring that future generations thrive.

  5. Asking the question differently What sustains us: as individuals? as families? as a community? as a society?

  6. AASHE’s Curriculum Goal At least 10% of the courses offered at American colleges and universities will enable students to synthesize an understanding of environmental, economic and social forces of change and apply that understanding to real world problems. ACUPCC Commitment Within two years of signing this document, develop an institutional action plan for becoming climate neutral, which will include: Actions to make climate neutrality and sustainability a part of the curriculum and other educational experience for all students.

  7. Issues in Sustainability Education Infusion? Integration? Whole courses? Foundation?

  8. STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System) Curriculum Credits Sustainability Course Identification (3) Sustainability-Focused Courses (10) Sustainability-Related Courses (10) Sustainability Courses by Department (7) Sustainability Learning Outcomes (10) Undergraduate Program in Sustainability(4) Graduate Program in Sustainability (4) Sustainability Immersive Experience(2) Sustainability Literacy Assessment (2) Incentives for Developing Sustainability Courses (3)

  9. Strategies for Faculty Professional Development Workshops (like this) Seminars (Indiana University) Brownbags (Ponderosa after workshops) Electronic (social) network Departmental/Interdepartmental curriculum development (SLOs, Assessments) Leveraging assessment and accreditation (NSSE) Become ACUPCC signatory and leverage it

  10. Some Results for Gold Schools Course Identification – all 3/3 Focused Courses – 1.29 to 6.73 / 10 Related Courses – 0.21 t0 6.69 / 10 Learning Outcomes – Zero to 10 / 10 Literacy Assessment – 7 had Zero, one had one, one had two Incentives – Zero to 3 /3

  11. Sustainability Curriculum in Higher Education A Call to Action What will AASHE be doing in the future? Hire an Education Manager Develop a Faculty Fellows Program Develop an Electronic Commons for EfS materials Develop Electronic Communities for EfS Continue Regional Workshops AASHE2011 Conference Curriculum Convocation (10.9.11 in Pittburgh)

  12. DANS website: http://www2.aashe.org/dans/ • AASHE Website – Resource Center – Curriculum: http://www.aashe.org/resources/curriculum.php • AASHE Discussion Forums – Curriculum: http://www.aashe.org/forums/education-research/curriculum • NCSE’s Earth Portal - http://ncseonline.org/05earthportal/ • Curriculum for the Bioregion -- http://www.evergreen.edu/washcenter/project.asp?pid=62 Some Electronic Resources

  13. Some print resources • Chase and Barlett. 2004. Sustainability on Campus: Stories and Strategies for Change. • Omteca Special Vols 14-15, 2010. Education for Ecological Sustainability. • Reynolds, et al. 2010. Teaching Environmental Literacy. • Timpson, et al. 2006. 147 Practical Tips for Teaching Sustainability. • Bardaglio and Putman, 2009. Boldly Sustainable.

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