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Greening Your Curriculum:. The Environmental Challenge. The Environmental Challenge. Adrian Fisher, MA, MAT Coordinator, Sustainability Center. Triton College Sustainability Center. Steering Committee: Doug Olson, VP Academic and Student Affairs Mary-Rita Moore, AVP Strategic Planning
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Greening Your Curriculum: The Environmental Challenge
The Environmental Challenge Adrian Fisher, MA, MAT Coordinator, Sustainability Center
Triton College Sustainability Center Steering Committee: Doug Olson, VP Academic and Student Affairs Mary-Rita Moore, AVP Strategic Planning Joe Beuchel, IGEN Faculty Liaison Adrian Fisher, Coordinator
Illinois Green Economy Network A consortium of community colleges working together to achieve: • Green campus • Green community • Green careers • Green curriculum http://www.igencc.org
Human Society Resources Waste
Bathtub Model Stocks, Flows, Feedback
What are the implications?
Dr. King did not say, “I have a complaint.” He said, “I have a dream.” Van Jones
Useful resources for your courses or your continued interest in sustainability:Triton: http://libguides.triton.edu/browse.php?o=sIGEN:http://www.igencc.org/home/gyc AASHE: http://www.aashe.org/resources/programs.phpSEED: http://www.TheSEEDCenter.orgASLE: http://www.asle.org/
Spring 2012 GYC Workshops GYC: Defining Sustainability • Monday, February 27, 1-2:30 pm in the CTE GYC: The Environmental Challenge • Monday, March 26, 1-2:30 pm in the CTE GYC: Nifty and Useful Green Videos • Monday, April 23, 1-2:30 PM in the CTE
Future GYC Workshops • The Green Economy • Social Equity and Environmental Justice • Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
Call for Green Champions • The Sustainability Center and the Center for Teaching Excellence are looking for instructors to help develop the GYC program at Triton • The Greening the Campus Committee is looking for members to help develop sustainability on campus
Contact: Adrian Fisher Sustainability Center B-113A Email: afisher@triton.edu Phone: 708-343-0300 Ext. 3848
The Wombat http://globalcommunity.org/flash/wombat.shtml