Sustainable by Design + Social Entrepreneur ship for Equitable Development & Sustainability

1. Sustainable by Design+Social Entrepreneurship for Equitable Development & Sustainability

2. Make this CU home your living pledge… LEED Platinum… What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on? - H.D. Thoreau … to infinitely care for a finite earth SEEDS + SbD

3. What is a Residential Academic Program? Your first CU home! A community that integrates living & learning, focused on a theme / skill area, linked to academic disciplines – small classes and events on site just for you! An opportunity to explore new ideas with peers and faculty and to work through issues where your voice is heard A supportive, inspiring beginning to your CU college life! What are SEEDSand SbD? What is UniqueAbout SEEDS + SbD “The Sustainability RAPs” Social Entrepreneurship for Equitable Development & Sustainability and Sustainable by Design Multi-Disciplinary, collaborative RAPs in the newest state-of-the-art LEED Platinum residence hall that engage students in coursework, projects, events and actions related to sustainability. Focused on helping students meet core requirements while gaining understanding of timely issues and potential solutions that prepare them for a variety of careers and life skills! Photos by SbD Freshman Kieran Czerwinski Williams Village North 3300 Baseline Road wvraps@colorado.edu http://seedsrap.colorado.edu https://sbdrap@colorado.edu @seedsrap WV40N or S.E.E.D.S. RAP Sustainable by Design RAP

4. Williams Village 40ºN Home and Indoor/Outdoor Classroom SEEDS Faculty Director, Susan Clarke and Faculty in Residence, Matt Jelacic SEEDS + SbD

5. Williams Village NorthResidential Academic Programs SEEDS SbD The art and science of low-carbon design Developing systems that re-use resources Bridging architecture and nature • The art and social business of equity & sustainability • Designing change that is inclusive and compassionate • Developing models that are collaborative and sustainable SEEDS + SbD

6. Williams Village North RAPs … … Views! … Rooms! “John is a great teacher, he gets the class thinking, and the ability to have a smaller class allows for easier discussion/debate. I think the course material is extremely fascinating and I am excited to see where our "big ideas" lead to by the end of the semester.” (Student in PSCI 2028) … Faculty SEEDS + SbD … …and You!

7. Karen Morian, Hall Director, says: “Reduce waste: get a sustainability RAPs tumbler!” (But this t-shirt is one-of-a-kind. Art by TRA Jack Thorpe) SEEDS + SbD

8. Boulder Farmer’s Market Visit with JennRoss, the Market Manager RAP Educational ExcursionsFall 2011 SEEDS + SbD

9. Williams Village CAPRH Funds Enable RAP Students to Attend TEDxBoulder SEEDS + SbD

10. RAPs challenge first year students to work through their pre-conceived notions… ? ! + =

11. Small groups provide opportunities for in-depth discussion SEEDS + SbD

12. Many windows through which to see and share ideas…. SEEDS + SbD

13. Fall 2012 RAP Courses Community Course Social Entrepreneurship & Sustainability Eng /A&S Electives • Building Information Modeling • Calculus for non-majors • Thermodynamics A& S Core • Writing & Rhetoric • Ethics SEEDS + SbD

14. Building Community Human Beings Friends Partners Villagers Colleagues Earthlings SEEDS + SbD Collaborators

15. In our state-of-the-art kitchen! Students learn to cook & eat healthy foods…

16. Study of Food & Sustainability:“Disgusting & Delicious” Severalpossible ways to eat bugs: A “taste” of the foods eaten every day by Amazonian people. Presented by Arts & Sciences Associate Dean Darna Dufour. SEEDS + SbD

17. Budding Social Entrepreneurs Sharing project “Big Ideas” and debating the topic “poverty or environment” with students visiting from United World College (spring 2012) SEEDS + SbD

18. Business Art Engineering Science Mathematics Philosophy “The biotic pyramid is a tangle of chains so complex as to seem disorderly, yet the stability of the system proves it to be a highly organized structure. Its functioning depends on the cooperation and competition of its diverse parts.” Aldo Leopold 1948 SEEDS + SbD

19. How’s it going? 2010 Graduating Seniors in All Disciplines Requested: Freshman in SEEDS + SbD RAPs 2011 Experienced: “The course …offers interesting and challenging projects” “What I am learning is useful and will be useful for future endeavors” Fall 2011 RAP Survey • “Have more experiential educational activities” • “Focus classes more on real life applications vs. theoretical discussions” Spring 2010 Exit Survey SEEDS + SbD

20. Freshman in the WVN RAPs Say: “I like that the assignments are broad and we have to set goals for ourselves.” “I am learning good presentation skills that many, including those at the graduate level, lack.” “We are learning about sustainable practices and innovative ideas that are coming about in today’s society.” - Survey responses November, 2011 SEEDS + SbD

21. Spring 2012 Course Mid-Semester Survey Comments: I am learning how to act as an entrepreneur John is a great teacher, he gets the class thinking, and the ability to have a smaller class allows for easier discussion/debate. I think the course material is extremely fascinating and I am excited to see where our "big ideas" lead to by the end of the semester. The discussions that we have in class are interesting and fun. The professor is awesome because he is passionate and knowledgeable about the topics. SEEDS + SbD

22. These RAP Stories Continue… With You! SEEDS + SbD

23. Contact us SEEDS (303) 735.1330 http://seedsrap.colorado.edu s.e.e.d.s. rap @seedsrap wvraps@colorado.edu SbD (303) 735.1250 https://SbDrap.colorado.edu Sustainable by Design RAP wvraps@colorado.edu