Sustainability Home The Green Guide Fair Trade at KSC Goals Initiatives Grant Opportunities Sustainability Council Join the Council Related Links			Environmental Literacy and Academics Where are we now? Environmental Studies Department established in 2009 (major established in 1979) Sustainable Product Design and Innovation (SPEDI) program major established in 2009 Strong Campus Ecology student group President's Council for a Sustainable Future established in 1996 Architecture programs with green bulding focus 2011 Symposium focus: "What Sustains Us" Early Sprouts program teaching gardening and nutrition to pre-schoolers Holocaust and Genocide major established in 2009 Eco-Reps peer to peer education program established in 2007 Where do we want to be? Continued and increased partnerships with the City of Keene, Antioch NE Graduate School, Keene High School and other local resources Increased student involvement with local and regional issues related to Sustainability Additional Integrated Studies courses related to Sustainability Use of the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS) to assess current state of teaching related to sustainability on campus How do we get there? Service learning/experiential learning opportunities Partnership with CELT (Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching) Additional cross disciplinary involvement new TDS (Technology, Design and Safety) building with a net zero energy goal STARS assessment due September 2011 Resources NHCUC - New Hampshire College and University Council NJHEPS - New Jersey Higher Education Partnership for Sustainability Second Nature US EPA Office of Environmental Education UNH Sustainability Acadamy AASHE - Association for the Advancement of Sustainaiblity in Higher Education Sustainability Tracking, Assessement and Rating System (STARS)
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