Greening Your Curriculum:The Environmental Challenge

The Environmental ChallengeAdrian Fisher, MA, MATCoordinator, 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

Triton CollegeSustainability Center

A consortium of community colleges working together to achieve:

Green campus

Green community

Green careers

Green curriculumhttp://www.igencc.org

Illinois Green Economy Network

HumanSocietyResource

sWaste

Bathtub Model

Stocks,Flows,Feedback

What are the implications?

How does this informationmake you feel?

What about our students?

He said, “I have a dream.”

Van Jones

Dr. King did not say, “I have a complaint.”

Useful resources for your courses or your continued interest in sustainability:

Triton: http://libguides.triton.edu/browse.php?o=s

IGEN: http://www.igencc.org/home/gyc AASHE: http://www.aashe.org/resources/programs.php

SEED: http://www.TheSEEDCenter.org

ASLE: 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 FisherSustainability Center B-113AEmail: afisher@triton.eduPhone: 708-343-0300 Ext. 3848

The Wombathttp://globalcommunity.org/flash/wombat.shtml