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