Greening Your Curriculum: Defining Sustainability
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
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Welcome to the Green Cafe
What do you believe to be the definition of sustainability?
Teaching Sustainability Our capacity to respond effectively to the great crises of the 21 st century will require a fundamentally different education, one that prepares the young to live harmoniously on a planet with a biosphere ~David W. Orr “Reinventing Education” in Greening the College Curriculum
Teaching Sustainability In the new globally connected Third Industrial Revolution era, the primary mission of education is to prepare students to think and act as part of a shared biosphere. ~Jeremy Rifkin The Third Industrial Revolution: How Lateral Power is Transforming Energy, the Economy, and the World
Welcome to the Green Classroom
How do you feel sustainability connects to your curriculum?
Useful resources for your courses or your continued interest in sustainability: Useful resources for your courses or your continued interest in sustainability:
Spring GYC Workshops GYC: The Environmental Challenge Monday, March 26, 1 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 new members
Contact: Adrian Fisher Sustainability Center B-113A Phone: Ext. 3848