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Greening Your Curriculum: Defining Sustainability
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Adrian Fisher, MA, MAT Coordinator, Sustainability Center
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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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Illinois Green Economy Network A consortium of community colleges working together to achieve: Green campus Green community Green careers Green curriculum http://www.igencc.org
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Information, education, communication and partnerships Local Governments K-12 Schools Community Outreach Residents Businesses Campus Outreach Sustainability Center Faculty Facilities Environ- mental groups Staff Students Administration
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Welcome to the Green Cafe http://www.davisrolanddesign.com/illustration
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What do you believe to be the definition of sustainability?
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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
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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
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Welcome to the Green Classroom
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How do you feel sustainability connects to your curriculum?
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Useful resources for your courses or your continued interest in sustainability: http://www.igencc.org/home/gyc http://www.aashe.org/resources/programs.php http://www.TheSEEDCenter.org http://www.asle.org/ http://www.igencc.org/home/gyc http://www.aashe.org/resources/programs.php http://www.TheSEEDCenter.org http://www.asle.org/ Useful resources for your courses or your continued interest in sustainability: http://www.igencc.org/home/gyc http://www.aashe.org/resources/programs.php http://www.TheSEEDCenter.org http://www.asle.org/ http://www.igencc.org/home/gyc http://www.aashe.org/resources/programs.php http://www.TheSEEDCenter.org http://www.asle.org/
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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
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Future GYC Workshops The Green Economy Social Equity and Environmental Justice Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
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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
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Contact: Adrian Fisher Sustainability Center B-113A Email: afisher@triton.eduafisher@triton.edu Phone: 708-343-0300 Ext. 3848
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