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1 Greening Your Curriculum: The Environmental Challenge

2 Adrian Fisher, MA, MAT Coordinator, Sustainability Center

3 Steering Committee: Doug Olson, VP Academic and Student Affairs Mary-Rita Moore, AVP Strategic Planning Joe Beuchel, IGEN Faculty Liaison Adrian Fisher, Coordinator Steering Committee: Doug Olson, VP Academic and Student Affairs Mary-Rita Moore, AVP Strategic Planning Joe Beuchel, IGEN Faculty Liaison Adrian Fisher, Coordinator Triton College Sustainability Center

4 A consortium of community colleges working together to achieve: Green campus Green campus Green community Green community Green careers Green careers Green curriculum Green curriculum http://www.igencc.org A consortium of community colleges working together to achieve: Green campus Green campus Green community Green community Green careers Green careers Green curriculum Green curriculum http://www.igencc.org Illinois Green Economy Network

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7 Human Society Resources Waste

8 Bathtub Model Stocks, Flows, Feedback

9 What are the implications?

10 How does this information make you feel?

11 What about our students?

12 He said, “I have a dream.” Van Jones Dr. King did not say, “I have a complaint.”

13 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/ http://www.igencc.org/home/gyc http://www.aashe.org/resources/programs.phphttp://www.TheSEEDCenter.orghttp://www.asle.org/ http://www.igencc.org/home/gyc http://www.aashe.org/resources/programs.phphttp://www.TheSEEDCenter.orghttp://www.asle.org/

14 Spring 2012 GYC Workshops GYC: Defining Sustainability Monday, February 27, 1-2:30 pm in the CTE Monday, February 27, 1-2:30 pm in the CTE GYC: The Environmental Challenge Monday, March 26, 1-2:30 pm in the CTE 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 Monday, April 23, 1-2:30 PM in the CTE

15 Future GYC Workshops The Green Economy The Green Economy Social Equity and Environmental Justice Social Equity and Environmental Justice Thinking Globally, Acting Locally Thinking Globally, Acting Locally

16 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 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 Greening the Campus Committee is looking for members to help develop sustainability on campus

17 Contact: Adrian Fisher Sustainability Center B-113A Email: afisher@triton.eduafisher@triton.edu Phone: 708-343-0300 Ext. 3848

18 The Wombat http://globalcommunity.org/flash/wombat.shtml

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