Environmental
Studies Minor
The minor in environmental studies is an interdisciplinary program
linked to a disciplinary major. The program is designed to broaden
an understanding of both environmental science and policy. The student's
major field of study develops the disciplinary skills of inquiry
and analysis, and the minor complements the major by providing the
integration of approaches to address environmental issues.
Southern
Environmental Center
SEC serves as a regional resource that puts environmental information
at your fingertips. It sponsors conferences, manages a unique
museum and outdoor classroom facility, and provides insight
on how we, as individuals, can improve and protect our environment.
Environmental
Studies Homepage
A complete guide to the green initiative at Birmingham-Southern
College, including upcoming events held on campus.
BSC
Conservancy
BSC Conservancy is a student organization whose mission is to encourage
environmental awareness among the Birmingham-Southern College community
and those surrounding it.
Centenary College
Environmental
Science Major
Centenary offers an interdisciplinary degree in environmental sciences.
the degree is designed to give interested students the background
to assume an entry level position in the
environmental industry or to allow the student to continue with
post-graduate study in either environmental sciences or the discipline
in which the student elected a track.
Environmental
Studies Minor
An environmental studies minor is offered at Centenary College to
students with majors in the sciences and non-sciences. The minor
focuses the learning process around the knowledge and skills required
to address the multidisciplinary nature of environmental issues.
Course work varies somewhat depending on the student's major (science
or non-science) to better compliment their educational program.
The
Centenary Campus Environmental Audit
Centenary College of Louisiana completed its first environmental
audit in the Spring of 1998 through the Environmental Topics course
taught by Dr. Mary Barrett, Department of Geology & Geography.
This assessment examined the following areas: Recycling
Service, Campus and Career Opportunities, The Cafeteria, Water Usage
and Landscaping, Energy Use and Conservation
Centre College
The
Environmental Education Station
This site provides materials, in the form of course syllabi, readings,
exercises and books, for professors interested in developing environmental
curriculum and/or lesson plans. In addition, this site links to
further information on a variety of environmentally related subjects
such as deforestation, recycling, economic and the environment,
sustainable development, environmental audits, and organic gardening.
Earth
and Environmental Sciences Program
Helping students understand how our planet functions, the limits
of earth's resources, and the capacity of humans to alter global
processes for the common good, are the goals of the Furman program
in earth and environmental sciences. At Furman, earth and environmental
sciences students may pursue several programs of study. The department
offers a B.S. degree with an earth science concentration, a B.S.
with an environmental science concentration, and a B.A. with an
environmental science concentration.
Habitat
Earth
The Center for Habitat Earth is a multidimensional program to coordinate
and stimulate environmental themes in the curriculum, oversee campus
initiatives in energy conservation and environmental awareness,
and organize and support interdisciplinary environmental research.
The
Environmental Action Group
The Environmental Action Group (EAG) is a Furman University
student run organization whose main purpose is to educate and
enlighten the student body, faculty, and staff about environmental
issues. They seek to teach others about both the local and global
impacts human beings have on the world around them, and that
by implementing sustainable and economic techniques to conserve
resources, we will enable future generations to enjoy what we
have today.
Furman
Recycling Program
Furman University encourages all faculty, staff and students to
be pro-active in their campus recycling program. The university
provides bins and containers throughout the campus to capture materials.
The recyclables are collected weekly and transported to a recycle
center where they are sorted and distributed to manufacturers who
turn them into useful products helping us conserve our valuable
resources.
Enoree
River Basin Research Initiative 2000
The departments of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Biology, and
Chemistry at Furman University are currently involved in a long-term
research initiative to study the impact of economic and population
growth on river basins. The Enoree River has received the next to
worst water quality ranking by the Environmental Protection
Agency on the basis of the biological and chemical indices.
Their goal is to determine the cause of the poor water quality,
and attempt to link land use to water quality. Furman University
is currently accepting applications for the summer program
2000.
Community
and Environmental Health: Foreign Study in Santiago, Chile
A comparative study of community and environmental health concepts
in the US and in Chile. Through participation in service projects,
field experiences, and research assignments, students will explore
supportive and non-supportive cultural practices that affect community
and environmental health. Students will examine the need for environmental
management and health planning as they learn about the Chilean health
care system and research diseases, causative agents, pollutants,
toxins and practices affecting health and/or the environment. Students
will spend time with a host family, become immersed in its culture,
improve upon Spanish language skills and develop an appreciation
for another culture.
Hendrix College
Center
for Spirituality and Sustainability
Center for Spirituality and Sustainability offers experiential,
interdisciplinary programs designed to promote consciousness
of the interconnectedness of all creation and a sustainable
future based on spiritual awareness. It offers an exploration
of diverse ideas and theories, as well as practical hands-on
ways to make a difference in our own lives, our communities
and the world.
Student
Activities that Value the Earth
SAVE is Hendrix College's student environmental activist group.
Currently SAVE is working on the following campaigns to end chip
mills and clearcutting, factory farming in Arkansas and to support
the Zapatista Solidarity Campaign.
Rhodes College
Campus
Green
Campus Green is a non-profit, student run organization dedicated
to environmental issues. The groups is primarily concerned
with implementing programs that preserve the environment and educate
people about the urgency of environmental protection. Their main
project is to implement and maintain the student run recycling program.
Rollins College
Rollins
College Recycles
Rollins uses a white bag system to sort recyclables from trash.
Campus recycling bins should always be lined with white bags,
as opposed to clear or black bags. There are two types of
recycling bins located on Rollins campus: Commingled and Paper
Products. "Co-mingled" includes aluminum, plastic, tin, and
glass products, while "Paper Products" refers only to paper
and cardboard products.
Rollins
Environmental Studies Program
The Environmental Studies major offers an interdisciplinary approach
to the global environmental crisis by drawing faculty from anthropology,
biology, chemistry,economics, philosophy, political science, and
English. Faculty from the local community also provide a valuable
applied perspective. Students may major in one of two tracks: Environmental
Policy or Natural Systems Analysis.
Wekiva
2020
This project provides a module for ACS schools to incorporate environmental
ethics and ecological design into their curriculum. The core of
this project was the design of a "greenways-oriented- community,"
(Wekiva 2020, Conceptual Design Principles for the Wekiva River
Protection Project). This project is part of a larger effort
to implement sustainable design standards in the Wekia Protection
Area, one of Florida's most sensitive ecological regions. This prototype
project will also be utilized to make “Ethical Design” a collaborative
research and service agenda in ACS institutions.
Southwestern University
Southwestern
University's Environmental Studies Program
Environmental Studies at Southwestern University is an interdisciplinary
program which introduces students both those majoring in environmental
studies and those wishing to add knowledge in this significant area
of study and life to a wide variety of perspectives that examine
the many connections between humans and nature. Major: Students
may choose between two tracks in the Environmental Studies Major
(both of which lead to the B.A. degree). Minor: A minor in Environmental
Studies consists of 18 hours selected from the two tracks with 12
hours above the 100 level.
Southwestern's
Campus Ecological Audit
In the Spring of 1999, students from three different courses
in each of three different campus academic divisions came together
to conduct an ecological audit of the Southwestern campus. Students
from Dr. Hobgood-Oster's Religion and Ecology course, Dr. Johnson's
Society, Culture and Ecology course, and Dr. Niemeyer's Environmental
Chemistry course worked together on interdisciplinary teams
to investigate the campus's sustainability along eleven parameters.
Trinity University
Environmental
Studies Minor
The Environmental Studies minor is an interdisciplinary study of
the Earth's environment and human interaction with that environment.
Environmental Studies is a program of breadth, not concentration,
in which students address environmental issues from natural science,
economic, and sociocultural perspectives. The minor includes required
courses in anthropology, biology, economics, and geoscience and
electives in areas ranging from history to organic chemistry. Given
the breadth of this minor, a significant overlap with a student's
choice of Common Curriculum courses is both expected and encouraged.
Trinity
University Northeast Corner Project
Trinity University has an undeveloped 12 acre parcel of land on
the northeast corner of campus. Recently, campus interest in environmental
issues has raised awareness of the educational potential of this
attractive open space. A group of faculty, students, and staff at
Trinity University have discussed a plan to manage this parcel,
so that it would satisfy the university community's need for an
outdoor area for environmental teaching and learning. With the support
of ACS, Trinity University physical plant staff, faculty, and students
hosted a planning charette. One outcome of this planning process
was a set of realistic options for the development and management
of the northeast corner.
University of Richmond
EcoAware
(Environmental Coalition Of Activists Working Ardently for Richmond's
Ecology) The purpose of this site is to increase Environmental Awareness
in the Richmond Community. The site provides descriptions of Richmond's
various environmental activities, environmental studies offerings
and accomplishments, and links to other interesting facts and figures.
Environmental
Studies
UR is developing a Major in Environmental Studies. The goal of the
major is to enable students to understand, evaluate, and change
the way humans relate to their natural world. The major will draw
together students and faculty from across campus to integrate disciplines
in the study of the environment. It is expected to begin in the
fall of 2001. Further information about the major and other environmental
issues at UR can be accessed on this page.
University of the South
Enviromental Studies Major
Three majors and a minor are offered in the Environmental Studies Program. The three majors include Environmental Policy, Ecology and Biodiversity, and Natural Resources and the Environment. There are eleven required courses for each of the majors, including a senior capstone course. The minor in Environmental Studies consists of six courses taken from the approved Environmental Studies course list. The minor requires EnSt 200 (Introduction to Environmental Studies), two social science/policy courses (from the approved list), two science courses (from the appproved list), and an additional sixth course of their choosing (from the approved list).
Sewanee
Outing Program
The purpose of the Sewanee Outing Program is to provide students
with the opportunity to explore and enjoy the outdoors through activities
such as hiking, backpacking, climbing, boating, caving, skiing,
and mountain biking. Within these activities, the SOP provides a
dynamic opportunity for student leadership, personal growth, relaxation,
and fun. The program seeks to expand the extracurricular activities
at the University by offering excursions that enhance individual
enjoyment and appreciation of the natural world.
Cumberland
Environmental Center
The Cumberland Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development
at the University of the South is an interdisciplinary group of
faculty from the Departments of Biology, Economics, Philosophy and
Political Science. Their mission is to provide interdisciplinary,
collaborative mentoring to advanced undergraduates through shared
faculty/student research and to foster student/ faculty problem-solving
in the areas of regional conservation and sustainable development,
focusing at least initially on Franklin County, TN and the southern
Cumberland Plateau. Overall CCCSD aims to serve as a think tank
on issues relating to conservation and sustainable development for
the University, broader community and southeast region.
Heritage
Resources Management in the College and University Environment
Heritage Resources Management, a workshop on the identification
and stewardship of archaeological and historical resources, provided
a usable level of archaeological knowledge to a large segment of
the ACS academic and public sector. Administrators, faculty, and
students were provided with an experience in planning and preserving
while they explored how each group plays a key role and how students
can be energized to become deeply involved in research addressing
important environmental issues. An essential product of the workshop
was a draft heritage
resources management policy suitable for adoption by all of
the ACS schools and for modification and elaboration tailored to
the resources of each individual institution. This site also includes
ACS Heritage Links.
Washington and Lee University
Environmental
Studies Program
Washington and Lee takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study
of the environment. Faculty and students from the sciences, the
humanities, the social sciences, and law are involved
through research, the curriculum, and a variety of co-curricular
activities, including lecture series, service learning projects,
monthly luncheon seminars, and outdoor activities. The interdisciplinary
course sequence was approved by the faculty in 1998. The geology
department also offers a B.A. degree with a focus on environmental
issues.
Campus Recycling
Program
Now its easier than ever to recycle paper and aluminum cans at Washington
& Lee. There is no need to sort these items - they can
simply be tossed into the new blue containers located in all buildings
on campus. Glass and cardboard is collected separately at specified
locations.
The
Washington and Lee Outing Club
The W&L Outing Club offers students, faculty, and staff
a variety of outdoor activities and classes. W&L students
lead most of the activities, which include backpacking, fly
fishing, canoeing, kayaking, rafting, rock climbing, mountain
biking, caving, skiing, and outdoor cooking. Trips vary
in length from day hikes to ten day trips held during February
and Spring break. Equipment and trip planning resources
are available to all Outing Club members who want to do their
own trips.
