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Students greening campus
Alexia Lang
Issue date: 11/17/08 Section: News
Davies said the results, in part stimulated by the class, include the University of Missouri President Gary Forsee signing the College and University President's Climate Commitment, more dialog across campus about sustainability, the new student union being built LEED certified, sustainability becoming part of the University Urban Mission and more.
"In the last 2 1/2 years, UMKC has definitely begun to move toward an environmentally sustainable emphasis," she said. "The Environmental Studies Program is in the forefront of this change on campus. The environment is inextricably linked to our urban mission and our goal of leading in education and research."
Coming at the issue from a science perspective, Davies said she hopes sustainability is not just a fad that will soon leave campus.
"These are ways to be much more efficient and, in the end, cost us less. I think momentum is gaining."
At this point, the next Environmental Sustainability class has not been scheduled and the instructors have not been selected. However, Philosophy Professor Jim Sheppard and History Professor John Herron are considering teaching the class, according to Davies.
She hopes the class will be taught by different professors each time it is offered in order to bring new perspectives to the subject.
She said, "What students find most appealing about our program is the wide range of expertise and course offerings across campus, each providing perspective on environmental issues relevant to students lives."
alang@unews.com
"In the last 2 1/2 years, UMKC has definitely begun to move toward an environmentally sustainable emphasis," she said. "The Environmental Studies Program is in the forefront of this change on campus. The environment is inextricably linked to our urban mission and our goal of leading in education and research."
Coming at the issue from a science perspective, Davies said she hopes sustainability is not just a fad that will soon leave campus.
"These are ways to be much more efficient and, in the end, cost us less. I think momentum is gaining."
At this point, the next Environmental Sustainability class has not been scheduled and the instructors have not been selected. However, Philosophy Professor Jim Sheppard and History Professor John Herron are considering teaching the class, according to Davies.
She hopes the class will be taught by different professors each time it is offered in order to bring new perspectives to the subject.
She said, "What students find most appealing about our program is the wide range of expertise and course offerings across campus, each providing perspective on environmental issues relevant to students lives."
alang@unews.com
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Keye Johnston
posted 11/17/08 @ 2:02 PM CST
Great article emphasizing sustainability activities cross-campus. This is very exciting and have to commend Alexia and the staff of Unews for keeping this topic front and center in the discussions on campus. (Continued…)
Jessica S
posted 12/15/08 @ 3:29 PM CST
To all those interested in campus greening:
I am writing now as an informed student and active member of the global community. I say that I am concerned, because I have recently noticed some problems in the current policies present on my own college campus that I am certain are not exclusive from other colleges. (Continued…)
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