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New Minor in Sustainability Studies offered by STS
An exciting new option for students who care about the environment:
Are you prepared to face the challenge of environmental sustainability? Today’s environmental problems—global warming, loss of biodiversity, food insecurity, toxic waste—require a new generation of creative solutions. The minor in Sustainability Studies will help you develop those solutions.
The minor in Sustainability Studies is open to students pursuing degrees across campus, including those in engineering, the sciences, arts and humanities, architecture, and management. The minor is offered through the Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS). The STS approach to sustainability connects social, scientific, and technological fields of study. Courses to be applied toward the Sustainability Studies minor focus on the human dimensions of environmental problems and emphasize the importance of interdisciplinary expertise and collaboration.
Pace Law School Lectures, White Plains, NY
Fall Lecture Series of the Center for Environmental Legal Studies at Pace Law School, 78 North Broadway, White Plains, NY
“Current Issues in New York State Energy Policy and Planning”
John Williams, Director, Energy Analysis, New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA), Albany, NY
September 24, 12:30-1:30 pm, Preston Hall 401
Annual Distinguished Kerlin Lecture: “Environment, Law & Non-Profits: How NGOs Shape Our Laws, Health, and Communities”
Peter Lehner, Executive Director, Natural Resources Defense Council, NY, NY
October 1, 5:00-6:00 pm, Moot Court Room
(Free) Student Environmental Summit
3RD ANNUAL STUDENT SUMMIT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSORTIUM – FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2008
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Highlights:
- Unique opportunity to learn from a sustainability communications expert!
- Network with like-minded students from other colleges and universities.
- All majors welcome! Faculty and staff are also invited to attend!
- Free dinner!
- Convenient shuttle from train station and travel stipends available for qualifying expense.
- First 10 attendees will receive a free copy of Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization by Lester R. Brown!
- Stay overnight with a student host at Vassar College.
Audubon Job Opp - App due 25apr08
Position:
Manager/Coordinator, Sustainable Communities Program
Audubon International
Summary:
Audubon International, an independent, nonprofit environmental education organization, is looking for the right person to serve as Manager/Coordinator for the organization’s Sustainable Communities Program (SCP). This position, reporting directly to the Executive Director, will play the key role in the growth and management of this program. This position will serve as the primary contact with SCP members—towns, cities, counties, and large-scale destination communities—providing education, advice, information, support, coaching, and project oversight for sustainability efforts in these places. This individual will interact with a wide range of stakeholders through phone, email, and face-to-face communication and will also play a role in maintaining the overall educational quality and certification soundness of the program through materials development, program implementation and delivery, and project-level service.