Curricular Sustainability Theme (2011 Strategic Plan)

We will develop a yearlong sustainability theme across the curriculum, including all Schools and programs. Starting with orientation, students will be informed of on-campus sustainability initiatives, the common reading for incoming students will be consistent with the sustainability theme, and a yearlong speaker series will showcase leaders in a broad range of issues related to sustainability, drawing recognition to Hampshire College as a leader in sustainability education.

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 * I like this idea. It doesn't necessarily have to be just a one-year focus...  Rebecca Thomas, F'07
 * I like this as well, although I do not think the common reading should necessarily be mandated to be on a particular theme (sustainability). We also need to have open discussion as to what the term "sustainability" really means. I have worked with a number of students who investigate this complex and controversial term, including a current Div III student. I assume from the context, we mean environmental sustainability, but that needs to be made clear. Sue Darlington (CSI - teaching, among other things, environmental anthropology).