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MCC Goes Green : Being " Green " Smart. Fred Hills Joy Evans Bill Matta Professional Development Day. The Issue…. Sustainability a hot topic across Higher Education However, curriculum the area least addressed to date in comprehensive sustainability initiatives across college campuses - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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MCC Goes Green:Being "Green"
Smart
Fred HillsJoy EvansBill Matta
Professional Development Day
The Issue…• Sustainability a hot topic across Higher Education• However, curriculum the area least addressed to
date in comprehensive sustainability initiatives across college campuses
• Various individuals addressing issue but not consistent across campus
• Session seeks to share what is being done and develop ideas on how to expand curriculum to address sustainability issues
Background
• In June 2007, Dr. Michaelis signed the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment.– Pledge for MCC to become climate neutral
• Sustainability Committee created in January 2008– promote sustainability practices across campus and
the community• MCC Committed to moving the campus towards
becoming more eco friendly and “climate neutral”
Sustainability Initiatives on MCC
• LEEDs project design in new buildings• Recycling initiative• Use of alternative energy to provide MCC a
percent of power requirements• Move to Green Energy sources• Reduce unnecessary waste and travel– Bicycles for students and staff/faculty– Adding hybrid vehicles to MCC vehicle pool– Move to recycled paper for printing
What about the Curriculum?
Teaching and promoting sustainability principles and practices across the
campus and the community
Big Questions for Educators
• Why be “Green”?– Global Warming– Economically Makes Sense– Global Dynamics– Stewardship
• What objectives/behavior do we seek to achieve?
• How to make it real to students, faculty, staff, administrators and the community?
Integrating “Green” into the Curriculum
• Purpose: teach and encourage students, faculty, staff, administrators and community to be aware of the issues and be more eco friendly
• Curriculum includes in class and extracurricular activities
Ongoing Initiatives:In Class
• Environmental Science Class Initiatives• Economics of “Green” by Business• Recycling initiatives for IT equipment in CIS• Others??
Ongoing Initiatives: Better Stewardship in the Classroom• Limit copying and encourage digital formats• Double sided printing• Incorporate sustainability concerns in
textbook selection• Increased use of Blackboard and the Internet
in supplementing class materials• Others???
Ongoing Initiatives:Extracurricular:
• PTK service theme – “Keep America Beautiful”• Tartan’s commitment to cleaning College
Drive• Campus’ continuing participation in “Keep
Waco Beautiful”• Others?
Why be “Green”?Global Warming
Issues:• Scientific concerns• Social concerns• Ethical concernsCurricular interests:• Scientific pros and cons in the debate• Historical background to the issues• Political implications of Global Warming
debate
Why be “Green”?Economics
Issues:• Limited resources• Better utilization of our resources• Goodwill benefitsCurricular opportunities:• Economics of “Green”• Cost/benefit analysis of recycling over new• The “Green” Economy• Calculating costs and process flows• “Green” Accounting
Why be “Green”?Stewardship
Issues:• Just makes sense• Better utilization of what we have• Moving from consuming to sharing with others
Curricular Opportunities:• Social/Psychological impact of eco-stewardship• Ethical dimension of Stewardship• Political dimensions of Stewardship• Theological dimensions of Stewardship
Ideas for “Green” Assignments
• Eco projects• Research paper on “Green” topic– History of recycling– “Is Global Warming a Concern?”
• Case Studies– Develop a cost/benefit analysis in using recycled
goods over new resources
Ideas for “Green” Assignments
• Presentations• Debate on the Pros and Cons of going “Green”– Is Global Warming an issue?– Does recycling help?
• Ideas Generation
Community Activities
• Service Learning Projects• Learning Communities• Integrating Distance Learning Community• Community Outreach
“Green” Resources for Teaching
Websites:• MCC’s Sustainability Web Site• Association for the Advancement of
Sustainability in HE - http://www.aashe.org/• Blogs• Wiki• Library • Others?
MCC’s Sustainability Committee:
• Sid Ross• Theresa Sparks• Elaine Alexander• Kristy Cook
• Fred Hills• Bill Matta• Joy Evans• Paul Hoffman
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