THE WORLD IS CHANGING With a population of seven billion people that is continuing to grow we need new ideas to address how we interact with our planet. How do we manage renewable resources to live within our planet’s means? How do we provide education, meaningful work and sustenance for everyone? These are important questions everyone should be thinking about, no matter what major they are pursuing.

HOW WE INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER AND THE WORLD IS VERY COMPLEX Individual problems of sustainability are rarely simple. The complex interactions among the society, the economy and the environment require solutions that cross boundaries and involve creative, innovative thought. Interdisciplinary problem solving is more and more the way science and engineering problems are solved.

WORKING TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSES, COMMUNITIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT IS AN IMPORTANT GOALCompanies, non-profit organizations and researchers are increasing their focus on sustainable practices. To understand what sustainability means, how you can make society more sustainable and how the environment influences you consider the Global Environmental Sustainability (GES) Minor.

THE MINOR IS AN IMPORTANT WAY TO BECOME INVOLVED IN YOUR FUTURE The GES Minor is an interdisciplinary set of courses that allows you to build upon your major to understand the problems and solutions that we all face. Students take two required courses, GES 101 and the capstone, GES 470 along with five courses that they chose from a list of courses offered across campus. Classes come from four areas – Society and Social Processes, Biological and Physical Processes, Economy and Profitability, and Skills.

The School of Global Environmental Sustainability and the Student Sustainability Center (sustainability.colostate.edu/ssc) have even more ways for you to connect. See more information regarding the minor at http://sustainability.colostate.edu/education/ minor-global-environmental-sustainability or by contacting the SoGES academic coordinator at GESadvising@colostate.edu or (970) 492-4070.

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