Center for Sustainability and the Environment

Staff

Thomas I. Wilch, faculty director, Center for Sustainability and the Environment; Professor of earth and environment. B.A. Macalester College; M.S. University of Maine Orono; Ph.D. New Mexico Tech.

Monica Day, director, Center for Sustainability and the Environment, B.A. Knox College; M.S. Michigan State University.

Ashlynn Reed, sustainability coordinator, B.A. Albion College.

Introduction

The Center for Sustainability and the Environment (CSE), through its member students and affiliated faculty, aims to be a national model for sustainable and environmental engagement. Our principal mission is to empower students to be environmental and social change makers. With the continued growth of knowledge about environmental and social systems, CSE adapts its practices in support of current principles. We recognize that as humans we are part of the natural world and have an interdependent relationship with it. We have a responsibility to not only preserve natural resources, but to help them flourish. We strive to address environmental problems by working locally with all Interested, affected, or relevant parties.. We center equity and belonging as an integral part of sustainability. We believe that all people possess the ability to learn and grow from each other, developing mutually beneficial partnerships on a path towards environmental wellness.

The Center for Sustainability and the Environment (CSE) welcomes students from all majors. CSE students have wide-ranging interests in the natural world, the environment, and sustainability.

Admission—Students must apply for admission to the Center and the experiential certificates it offers. Normally this step is taken as part of the application process to the College, and most members are admitted as incoming students. Admission to the Center is also available to current students, by application. Visit the Center’s website for information on the application process.

Policy on Advanced Placement Credit

Co-curricular Offerings

The Center for Sustainability and the Environment provides co-curricular experiential learning opportunities, through hands-on courses, field trips, service opportunities, innovation (digital) badges, and experiential certificates, See website for more information.

Student Learning Outcomes

CSE students will be able to:

Analyze sustainability issues and solutions through a social justice lens
Articulate their personal social responsibility with respect to sustainability
Recognize how to engage with local and extended community partners in order to foster mutually beneficial relationships
Design and carry out a sustainability or environmental project
Appraise career opportunities in relation to sustainability and the environment

Programs

Major

Sustainability Studies, B.A.