Analysis: Rio Salado Community Collage

I have attended the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh for the last two years. I will be entering my junior year pursuing a Bachelor Degree of Science with a major in Environmental Studies. My career interests entail green energy and natural resource management. I was a young child when I started attending a summer camp program that emphasized nature and environmental conservation—ever since I have made outdoor activities into hobbies and continued interest in environmental sustainability. The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh focuses on sustainability through green building, alternative and solar energy, and curbing pollution.

Although there is no formal definition for the term, individuals have tried to define sustainability according to their function or area of study. The term “sustainability,” once an obscure ecological concept, has now been adopted by many in the business world to connote the principles of social and environmental responsibility (Joseph Fiksel, Jonathan Low and Jim Thomas). Further, sustainability can be seen through the eyes of business as a way to create value. More likely than not, the term sustainability can be linked to the ability of decreasing costs, wastes and inefficiencies. According to the vice president of General Electric,

Sustainability relates to the ongoing capacity of Earth to maintain all life, which means developing ways to ensure that all resources on Earth are used and managed responsibly so they can be maintained for future generations.

The pursuit of knowledge helped me love books and which brought me to Creighton University. Since my childhood I was eager to learn as much as possible, specifically the environment. I was fascinated about wildlife and how beautiful it looked. Being a native from Nairobi, Kenya; I was able to go to the safaris and learn about the different animals. These are the memories which I vividly remember and keep close to me. When I went back many years later, I was disappointed to see how my city has changed. This was disheartening because the city didn’t change for the best. This caused me to go for a minor in Sustainable Energy. The Energy department at Creighton is being cut back on and is limiting our class options to learn. Northeastern University

Right now, the most sustainable schools are in rural environments. This becomes quite evident by looking at popularmechanics.com’s top 10 most sustainable schools ranking; almost all of the colleges on this list have many acres of campus, located in the outskirts of a small town or city. Many of these college have sustainability classes

Oberlin college is ranked as the 4th greenest college in America by popularmechanics.com which makes sense. It incorporates sustainability into its curriculum, while still maintaining its use of brand new technologies such as solar panels and electric cars. Campuses that are more sustainable seem to have two main characteristics: they are regularly in rural settings, which they use to their advantage by having big farms and creating nature reserves, and they invest in more environmentally friendly technology before other colleges. Most colleges in the United States are endeavoring to become more sustainable, but many are taking the wrong approach to doing so. For example, USC is making efforts towards becoming more sustainable, and while

As of now, I am unsure about the costs of this project, long it could possibility take to complete it and how many student’s it really does effect. So I will first be looking at what is “sustainability” and what could be the best options for this problem (Cohen, Steven.). Then, I will be conducting a survey with the students to

Sustainability is an idea that we have been taught in different connotations that has influenced the way I choose to live by. To me, sustainability is preserving ourselves and our environment to live comfortably but also to preserve the world around us for future generations to live comfortably. I plan to take these thoughts into college with me by pursuing a degree in nursing where I know I can learn those skills through the Lutes’ program offered. Being a nurse and graduating from a program that teaches the important values

The core focus of University Colloquium is to explore and practice communicating about the environmental concepts of sustainability, ecological literacy, environmental education, and sense of place. Both exploration and communication of these core concepts was amply carried by participation in this event. Tabling consists of 2 parts: communicating to students about environmental concepts pertaining to farmer’s markets, and researching what to communicate at home. Therefore, through research, I explored the concepts of colloquium because I had to mention research to curious students. Regarding sustainability, facts mentioned focused on how local farmer’s markets tended to act in a greener and more environmentally sustainable way. For example, small farms more often readily adopt environmentally friendly practices including: rebuilding the diversity of crops and insects, using fewer pesticides, using cover crops to improve soil, and providing wildlife with safer border areas (Cho,2012). Ecological literacy and environmental education involved understanding the earths complex web of ecological

Within the College, there are significant sustainability efforts that are directly related to social justice. These resources are easily accessible, offering students a platform to have their voices heard regarding the College’s efforts to be more environmentally friendly. The Farmhouse theme house and the Sustainability Committee of the Student Senate are avenues for direct access to Gettysburg College officials, who have a say in campus-wide campaigns for better sustainability practices. From the perspective of community-based education, schools are an excellent resource for gaining information, but are less accessible to families in the community who do not have students attending these schools.

UTSA doesn’t offer too many social entrepreneurship, social impact, or sustainable & economic development courses or programs. I’m seeking to be at a school that offers me a chance to really dive into these topics more. Additionally, at UTSA, I’ve been overwhelmed with the large student body. Being one of 28,000 plus hasn’t allowed me to find my fit and made me feel as if there isn’t too much of an impact I can make on the school. By being at a smaller, research-heavy Tier-1 institution, I can engage in service inside and outside the school, connect with the student body, and make an impact on my school and larger

Sustainability implies that the organization is managing in economic, ecological and socially competent ways. All organizations range on a continuum of their sustainability level with some being more sustainable than others. Generally, as Dunphy, Griffiths and Benn (Module One, Topic 1.5) point out, the more sustainable an organization is, the more they help the surrounding environment, be this local (the particular country) or macro (the world itself). The environment also reflects the sustainability ethos and situation of the organization itself.

Sustainability is a topic that has become very important in recent years. Sustainability is defined as, “the ability to continue a defined behavior indefinitely.” ("Finding and Resolving the Root Causes of the Sustainability Problem", 2014)

Every living being are directly or indirectly depend on natural environment. Sustainability helps to balance financial, social, and environmental factors to facilitate responsible business decision making over the immediate and long term. . Sustainability refers to meeting the needs of present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (Oxford University press 1987, p.43). Sustainability is also being protective and aware of use of natural resources and development that meets the need of present and everything that is need for our survival and well being depends, directly or indirectly on our natural environment. According to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Sustainability is

When I joined Trent University for Graduate School under the Sustainability Studies program in September 2017, it surprisingly became a whole new place, new people and exciting in program instructors different from the other universities attended while looking for a career in development studies, environment and peace studies, sustainable natural resource management and community development studies. The Colloquium Course among the other courses in the program, is one to which I have built new ideas and approaches to some of the questions not answered during my career trait. There have been events in the course that I personally attended and enjoyed, The Trent Market Garden educational event on Civic Agriculture, The Windy Pine retreat and the in-class power point presentation on Indigenous Peoples, Canada and the Possibility of Reconciliation by David Newhouse. This course is relevant to understanding the whole idea behind community development, involvement and participation towards sustainable practices. These ideas are explained in details and their relevance to society are explained by different guest speakers within the classroom, workshops and symposiums.