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The University of Scranton: 2005-2006 Workshop on Sustainability


Workshop on Sustainability

The University is committed to the infusion of the issues of sustainability across the curriculum. Our vision is to inculcate sustainability into existing and new courses throughout all the disciplines from theology, to business, to philosophy, to the natural sciences, to sociology, to political science, to history, to health, to education, to ......... The year 2007-08 represents the third year of this program which has involved 34 faculty participants thus far. Details about the workshop can be obtained from Michael Cann (cannm1@scranton.edu) and Sharon Meagher (meaghers1@scranton.edu).

  1. Activities of the workshop and follow-up activities require participants to:

    1. Complete readings on sustainability prior to the workshop

    2. Participate in the 2-day workshop: Thursday, May 24, 2007, 12:00pm, welcome lunch and presentations by 2006-07 participants; Friday, May 25, 8:45am-5:00pm (discussion of sustainability, examples of how sustainability can be incorporated into particular courses, open discussion among the participants)

    3. Prepare a course module and a syllabus, and give a 10-minute presentation on how/where sustainability will be incorporated into your course Friday, June 8, 2007, 8:45am-3:00pm

    4. Report (one page written and 10 minute oral) back to the group in late May 2008 on successes and failures of your endeavors

    5. Presentation (10 minute, 5 minute discussion) on your experience with this project to the workshop group in late May 2008

    6. Allow a copy of your course summary and syllabus to be placed on the web site of the Sustainability Task Force

Following are the Faculty Participants of the conference and a downloadable PDF file of their course statement on how they incorporated sustainability into their course and a syllabus.

Name

Project or Course Title

Galen L. Baril, Psychology

Psychology 330: Research Methods in the Behavioral Sciences

J. Brian Benestad, Theology/Religious Studies

Theology/Religious Studies 543 and T/RS 484 Catholic Social Thought

Michael C. Cann, Chemistry

Chemistry 100: Elements of Chemistry
Chemistry 232-233: Organic Chemistry

Leonard W. Champney, Political Science

Environmental Laws and Regulations

Joseph W. Connolly, Physics/Electrical Engineering

Physics 102: Earth Science

Marian Farrell, Nursing

Nursing 111: Women’s Health

David O. Friedrichs, Sociology/Criminal Justice

Sociology 110: Introduction to Sociology

Patricia A. Gross, Education

Education 340: Reading in the Secondary School

Christina M. Gschwandtner, Philosophy

Philosohpy 210: Ethics
Philosophy 213: Environmental Ethics

Jean Harris, Political Science

Political Science 131: American National Government

Christie Karpiak, Psychology

Psychology 330L: Research Methods Laboratory

Joe Kraus, English

Writing 214: Creative Nonfiction

Linda Ledford-Miller, Foreign Languages and Literatures

Spanish 484: Contemporary Central American Prose

Tata J. Mbugua, Education

Education 349: Integrated Methods: Elementary Language Arts/Social Studies

Sharon M. Meagher, Philosophy

Philosophy 218: Feminism: Theory and Practice
Philosophy 314: Philosophy and the City

Kevin M. Nordberg, Philosophy

Philosophy 214: Computers and Ethics

Ann Pang-White, Philosophy

Philosophy 419J: Philosophy East and West

Robert A. Parsons, Foreign Languages and Literatures

Español 319, español comercial.

Rose Sebastianelli, Operations and Information Management

Statistics 252: Statistics for Business II

Robert Smith, Biology

Biology 371: Ecology

Jennifer A. Tripp, Chemistry

Chemistry 232L: Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Janice Voltzow, Biology

Biology 204: Environmental Issues in Latin America

Robert F. Waldeck, Biology

Biology 141: General Biology

Kathleen B. Wasserman, Education

Education 241: Foundations of Reading Instruction
ERDG 501: Foundations of Reading Instruction


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