ENVS 491

Fall 2019 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 26-Dec 11

Sustainability Experience

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Credit: 1 TO 4 hours.

Students will work with faculty, staff, and/or the Student Sustainability Committee to advance campus sustainability goals and the Illinois Climate Action Plan. This course is designed to enable students to apply their disciplinary knowledge to tackle inherently interdisciplinary problems, while also developing and enhancing their critical analysis, leadership, organizational, and project management/evaluation skills and preparing them for addressing sustainability issues in their careers.

1 to 4 undergraduate hours. 1 to 4 graduate hours. Approved for letter and S/U grading. May be repeated, if topics vary. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

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ENVS 491 class schedule data for fall 2019
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
65566	Conference	CSI	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Wood, G Cai, X	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/19-12/11/19 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Section Title: Campus Sustainability Intern Section Info: Students in this section will serve as Campus Sustainability Interns, working directly with (1) iSEE staff to develop, refine, implement, and analyze the performance of various campus sustainability initiatives, such as the Certified Green Office Program, or (2) staff in campus units (e.g., Facilities & Services, Housing, Parking) on projects related to campus sustainability that are particular to that unit’s role within campus operations, for example the development of an electric vehicle charging program within Parking. Standard Letter Grading. Topic varies each semester so section may be repeated.
65564	Conference	SSC	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Wood, G Cai, X	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/19-12/11/19 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Section Title: Student Sustainability Cmte Section Info: Students in this section serve on the Student Sustainability Committee and/or one of its topical working groups. Working group members cultivate proposals from the campus community to fund projects that will enhance the sustainability of the campus, and Committee members evaluate those proposals and decide which will be funded by student fee revenue. Students who serve only on a topical working group are expected to canvass the campus community to solicit new proposals, work closely with prospective proposers to clarify and improve their proposals, and provide preliminary evaluation of submitted proposals to the Committee. These students are expected to attend working group meetings and to provide comments in electronic form on submitted proposals. Students who also serve on the Committee will be expected to attend Committee meetings, participate in the final evaluation and selection of proposals to be funded, and provide organizational leadership for the Committee. Evaluation of proposals, both at the working group and Committee level, takes place through written comments in shared documents as well as in group discussions. S/U Grading. Topic varies each semester so section may be repeated.
65565	Conference	SWA	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Wood, G Cai, X	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/19-12/11/19 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Section Title: Sustain. Working Advisory Team Section Info: The campus has six topical Sustainability Working Advisory Teams (SWATeams) which are charged with evaluating our campus's progress on meeting Illinois Climate Action Plan goals and making specific recommendations for new sustainability procedures and initiatives. Each of these teams will be staffed by a student in section SWA. In this capacity, the student’s responsibilities may include analysis of campus sustainability related data, preparation of formal recommendations and reports to the campus, and development of scope for proposed sustainability studies. Standard Letter Grading. Topic varies each semester so section may be repeated.