Post Tagged with: "Sustainability theme"

Sustainability | Screening of ‘Bikes vs Cars,’ Feb. 24

Sustainability | Screening of ‘Bikes vs Cars,’ Feb. 24

The Common Experience Project on Sustainability Films presents Bikes vs Cars on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. at the Athena Cinema, 20 S. Court St. in Athens. A panel features Dr. Amy Lynch, Assistant Professor of Geography; Paul Logue, Athens City Planner: Pete Kotses, Athens City Council; and Sam Crowl, Office […]

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February 1, 2016 at 6:15 pmEvents

Sustainability | Screening of ‘This Changes Everything,’ Jan. 27

Sustainability | Screening of ‘This Changes Everything,’ Jan. 27

The Common Experience Project on Sustainability Films presents This Changes Everything on Wednesday, Jan. 27, from 7-9 p.m. A panel comprising Dr. Nancy Manring, Associate Professor of Political Science and Sustainability Studies theme leader; Dr. Edna Wangui, Associate Professor of Geography; and Eddie Smith, Graduate Student Senate President. Discussion topics […]

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January 27, 2016 at 5:30 pmEvents

Update | CAS 1300x Themes in Action

There will be five sections of the 1-credit course CAS1300x Themes in Action  offered in spring – each focused on a different curricular theme – to provide students with active learning opportunities concerning sustainability, local food, justice and social change, wealth and poverty, and international security. In addition to the […]

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January 12, 2016 at 9:01 amAnnouncements

Spring 2016 | Course Seeks Creative Use of Old World Skills to Help with Clothing Waste

Spring 2016 | Course Seeks Creative Use of Old World Skills to Help with Clothing Waste

The Sustainability Studies theme is featuring a Spring 2016 course that combines old world knowledge with modern technology to give students the skills to reduce clothing waste. Students will gain hands-on experience in a lab setting to master sustainability skills. THAR 2360 is open to all undergraduates (non-Theater students should contact the […]

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December 2, 2015 at 10:04 amNews

Student Teams Design Their Own Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods

Student presentations in CAS 1415

Undergraduate students enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences Introduction to Sustainability (CAS 1415) course become urban planners for a day. Students in CAS 1415 recently put what they learned about sustainable urban planning into practice by designing their own sustainable neighborhoods. During the preceding two weeks of class, […]

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December 2, 2015 at 9:35 amNews

Fall 2016 | Add a 1-Credit Themes in Action Course

Fall 2016 | Add a 1-Credit Themes in Action Course

Students looking for a 1-credit course for Fall 2016 can dip into one a CAS 1300x Themes in Action course. Choose from five different sections—each focused on a different curricular theme—and get involved in activities and events around sustainability, local food, justice and social change, wealth and poverty, and international security. […]

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November 16, 2015 at 11:45 amNews

Free Screening of Black Ice, Nov. 4

The Common Experience Project on Sustainability Film Series presents a free screening of Black Ice on Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Athena Cinema uptown. Black Ice explores the threat of climate change disruption with oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean and the protest by Greenpeace activists who are […]

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November 1, 2015 at 11:15 pmEvents