[Will be updated with 2010 information after Thanksgiving]
Summer Sustainability Institute 2009
Organizer: Dr. Ronnie Lipschutz, (831) 459-3275 or email: rlipsch@ucsc.edu
The University of California, Santa Cruz Summer Session is pleased to announce the first Santa Cruz Summer Sustainability Institute (SSI), a program of courses, discussions and possible internships designed to introduce students to the concepts and practices of social and ecological sustainability, and to allow them to pursue selected subjects in greater depth. The Institute reflects growing sustainability-related interest and activity at UC-Santa Cruz and offers students the opportunity to participate in special discussion sections and seminars, explore a variety of projects on campus and around the Monterey Bay Region.
UCSC has a number of on-going and developing programs and projects related to sustainability. These include, among others:
Summer Sustainability Institute 2009
Organizer: Dr. Ronnie Lipschutz, (831) 459-3275 or email: rlipsch@ucsc.edu
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The University of California, Santa Cruz Summer Session is pleased to announce the first Santa Cruz Summer Sustainability Institute (SSI), a program of courses, discussions and possible internships designed to introduce students to the concepts and practices of social and ecological sustainability, and to allow them to pursue selected subjects in greater depth. The Institute reflects growing sustainability-related interest and activity at UC-Santa Cruz and offers students the opportunity to participate in special discussion sections and seminars, explore a variety of projects on campus and around the Monterey Bay Region.
UCSC has a number of on-going and developing programs and projects related to sustainability. These include, among others:
- UCSC's Environmental Studies Department, envs.ucsc.edu
- the Student Environmental Center (SEC), www.enviroslug.org
- the Program in Community and Agroecology (PICA), ucscpica.org
- the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS), casfs.ucsc.edu
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Campus Sustainability, sustainability.ucsc.edu
The Institute offers students the opportunity to participate in special evening discussion sections and seminars. Participation in the Summer Sustainability Institute is FREE, although those taking any of the credit courses listed below must pay all the associated tuition fees. Participants also have the opportunity to room together in housing at College Eight but this is not required; for information regarding on-campus housing see
summer.ucsc.edu/housing_on
Students should enroll in at least one of the five-credit courses listed below. Although the Institute lasts all ten weeks of Summer Session, you may participate in any combination of just Session I, just Session II, or both Sessions; the maximum enrollment is 15 credits per Session. Enrollment in courses during Summer Session is open to anyone over 18, including non-UCSC students. However, some of these courses do have prerequisites that must be fulfilled in order to enroll for them.
Click here to download Application Form as Word Doc. Complete, save to your hard drive and then email as attachment to summers@ucsc.edu
UCSC Summer Session courses related to social and ecological sustainability:
Session One (June 22-July 24)
EART 6 - Concepts in Environmentalism
EE 80J - Renewable Energy Sources*
EE 80S - Sustainability Engineering & Practice*
ENVS 24 - General Ecology
ENVS 133-01 - Agroecology Practicum*
ENVS 143 - Sustainable Development: Economy, Policy & Environment
SOCY 173 - Water*
Session Two (July 27-August 28)
ANTH 80N - Anthropology of Globalization
EART 1 - Oceanography
EE 181J -Renewable Energy Sources in Practice (7 Credits)*
ENVS 25 - Environmental Policy & Economics
ENVS 133-02 - Agroecology Practicum*
ENVS 145 -Green Building Design*
ENVS 160 - Restoration Ecology
ENVS 175 - Biotechnology: Social & Environmental Dimensions
OCEA 80A - Life in the Sea
PHIL 14 - Value, Meaning & the Technological Mindset (2 Credits)
SOCY 125 - Society & Nature
* These courses are part of the new the Sustainability Engineering and Ecological Design (SEED) curriculum
IMPORTANT DATES
UCSC Summer Sustainability Institute Seminar Series
A series of FREE evening seminars, open to students, staff, faculty & the public, will take place Tuesdays, 7-9 PM, offering talks by faculty and other experts on topics related to sustainability. The location is the meeting room at the Program in Community and Ecology, in The Village (Lower Quarry). See Campus Map
Download Flyer as PDF
June 23: Defining & practicing sustainability (Ronnie Lipschutz, Politics, UCSC)
June 30: Sustainable design (Melanie Dupuis, Sociology, UCSC)
July 7: Climate change on campus and off (Dan Press, Environmental Studies, UCSC)
July 14: Sustainable Water (Ben Crow, Sociology, UCSC; Ruth Langridge, Legal Studies, UCSC)
July 21: Sustainable Cities (Hilary Nixon, Urban & Regional Planning, San Jose State University)
July 28: Renewables in Denmark & the World (Ali Shakouri, Electrical Engineering, UCSC and visiting faculty from Denmark)
August 4: Green Architecture & Building (Thomas Rettenwender & Niklas Spitz, Environmental Studies, UCSC, and architects in Monterey, CA)
August 11: Sustainability at UCSC (Aurora Winslade, Campus Sustainability Coordinator, UCSC)
August 18: Agroecology & Sustainable Farming (Steve Gliessman, PICA and Environmental Studies, UCSC)
August 25: Sustainable Transportation (Elizabeth Deakin, City & Regional Planning and Urban Design, UC-Berkeley)
Students should enroll in at least one of the five-credit courses listed below. Although the Institute lasts all ten weeks of Summer Session, you may participate in any combination of just Session I, just Session II, or both Sessions; the maximum enrollment is 15 credits per Session. Enrollment in courses during Summer Session is open to anyone over 18, including non-UCSC students. However, some of these courses do have prerequisites that must be fulfilled in order to enroll for them.
Click here to download Application Form as Word Doc. Complete, save to your hard drive and then email as attachment to summers@ucsc.edu
UCSC Summer Session courses related to social and ecological sustainability:
Session One (June 22-July 24)
EART 6 - Concepts in Environmentalism
EE 80J - Renewable Energy Sources*
EE 80S - Sustainability Engineering & Practice*
ENVS 24 - General Ecology
ENVS 133-01 - Agroecology Practicum*
ENVS 143 - Sustainable Development: Economy, Policy & Environment
SOCY 173 - Water*
Session Two (July 27-August 28)
ANTH 80N - Anthropology of Globalization
EART 1 - Oceanography
EE 181J -Renewable Energy Sources in Practice (7 Credits)*
ENVS 25 - Environmental Policy & Economics
ENVS 133-02 - Agroecology Practicum*
ENVS 145 -Green Building Design*
ENVS 160 - Restoration Ecology
ENVS 175 - Biotechnology: Social & Environmental Dimensions
OCEA 80A - Life in the Sea
PHIL 14 - Value, Meaning & the Technological Mindset (2 Credits)
SOCY 125 - Society & Nature
* These courses are part of the new the Sustainability Engineering and Ecological Design (SEED) curriculum
IMPORTANT DATES
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WHAT |
WHERE |
WHEN |
| Apply to participate in the Summer Sustainability Institute |
click here |
Begins March 16 |
| Apply to attend Summer Session (for non-UCSC students) |
summer.ucsc.edu |
Begins March 30 |
| Enroll in Summer Session courses |
my.ucsc.edu |
Begins April 20 |
UCSC Summer Sustainability Institute Seminar Series
A series of FREE evening seminars, open to students, staff, faculty & the public, will take place Tuesdays, 7-9 PM, offering talks by faculty and other experts on topics related to sustainability. The location is the meeting room at the Program in Community and Ecology, in The Village (Lower Quarry). See Campus Map
Download Flyer as PDF
June 23: Defining & practicing sustainability (Ronnie Lipschutz, Politics, UCSC)
June 30: Sustainable design (Melanie Dupuis, Sociology, UCSC)
July 7: Climate change on campus and off (Dan Press, Environmental Studies, UCSC)
July 14: Sustainable Water (Ben Crow, Sociology, UCSC; Ruth Langridge, Legal Studies, UCSC)
July 21: Sustainable Cities (Hilary Nixon, Urban & Regional Planning, San Jose State University)
July 28: Renewables in Denmark & the World (Ali Shakouri, Electrical Engineering, UCSC and visiting faculty from Denmark)
August 4: Green Architecture & Building (Thomas Rettenwender & Niklas Spitz, Environmental Studies, UCSC, and architects in Monterey, CA)
August 11: Sustainability at UCSC (Aurora Winslade, Campus Sustainability Coordinator, UCSC)
August 18: Agroecology & Sustainable Farming (Steve Gliessman, PICA and Environmental Studies, UCSC)
August 25: Sustainable Transportation (Elizabeth Deakin, City & Regional Planning and Urban Design, UC-Berkeley)