Environmental Studies Concentration at Oakton Community College

Environmental Studies Concentration at Oakton Community College

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The Environmental Studies Concentration (ESC) at OCC teaches students using an interdisciplinary app

The 19-semester-hour Environmental Studies Concentration (ESC) provides an interdisciplinary framework that promotes understanding of humanity’s impact on the natural environment and how the natural environment impacts human development; a critical appreciation of the importance of sustainability; and the central importance of integrating the work of the natural sciences, the social sciences, and

Photos from Environmental Studies Concentration at Oakton Community College's post 12/04/2023

Come on over to DP student street- everything is free!

Update: Today was a success and we will plan for a similar event in March… spring cleaning time 😉

04/19/2023

We are looking for restoration workday participants! Please join us for this community centered Earth Month program sponsored by the ESC. Register via QR link below.

04/11/2023
03/09/2023

A great opportunity! Ask your professors if you can attend and write a summary reflection paper for extra credit….

Join us in-person at Trickster Cultural Center or virtually on March 10th 5-6:30 PM CST as we discuss the novel, “Our Knowledge is Not Primitive,” with the author, Wendy Makoons Geniusz. Free event. Registration Link: https://bit.ly/3Y8rdC9

02/24/2023

What are you plans this summer?

Photos 04/22/2021

Happy Earth Day! We are so grateful for all of the students who have passed through the Environmental Studies Concentration courses. Whether you completed the Concentration or took a single course, thank you! Keep making the world a greater place.

Today is , first celebrated in the United States on April 22, 1970. Our Green Committee, which works to sponsor many events and activities on campus to encourage sustainable behavior, offers these suggestions to make every day Earth Day:

“Start local, either planting veggies or trees in your backyard, cleaning up your neighborhood park, or connecting with your local forest preserve for ecological restoration opportunities,“ says Debra Kutska, sustainability specialist. Also, this is a great time to evaluate your carbon or water footprint.”

Learn more about participating in Oakton Earth Day events at https://bit.ly/3azdzl0.

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1600 East Golf Road
Des Plaines, IL
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