MSU Sustainability Specialization

11/05/2015

Habron, G. (2015). Integrating ePortfolios into sustainability education. International Journal of ePortfolio 15,2. http://www.theijep.com/current.cfm

A Publication of the Center for Teaching and Learning in the Office of the Vice President for Instruction at the University of Georgiaand the Center for Instructional Development and Educational Research in the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs at Virginia Tech.

06/11/2015

The competency and electronic portfolio-based Sustainability Specialization no longer exists at Michigan State University. For students interested in the minor in Environmental and Sustainability Studies please see the following link - https://rise.natsci.msu.edu/current-students/minor-in-environmental-and-sustainability-studies/

For those interested in a sustainability major please see the Department of Community Sustainability undergraduate programs - http://www.csus.msu.edu/undergraduate

For more on sustainability at Michigan State University see http://sustainability.msu.edu/

While RISE students are automatically enrolled in the minor, students that are not a part of RISE may add this to their major to strengthen their degree program. The minor is transcriptable and may be especially useful for students pursuing careers in:

05/20/2014

Critical thinking and systems thinking regarding a sustainable food system. When is eating local not enough?
"Tomatoes are the all star of the farm to table world. But in fact, they're like the Hummers of the vegetable world," he tells NPR Morning Edition host Renee Montagne. That's because they require more water and nutrients from the soil than a lot of other vegetables. "At the end of the day what we need to support is all of the farming decisions that lead to that one great tomato," he says.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/05/20/313988991/third-plate-encourages-a-more-inclusive-eating-pattern

Renee Montagne talks to chef and author Dan Barber about new book The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food.

05/20/2014

Great Lakes Echo interviews MSU students about their knowledge, awareness and reactions regarding the size of the T.B. Simon power plant on campus. http://greatlakesecho.org/2014/05/20/video-michigan-state-university-has-nations-biggest-campus-coal-plant/

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05/15/2014

EPA Proposes Updates to Emissions Standards for Refineries to Protect Nearby Neighborhoods. Proposed steps will protect public health and improve air quality

Release Date: 05/15/2014
Contact Information: Enesta Jones, [email protected], 202-564-7873, 202-564-4355
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D9554914CCA0320685257CD9004A2EC4

05/13/2014

Second Annual Workshop On Food Justice and Peace: Bringing Theory and Practice Together, May 23rd-25th, 2014
Location: Michigan State University, Wells Hall, and Environmental Justice Organizations in Detroit

Food justice is a growing movement that has inspired both on-the-ground community projects and theoretical articulations across multiple disciplines. This workshop aims to help scholars and practitioners identify and address the challenges and opportunities in food justice, including issues surrounding food access, food sovereignty, agricultural and environmental ethics, and agricultural sustainability. http://foodjusticepeace.org/

Second Annual Workshop On Food Justice and Peace: Bringing Theory and Practice Together, May 23rd-25th, 2014 Location: Michigan State University, Wells Hall, and Environmental Justice Organizations in Detroit Food justice is a growing movement that has inspired both on-the-ground community projects…

05/13/2014

Stanford Dumps Its Holdings In Coal, With Climate In Mind. by Melissa Block and Richard Gonzalez. May 07, 2014. National Public Radio. http://www.npr.org/2014/05/07/310476555/stanford-dumps-its-holdings-in-coal-with-climate-in-mind?ft=1&f=1013

Stanford says it will its divest holdings in coal companies over climate change concerns. It's the most prominent of the roughly one dozen colleges that have decided to sell off fossil fuel holdings.

05/13/2014

Short’s Brewing ties seasonal beers to Clean Water Campaign
By: Greg Monahan. Great Lakes Echo. http://greatlakesecho.org/2014/05/13/shorts-brewing-ties-seasonal-beers-to-clean-water-campaign/

Short’s Brewing Company in Bellaire, Mich. released its American Double IPA “Superfluid” this spring. (Photo: Short’s Brewing Company) Short’s Brewing Co. in Bellaire, Mich. is using the creation of one of its popular summer beers to draw attention to an oil pipeline that the company fears could tai…

04/30/2014

Here is MSU State News April 13 coverage of sustainability student Sean Martin's campus energy bike tour. Sean will share his thoughts on the project on Thursday, 11am in Justin Morrill Hall of Agriculture room 50, 446 West Circle Drive. http://statenews.com/article/2014/04/students-on-bike-tour-explore-msus-energy-consumption

A group of MSU students traveled across MSU’s expansive campus to observe safe biking practices and explore the sites of MSU energy operations.

04/30/2014

Sustainability Specialization Presentations Spring 2014

ACR 487 Sustainability Portfolio Capstone and ACR 387 Sustainability Practicum

May 1, 11-12:30, Justin Morrill Hall of Agriculture room 50, 446 West Circle Drive
• Sean Martin (Environmental Studies & Agriscience), ACR 387. Project: MSU Campus Energy Bike Tour
• Jacob Lehman (Packaging), ACR 487
• Rob Stewart (Food Industry Management), ACR 487

May 2, 10-12, Justin Morrill Hall of Agriculture room 50, 446 West Circle Drive
• Nick Pike (Packaging), ACR 387. Project: Packaging internship
• Paul Roosen (Supply Chain Management), ACR 487
• Alex Buchanan (Marketing), ACR 387 Project: Michigan Energy Options internship.
• Yifan Zhu (Supply Chain Management), ACR 387. Project: Reducing Plastic Grocery Bag Use.

04/28/2014

Congratulations to Abby Barwig and Cal Coplai on their final sustainability specialization portfolio presentations! :)

04/28/2014

Wish all of our sustainability students would share their portfolios publicly (or at least with some audience beyond our program) so people could see what wonderful students we have. Where do they find the time!! :)