Part of the mission of this college is to build “a foundation for students to become responsible citizens and enhance their quality of life.” I thought of that when I read what other colleges are doing to promote intelligent consumption. Recently educators at Oregon State University developed an intelligent consumption program called “Sustainable Living Project.” “Creating a sustainable Community” is under development at the University of Connecticut now. “Educators with backgrounds in environmental sciences, psychology, economies, group facilitation, social sciences, youth development, communication and outreach”, according to the author Tom Worthleyof UCONN, “can be part of the educational effort to create and encourage communities of people committed to living in a more sustainable way.” Incorporating concepts of sustainable living across programmatic lines and into existing and new outreach programs—how cool would that be for Goodwin College?
Source: “The Case for Intelligent Consumption” by Tom Worthley in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Journal September 2007
Suggested Sites: Environmental News Network and OSU Sustainable Living Project
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