Education for Global Sustainability Conversations

Mar 10, 2006
Chandler Gilbert Community College
Room SC 140-44
10:00am - 11:30am

The U.S. has approximately 5% of the world's population and is consuming about 25% of the world's resources. As other countries emulate the U.S., our shared future both locally and globally is increasingly unsustainable. Many more employers are incorporating sustainable practices as smart business, and are looking for graduates literate in our societal sustainability challenges. Technical, business and liberal arts programs are increasingly including content in their curricula to help students become engaged in sustainability issues and solutions. All consumers, workers and community members have an important role to play in creating a sustainable future, which means simultaneously producing healthy economies, communities and ecosystems. All disciplines benefit from incorporating this updated worldview into their learning activities.

Come hear about about the seventeen mainstream national higher education associations helping college faculty and other staff make sustainability come alive on campus. Hear about resources available to you and ways to enhance learning, operations, student life and community partnerships at Maricopa.

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About the speaker...
Dr. Debra Rowe, Ph.D. is Senior Fellow at the Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future, where she helps higher education institutions integrate "sustainability literacy" into curricula, student life, operations and community partnerships. She is the Higher Education Co-Chair of the U.S. Partnership for the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. Dr. Rowe is also the energy and sustainability consultant to a National Science Foundation funded National Science Database Library.

Debra has been professor of Renewable Energy Technologies, Energy Management and Behavioral Sciences for over 26 years at Oakland Community College. She was Interim Dean of Applied and Engineering Technologies in 2002-2003, and won the Outstanding Faculty Award in 2004. She consults with colleges nationally, has numerous publications and is often a keynote speaker at conferences. Debra Rowe received her Ph.D. in Business, her M.B.A., and her M.A. in Psychology from the University of Michigan. Debra's B.A. is from Yale University.

Education for Global Sustainability Conversations

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Faculty Professional Growth