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Sustainability Studies

  • Goshen College (IN)

In Goshen's Sustainability Studies program, students will learn to think deeply about complex environmental and social problems in our society, but will also have many chances to practice learned material …

  • Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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Sustainable Food Systems

  • Goshen College (IN)

Learning about agriculture at Goshen will be based in the campus' Merry Lea Sustainable Farm — where 10 acres of fruits, vegetables, nuts and livestock are raised — and extends …

  • Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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Sustainability Management

  • Goshen College (IN)

With a degree in sustainability management, students will learn to understand the relationship between global ecology and the business world, work to find creative solutions for the problems our world …

  • Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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Sustainability Minor

  • Goshen College (IN)

In Goshen's Sustainability Studies program, students will learn to think deeply about complex environmental and social problems in our society, but will also have many chances to practice learned material …

  • Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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Environmental and Marine Science

  • Goshen College (IN)

As an environmental and marine science major, students can choose to concentrate in ecology or earth & climate science. Students will take classes at the college’s Merry Lea Environmental Learning …

  • Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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Sustainability Management Minor

  • Goshen College (IN)

With a degree in sustainability management, students will learn to understand the relationship between global ecology and the business world, work to find creative solutions for the problems our world …

  • Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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Seeing Sustainability in Your Own Backyard: Place-Based Learning and the Liberal Arts

  • Goshen College (IN)

Goshen College students have a unique opportunity to live, learn, and research at the 1,189-acre nature sanctuary called Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center. Located near Wolf Lake, Indiana, Merry Lea …

  • Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Undergraduates in a Sustainability Semester: Agency and Structural Change for Sustainability

  • Goshen College (IN)
  • Michigan State University (MI)

Many Sustainability Education (SE) researchers are interested in understanding how our students envision the mechanisms of social change, and how to help them develop capacity to make the change they …

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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The Sustainability Semester: From Individual to Community Action

  • Goshen College (IN)
  • Michigan State University (MI)

Each fall, students from various colleges and universities move to the Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College to participate in a Sustainability Semester. For the duration of the …

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Sustainability in the Business Curriculum

  • Goshen College (IN)

What happens when business majors complete a hands-on course helping local business become more sustainable? This year students in the Management Policy and Social Responsibility course analyzed renewable energy options …

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center

  • Goshen College (IN)

Merry Lea is a nature sanctuary located near Wolf Lake, Indiana. Most of the habitats found in northeastern Indiana are present in the 1,189 acres of Merry Lea. Unique geological …

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental Science Major & Minor

  • Goshen College (IN)

As an environmental science major or minor, students can choose to concentrate in ecology, sustainability or agroecology. Students will take classes at the college’s Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center, a …

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Agroecology Minor

  • Goshen College (IN)

Students who enroll in the nine-week residential Agroecology Summer Intensive (ASI) at Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center all share something in common: they are passionate about sustainable agriculture. ASI is …

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Agroecology Track

  • Goshen College (IN)

Students who enroll in the nine-week residential Agroecology Summer Intensive (ASI) at Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center all share something in common: they are passionate about sustainable agriculture. ASI is …

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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10 kW 100-foot Wind Generator

  • Goshen College (IN)

On Oct. 4 2005, contractors installed a 10-kilowatt wind generator at Goshen College’s Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center that will generate up to 20 percent of the facility’s electrical needs. …

  • Posted May 18, 2012
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5 kW Rooftop Array: Oshtemo Cottage at the Mary Lea Environmental Learning Center

  • Goshen College (IN)

An array of photovoltaic panels, mounted on the collegiate Oshtemo Cottage at the Mary Lea Environmental Learning Center's south-facing roof, powers 13-15% of the buildings’ electrical needs. On a sunny …

  • Posted Aug. 11, 2011
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