Schedule & Content

Revised 6/4/2026

  • ENVS 110: Introduction to Environment & Sustainability
    • Section 1 MWF @ 9 AM – 9:50 AM in 211 SCSC
    • Section 2 MWF @ 11 AM – 1150 AM in 211 SCSC
  • Readings: RHM = Paul Robbins, John Hintz, and Sarah A. Moore, Environment & Society: A Critical Introduction (3rd edition)
  • Office Hours: Make an appointment here or email for other times
  • Subscribe to ENVS 110 Calendar: see Syllabus

Library Resources

Additional Resources

Keywords

Submit (via Google Forms) two keywords (of your choice) and their definition from each of the RHM textbook chapters:

Ch. 2 Population & Scarcity
Ch. 3 Markets & Commodities
Ch. 4 Institutions & The Commons
Ch. 5 Environmental Ethics
Ch. 6 Risks & Technology
Ch. 7 Political Economy
Ch. 8 Social Construction of Nature
Ch. 9: Feminism & the Environment
Ch. 10: Racialized Environments

The submission form and explanation are here.

I’ve indicated when keywords are due on the schedule below (and on the ENVS 110 Calendar: see Syllabus). They are part of your grade.

Week 1

Monday, Aug. 24: No Class Meeting

Wednesday, Aug. 26: Introduction to Course: Delaware Run

Friday, Aug. 28: What is this Class?

Due: Email to Krygier Questions + AI Survey (details at end of today’s lecture notes, here)

Week 2

Read: RHM Ch. 1 Introduction

Monday, Aug. 31: Humans, Environments, and the Anthropocene

Wednesday, Sep. 2: Your RHM chapter/groups + Preliminary project ideas 

Assign: Your RHM chapter (9-17) (list here) & start reading. Check presentation date on schedule below.
Present: Present tentative ideas for course project to class.
Contact: Your chapter co-presenters

Friday, Sep. 4: Chapter Review + Values + Topics (Phase 1)

Assign: Chapter Review + Values + Topics (Phase 1)
Present: Present tentative ideas for course project to class.

Week 3

Read: RHM Ch. 2 Population & Scarcity

Monday, Sep. 7: Project Ideas Discussion + Catastrophe and Triumph: Scrappy Sustainability

Present: Present tentative ideas for course project to class.

Wednesday, Sep. 9: Approach: Population & Scarcity

Due: Two keywords from Population & Scarcity (form here)
Due: email 3 tentative ideas to instructor by 4:01 pm

Friday, Sep. 11: OWU Career Connection Career Catalyst (TBA)

Week 4

Read: RHM Ch. 3 Markets & Commodities

Monday, Sep. 14: TBA

Wednesdaty, Sep. 16: Approach: Markets & Commodities

Due: Two keywords from Markets & Commodities (form here)
Due: Finalized focus topic emailed to Instructor and Holly Birk by 4:08 pm
Due: Chapter Review + Values + Topics + AI Worksheet 1 shared by 11:52 pm

Friday, Sep. 18: Finding Focus Topic Sources I

Week 5

Read: RHM Ch. 4 Institutions & The Commons

Monday, Sep. 21: Finding Focus Topic Sources II

Signup: for meeting with Holly (watch email)

Wedbesday, Sep. 23: Holly geolocation + Chapter Presentation Meeting

    • Find Holly’s new office (SCSC 193, under the Science Library)
      • If she’s there, sign up for an appointment with her.
      • If not, scan the QR on the door and sign up for an appointment.
    • Meet with your chapter presentation group members in SCSC 211

Individual Meetings w/Holly Begin

Friday, Sep. 25: Approach: Institutions & the Commons

Due: Two keywords from Institution & the Commons (form here)

Week 6

Read RHM Ch. 11 Carbon Dioxide, Ch. 12 Trees, Ch. 13 Wolves, Ch. 14 Uranium

Monday, Sep. 28: Things: students present & discuss: Carbon Dioxide & Trees

Wedsneday, Sep. 30: Things: students present & discuss: Wolves & Uranium

Friday, Oct. 2: OWU Writing Center (TBA) & OWU Connection (Hanna Burr)

Week 7

Monday, Oct. 5: Annotated Bibliography (Phase 2)

Assign: Sign up for 10-minute Krygier meeting by noon Monday, Oct. 12 (see calendar or email for link).
Assign: Annotated Bibliography (Phase 2)

Wednesday, Oct. 7: Fall Break

Friday, Oct. 9: Fall Break  

Week 8

Read RHM Ch. 15 Tuna, Ch. 16 Lawns, Ch. 17 Bottled Water, Ch. 18 French Fries, Ch. 19 E-Waste

Monday, Oct. 12: Things: students present & discuss: Tuna & Lawns

Wednesday, Oct. 14: Things: students present & discuss: Bottled Water & French Fries

Friday, Oct. 16: Things: students present & discuss: E-Waste

Week 9

Monday, Oct. 19: TBA

Wednesday, Oct. 21: 10-minute meetings with Krygier (206 SCSC) – TPG Ideas (see calendar or email for link)

Thursday, Oct. 22: 10-minute meetings with Krygier (206 SCSC) – TPG Ideas (see calendar or email for link)

Friday, Oct 23: 10-minute meetings with Krygier (206 SCSC) – TPG Ideas (see calendar or email for link)

Individual Meetings w/Holly End

Week 10

Read RHM Ch. 5 Environmental Ethics, Ch. 6 Risks & Technology

Monday, Oct. 26: TPG Proposal (Phase 3)

Due: Six Final Project Sources (cited correctly) sent to Holly and Krygier by 4:61 pm
Assign: TPG Proposal (Phase 3)

Wednesday, Oct. 28: Approach: Environmental Ethics

Due: Two keywords from Environmental Ethics (form here)

Friday, Oct. 30: Approach: Risks & Technology

Due: Two keywords from Risks & Technology (form here)
Due: Revisions to Chapter Review (indicate Writing Center coach)

Week 11

Read RHM Ch. 7 Political Economy, Ch. 8 Social Construction of Nature

Monday, Nov. 2: Approach: Political Economy

Due: Two keywords from Political Economy (form here)

Wednesday, Nov. 4: Approach: Political Economy (cont.)

Friday, Nov. 6: Approach Project Synthesis (Phase 4) + Social Construction of Nature

Due: Two keywords from Social Construction of Nature (form here)
Due: Annotated Bibliography + AI Worksheet 2 by 4:19 pm.
Assign: Project Synthesis (Phase 4)

Week 12

Read RHM Ch. 9 Feminism & the Environment

Monday, Nov. 9: No Class Meeting: Work on TPG

Wednesday, Nov. 11: Approach: Feminism & the Environment

Due: Two keywords from Feminism & the Environment (form here)

Friday, Nov. 13: No Class Meeting: Work on TPG

Due: TPG Proposal + AI Worksheet 3 by 11:12pm

Week 13

Monday, Nov. 16: Presentation of Student TPGs (10 minutes each)

Presentations (S1): TBA
Presentations (S2): TBA

Wednesday, Nov. 18: Presentation of Student TPGs (10 minutes each)

Presentations (S1): TBA
Presentations (S2): TBA

Friday, Nov. 20: Presentation of Student TPGs (1210 minutes each)

Presentations (S1): TBA
Presentations (S2): TBA

Week 14: Thanksgiving Break

Monday, Nov. 23: No Class Meeting

Wednesday, Nov. 25: No Class Meeting

Friday, Nov 27: No Class Meeting

Week 15:

Monday, Nov. 30: Presentation of Student TPGs (10 minutes each)

Presentations (S1): TBA
Presentations (S2): TBA

Wednesday, Dec. 2: Presentation of Student TPGs (10 minutes each)

Presentations (S1): TBA
Presentations (S2): TBA

Friday, Dec.. 4: Presentation of Student TPGs (10 minutes each)

Presentations (S1): TBA
Presentations (S2): TBA

Week 16

Monday, Dec. 7: Presentation of Student TPGs (10 minutes each)

Presentations (S1): TBA
Presentations (S2): TBA

Wednesday, Dec. 9: Presentation of Student TPGs (10 minutes each)

Presentations (S1): TBA
Presentations (S2): TBA

Friday, Dec.11: Conclusions & Evaluations

Finals Week

  • Project Synthesis

Due: Tuesday, Dec. 15 @ 10 pm (or earlier)