Schedule & Content

Update 11/30/2023

  • ENVS 110: Introduction to Environment & Sustainability
    • Section 1 MWF @ 10 AM – 10:50 AM in 207 SCSC
    • Section 2 MWF @ 1:10 PM – 2 PM in 207 SCSC
  • ENVS 198/498: Conversations Toward a Sustainable Future (W @ noon)
  • Readings: RHM = Paul Robbins, John Hintz, and Sarah A. Moore, Environment & Society: A Critical Introduction (3rd edition)

Library Resources

Additional Resources

Keywords

Instead of tests or exams in class, I’m asking that you submit (via Google Forms) two keywords (of your choice) and their definition from each of the RHM textbook chapters that focus on major approaches to understanding relations between humans and the environment:

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. 21: No class meeting: Frolic as needed

Wednesday, Aug. 23: Introduction to Course

Friday, Aug. 25: What is this Class?

Due: Subscribe to ENVS 110 Calendar: see Syllabus or Project Page

Week 2

Read: RHM Ch. 1 Introduction

Monday, Aug. 28: Humans, Environments, and the Anthropocene

Wednesday, Aug. 30:  Your RHM chapter/groups + Preliminary project ideas + (maybe) Delaware Run

Assign: Your RHM chapter (9-17) (on Projects page): review yer chapter by Fri., Sept. 1 & check presentation date on schedule.
Contact: Your chapter co-presenter(s)

Friday, Sept. 1: Catastrophe and Triumph: Scrappy Sustainability

Week 3

Read: RHM Ch. 2 Population & Scarcity

Monday, Sept. 4: Chapter Review & Ideas for Course Project 

Present: Present ideas for specific course project to class; email 3 ideas to instructor by 4:01 pm
Due: Read personal RHM Chapter

Wednesday, Sept. 6: Project Topic Discussion (continued)

Due: Brief statement on project idea or ideas, developed since previous week

Friday, Sept. 8: Approach: Population & Scarcity: Concepts, thoughts, discussion

Due: Two keywords from Population & Scarcity (form here)

Week 4

Read: Assessing Your Environmental Values, Transferable Skills
Read: RHM Ch. 3 Markets & Commodities

Monday, Sept. 11: Brief Presentation: Refined Course Project Topic Ideas

Wednesdaty, Sept. 13: 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 shared by 11:52 pm
Attend: STF Meeting (12:10, Merrick 301)

Friday, Sept. 15: Finding Focus Topic Sources I

Week 5

Read: RHM Ch. Ch. 4 Institutions & The Commons

Monday, Sept. 18: Finding Focus Topic Sources II

Wedbesday, Sept. 20: Student Appointments with Holly Birk (visit Holly for appointment in SCSC 214) and Krygier available in 207 for consulting on project ideas and sources.

Individual Meetings w/Holly Begin

Friday, Sept. 22: 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, Sept. 25: Things: students present & discuss: Carbon Dioxide & Trees

Wedsneday, Sept. 27: Things: students present & discuss: Wolves & Uranium

Friday, Sept. 29: OWU Writing Center (Katie Steinbrunner) & OWU Connection (Lisa Ho)

Week 7

Read RHM Ch. 15 Tuna, Ch. 16 Lawns, Ch. 17 Bottled Water, Ch. 18 French Fries

Monday, Oct. 2: Things: students present & discuss: Tuna & Lawns

Wednesday, Oct. 4: Fancy Guest: Tim Hawthorne (OWU ’03) on Student Research in Belize

Attend: STF Meeting (12:10, Merrick 301)

Friday, Oct. 6: Things: students present & discuss: Bottled Water & French Fries

Week 8:

Read RHM Ch. 19 E-Waste

Monday, Oct. 9: Instructor Ill with the Antumic Dropsy

Wednesday, Oct. 11: Fall Break

Friday, Oct. 13: Fall Break

Week 9

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

Monday, Oct. 16: E-Waste & Annotated Bibliography & Draft TPG Proposal Assignment

Assign: Annotated Bibliography & Draft TPG

Wednesday, Oct. 18: Approach: Environmental Ethics

Due: Two keywords from Environmental Ethics (form here)
Individual Meetings w/Holly End

Friday, Oct. 20: Approach: Risks & Technology

Due: Six Final Project Sources (cited correctly) sent to Holly and Instructor by 4:61 pm
Due: Two keywords from Risks & Technology (form here)
Due: Revisions to Chapter Review (indicate Writing Center coach)

Week 10

Read RHM Ch. 8 Social Construction of Nature

Monday, Oct. 23: Approach: Social Construction of Nature

Due: Two keywords from Social Construction of Nature (form here)
Assign: Sign up for 10-minute meeting by 4:51 pm Wed, Oct. 25 (see calendar or email for link)

Wednesday, Oct. 25: I got behind.

Due: Sign up for 10-minute meeting by 4:51 pm (see calendar or email for link)

Friday, Oct. 27: Sick Dae!

Week 11

Monday, Oct. 30: 10-minute meetings with Krygier (207 SCSC) – TPG Ideas (see calendar or email for link)

Due: Annotated Bibliography (250-300 words per source) share by 4:19 pm.
Work: on Draft TPG when not meeting with Krygier

Wednesday, Nov. 1: 10-minute meetings with Krygier (207 SCSC) – TPG Ideas (see calendar or email for link)

Attend: STF Meeting (12:10, Merrick 301)
Work: on Draft TPG when not meeting with Krygier

Friday, Nov. 3: 10-minute meetings with Krygier (207 SCSC) – TPG Ideas (see calendar or email for link)

Attend: STF Meeting (12:10, Merrick 301)
Work: on Draft TPG when not meeting with Krygier

Week 12

Read RHM Ch. 7 Political Economy, Ch. 9 Feminism & the Environment, Ch. 10 Racialized Environments

Monday, Nov. 6: Section 1: TPG Overview + Final Presentation & Project Synthesis; Section 2: Final Presentation & Project Synthesis

Due: Two keywords from Political Economy (form here)

Wednesday, Nov. 8: Approach: Political Economy OR Approach: Feminism & the Environment

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

Friday, Nov. 10: Approach: Racialized Environments

Due: Two keywords from Racialized Environments (form here)
Due: Draft TPG Proposal (3 pages + budget) share by 4:44 pm.

Week 13

Monday, Nov. 13: Presentation of Student TPGs (about 12 minutes each)

Section 1: Franckhauser, Kline, McClymont, Delong
Section 2: Katterhenrich, Betts, Wilcox, Harmon

Wednesday, Nov. 15: Presentation of Student TPGs (about 12 or 15 minutes each)

Section 1: Ruiz de Somocurcio, Roberts, Kaczmarek
Section 2: Askill, Gensler, Pichardo

Friday, Nov. 17: Presentation of Student TPGs (about 15 minutes each)

Section 1: Inamdar, Haley, Gist
Section 2: Simon, Lash, Cormier

Week 14

Monday, Nov. 20: Thansgibbons!

Wednesday, Nov 22: Thansgibbons!

Friday, Nov. 24: Thansgibbons!

Week 15

Monday, Nov. 27: Presentation of Student TPGs (about 12-15 minutes each)

Section 1: Downing, Brown, Bryan
Section 2: DiLalla, Luft, Melenu, Blaszinski (12 minutes each)

Wednesday, Nov. 29: Presentation of Student TPGs (about 15 minutes each)

Section 1: Bzdafka, Colbow
Section 2: Siegenthaler, Wallace, Huaracha-Arellanos

Friday, Dec.. 1: Presentation of Student TPGs (about 15 minutes each)

Section 1: Whitsett, Rapela with one L
Section 2: Counahan, Huntington, Whelton

Week 16

Monday, Dec. 4: Presentation of Student TPGs (about 15 minutes each)

Section 1: Patel, Miller, Merryman, Saeler
Section 2: Shee, Novak, Mollett

Wednesday, Dec. 6: Presentation of Student TPGs (about 15 minutes each)

Section 1: McKenney, McFarland, Mayor, Callan
Section 2: Mattox, Matias Gonzalez, Kane

Friday, Dec.. 8: Evaluations & Conclusions

Section 1: Hurley, Gunn, Fauver
Section 2: Kelner, Kirkham

DUE: Tuesday, Dec. 12

  • Revisions (to the original document) Annotated Bibliography and/or Draft TPG (if desired).
  • Course Project Summary & Synthesis (See Project page for details) (in Shared Drive: email me)