Update: 8/23/2021
Environmental Studies Program & Environmental Studies Major: first offered in 1978
2017: Environmental Science Major added: Environment & Sustainability Program
- Environmental Studies vs. Environmental Science (vs Geography) at OWU
Interdisciplinary Program: draws from courses across campus
2021: Department of Environment & Sustainability: Promoted!
- Two Geography positions explicitly support the program: Dr. Rowley and Dr. Krygier
- And one Biological Sciences position: Dr. Anderson (Botany, Ecology)
- plus a dozen other faculty (natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, arts)
- Interdivisional
More good stuff will be happening in the near future…
Crazy complexity of nature, environment, and human cultural and social interactions
- Delaware Run
The course touches on a broad array of material that is covered in many other courses at OWU in more detail
Active, engaged pedagogy
- Theory into practice; practice into theory: OWU Connection-centered course & Department
- Works well in the context of COVID 19 and the pandemic
- focus on your project
Importance of different approaches to environment & sustainability (first half of RHM text):
- concepts that enable action
- Population & Scarcity
- Markets & Commodities
- Institutions & the Commons
- Environmental Ethics
- Risks & Hazards
- Political Economy
- Social Construction of Nature
Importance of taking one object and understanding its complex context (second half of RHM text)
- view and environmental object or thing from different approaches to enable action
- Carbon Dioxide
- Trees
- Wolves
- Uranium
- Tuna
- Lawns
- Bottled Water
- French Fries
- E-Waste
Interdivisional: natural science + social science + humanities + arts (a bit)
Importance of the research process: intellectual skills imparted by a college education: Project, theory into practice
Importance of collaboration: student knowledge and interests, other OWU students, faculty, staff, OWU partners: ENVS 198 (100.1)/498 (400.1)
Lots of steps, parts, due dates: the research process: you are fully capable of managing a relatively complex project
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Conscientiousness turns out to be the most important attribute of successful college students and is also important in the workplace (more info).
- “Conscientiousness implies a desire to do a task well, and to take obligations seriously. Conscientious people tend to be efficient and organized. They exhibit a tendency to show self-discipline, act dutifully, and aim for achievement; they display planned rather than spontaneous behavior; and they are generally dependable.”
- Less stress
- course Google calendar (subscribe) – see Syllabus
Review course syllabus, schedule, project
Send me an email (jbkrygier@owu.edu) with the following info:
- Your Name (preferred name)
- The course (ENVS 100.1 [and section] and/or ENVS 100.2)
- Did you sign up for the class calendar? Look over the syllabus, schedule, and project pages?
- Major (or ideas for major)
- Year at OWU
- Hometown (and state or country)
- Reason for taking this course