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Title	Offering	Standing	Credits	Credits	When	F	W	S	Su	Description	Preparatory	Faculty	Days of Week	Multiple Standings	Start Quarters
Action for a Sustainable Future cancelled Ted Whitesell communications community studies environmental studies geography history political science sociology sustainability studies writing Signature Required: Fall Winter Spring	Program	JR - SRJunior - Senior	16	16	Day	FFall	WWinter	SSpring		Students will work as part of a network of college students sharing in-depth, local case studies to generate understanding of strategic and tactical options for effective intervention in complex social-ecological issues to foster sustainability and justice. This program will train students for advocacy in government, private and non-profit organizations; support them in living fulfilled lives in difficult circumstances; and build communities of mutual support. Students will research and write a book for their peers on the topic of effective political action, for print and web publication. In addition they will create a web site housing a database of case studies in the policy, strategy and tactics of sustainability and justice. This web site will also serve as a communications center for activists and for those studying activism. Attention will focus on ethical, personal and social consequences of choices about how to think and act in situations of uncertainty, complexity, conflict and stress, and how to live effectively in potentially despair-inducing times. Students will examine local, contentious, ongoing issues with complex ecological, social and political aspects. They will attend meetings of organizations and legislative committees, interview participants, research issue history, and study interactions of biophysical, social and political components. Analysis will be informed by interdisciplinary readings on political theory, practical and ethical aspects of individual and collective action, complex systems, and environmental analysis. During fall quarter, we will gain the needed factual and theoretical foundation, outline the book and web site, and establish communications with peers elsewhere. Winter quarter will center on field work, researching and drafting. Spring quarter will involve extensive editing, rewriting and assembly of the final products. Students will gain skills in writing, including editing; oral, written and web-based presentation; qualitative social science research; complex social-ecological systems science; oral history; understanding political organizing, negotiation, mediation, lobbying and decision making; and collaborative work on a large-scale project. There will be the opportunity to explore conflict, engagement and reconciliation.	environmental studies, sustainability studies, policy studies, and environmental and social advocacy.	Ted Whitesell		Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
Andean Roots: Biocultural Diversity Conservation in Highland Peru cancelled Steven Scheuerell biology cultural studies environmental studies sustainability studies	Program	SO - SRSophomore - Senior	8	08	Day, Evening and Weekend				SuSummer	This study-abroad program to highland Peru will combine studies of biocultural diversity, cultural ecology, conservation biology, and sustainable development to learn how people are working to conserve cultural landscapes in the face of globalization and climate change. The Cusco region of Peru provides an ideal place to immerse in these studies. Here the headwaters of the Amazon flow from glacial covered peaks of the Andes to tropical rainforest, passing through radical changes in flora and fauna and thousands of years of continuous human habitation and domestication. Globally recognized as one of the origins of agriculture, these cultural landscapes hold an immense wealth of cultural knowledge and agricultural and ecosystem diversity that has developed and endured through pre-Incan, Incan, Spanish, and Peruvian rule. Yet these people, knowledge, culture, biodiversity, and landscapes, summed up as biocultural diversity, are straining from rapid development of resource extraction industries, industrial agriculture, globalization, and climate change. To study this we will base out of the town of Pisac in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, from which we will make day and overnight visits to highland Quechua communities, valley locations, and high jungle tropical sites. We will participate in local projects that support diversity while providing for sustainable human development in order to understand the complexities of global initiatives such as the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Millennium Development Goals. Participating in this program will require the ability to travel independently and as a cooperative member of our learning community. We will have orientation meetings on the Evergreen Olympia campus preceeding summer session, but students will travel independently to Cusco, Peru, where we will gather together at a designated hostel June 20-21. Each participant will have to purchase their own plane tickets, which minimizes cost to you and maximizes flexibility in travel routes and timing. Faculty will arrange all lodging and local group transport during the stay. We will study together from June 21 to July 22; this includes evaluation writing and conferences. Students are encouraged to consider further independent study at one of the local language schools or independent travel to local communities, Incan sites such as Machu Picchu, and diverse ecosystems. Please understand the following about costs and travel conditions. A non-refundable deposit of $150 is due by May 1 to secure your space. Students will be required to pay an $800 student fee that covers lodging, group transport, program site visits, and a fraction of faculty travel costs. Lodging costs are calculated on youth-hostel like conditions with same-sex shared rooms and shared bathrooms. Private accomodations can be arranged in advance at approximately double the price, contact faculty if you prefer this option. Students will pay out-of-pocket for their own food and meals in order to meet dietary needs and different budgets; $7 per day gives you ample options at restaurants, shops, and outdoor markets. Students will pay out-of-pocket for any personal items and independent outings during free time to local areas of interest including museums, artisan markets, and Incan archeological sites. ATM machines are easy to access in the region. Students will arrange and pay for their own plane flights to Cusco, Peru. Faculty can provide advice on travel options. Students need to have sufficient Spanish language ability to greet people, ask and understand directions, work with currency, and purchase food. Much of what we do will require extensive walking, sometimes at high elevation and on uneven ground. You will have to carry everything you bring, so pack light and know that you can buy just about anything you need. Contact faculty for a suggested packing list. Please email any questions to faculty member Steve Scheuerell at (scheuersevergreen.edu) with Andean Roots in the subject line.	conservation biology, agricultural diversity conservation, biocultural diversity studies, ecology, cultural studies, sustainable development	Steven Scheuerell	Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun	Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Summer
Applied Research: Biomass, Energy, and Environmental Justice Ted Whitesell Native American studies environmental studies health sustainability studies	Program	SO - SRSophomore - Senior	8	08	Day		WWinter	SSpring		Through this program, students will make important contributions to current decision-making on issues of critical importance for sustainability and social justice. In the winter quarter, students will gather and analyze information on current and proposed biomass energy production in western Washington, focusing primarily on the biomass gasification now being considered (fall 2010 - winter 2011) for The Evergreen State College. Since this form of energy production has generated a great deal of controversy, student research at this time can make a critical contribution to informing these debates and helping the college come to the best decision about whether or not to proceed with such a project. In the spring quarter, students will work closely with AP high school science students on the Spokane Indian Reservation, to study the contamination of the Spokane River system from a decommissioned uranium mine. Evergreen student researchers will serve in a mentoring capacity with the high school students. Students must already have good research and writing skills. They will improve those skills through practice, using research to help answer questions such as the following: What are practical alternatives to fossil fuels for Evergreen and Centralia? Can biomass be a carbon-neutral energy source? What forest practices would be compatible with Evergreen's stated sustainability goals and values? What is known about the human health impacts of bioenergy and coal energy production in our region? How may Evergreen's decision-making process be improved as it works to attain its sustainability goals and commitments? How have ecosystems and human health been affected by uranium mining near Native American communities, specifically on the Spokane Indian Reservation? What can be done to address such contamination? Students will employ a variety of research methods, based on their educational background and skills. Research results will be widely shared through the Internet, in public presentations, and through publications, including periodicals and books.	renewable energy and environmental remediation.	Ted Whitesell	Mon Fri	Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Winter
Ceremony: Relating Hospitably to the Land Yvonne Peterson, Gary Peterson, David Rutledge and Raul Nakasone Native American studies communications community studies education environmental studies leadership studies sustainability studies writing Signature Required: Spring	Program	FR - SRFreshmen - Senior	16	16	Day	FFall	WWinter	SSpring		This program is for learners who have a research topic (with a major focus on spirituality and community) in mind, as well as for those who would like to learn how to do research in a learner-centered environment. Learners will be exposed to research methods, ethnographic research and interviewing techniques, writing workshops, computer literacy, library workshops, moving River of Culture Moments to documentary, educational technology and the educational philosophy that supports this program. Yvonne Peterson will offer theory-to-praxis workshops to support the particular academic needs of first and second-year participants. We ask participants to take a personal stake in their educational development. Within the program's spirituality and community theme and subjects, learners will pay special attention to what individual and group work they plan on doing, how they plan to learn, how they will know they learned it, and what difference the work will make in their lives and within their communities. Learners will be encouraged to assume responsibility for their choices. Faculty and learners together will work to develop habits of worthwhile community interaction in the context of the education process and liberation. We are interested in providing an environment of collaboration where faculty and learners will identify topics of mutual interest and act as partners in the exploration of those topics. Learners will develop individual projects (with an academic focus on ceremony, hospitality and community in close relationship to the land) to examine what it means to live in a pluralistic society at the beginning of the 21st century. Through each learner's area of interest, we will look at a variety of cultural and historical perspectives and use them to help address issues connected to the program theme. Work will be concentrated in cultural studies, human resource development, and ethnographic studies to include historical and political implications of encounters, and cross-cultural communication. We shall explore Native American perspectives and look at issues that are particularly relevant to Indigenous people of the Americas. In the fall, participants will state research questions. In late fall and winter, individually and in small study groups, learners will develop the historical background for their chosen questions and do the integrative review of the literature and data collection. Ongoing workshops will allow participants to learn the skills for completing their projects. Late winter and into spring quarter, students will write conclusions, wrap up projects and prepare for a public presentation. The last part of spring will be entirely dedicated to presentations. Depending on their individual projects, learners will develop, use and explore some of the following areas: Bloom's Taxonomy; the theory of multiple intelligence; curriculum development, assessment and instruction and Choice Theory; expectations of an Evergreen graduate and the five foci; quantitative reasoning; self- and group-motivation; and communication (to include dialogue, e-mail, resources on the Web and our moodle site). They will also develop skills in creating interactive Web pages, blogs and documentaries, as well as iMovie editing and presentations using PowerPoint or YouTube.	education, social sciences, the arts, multicultural studies, social work, human services and the humanities.	Yvonne Peterson Gary Peterson David Rutledge Raul Nakasone		Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
Creating Sustainable Businesses in the 21st Century Paul Horton and Rob Cole business and management economics environmental studies law and public policy sustainability studies	Program	SO - SRSophomore - Senior	16	16	Day			SSpring		What does it take to create and run businesses in an era of increasing resource scarcity and global climate change? The world stands on a threshold, where the reconciliation of human and natural systems is moving from an important consideration to an urgent necessity. Whether one is a protagonist or a skeptic, in many undeniable ways, business is one of the largest engines of change today. The trajectory taken by business in the first half of the 21st century will determine in many important ways the quality of life of the earth’s inhabitants for centuries to come. Students entering or returning to the workforce face have an unprecedented opportunity to participate in and shape the future direction of business either as new business owners, social entrepreneurs,sustainability consultants, or external advocates for change. Through a systems view of the interactions between humans, commerce and the environment, we will examine the need for change by looking at the key drivers of non-sustainability which include: growing consumer, regulatory and financial pressure; population increase; rising global affluence; and in particular, global climate change. We will explore the scientific evidence for global warming and the efforts to discredit that evidence. We will study the role of multinational corporations in global climate change and how they influence public opinion. We will focus on how to respond to global warming in a fashion that works toward sustainability and equity in the ecosystems that support life on the planet. We will also explore issues of justice between humans, and how humans interact with other species. We will take a critical look at the traditional business model and the changing role of business today. We will examine more sustainable alternatives, paying particular attention to the vision necessary to make a successful sustainable business. We will spend a significant portion of the quarter learning about and putting into practice cutting-edge strategies and methods to create sustainable business models. We will focus on ways to identify and prioritize sustainable business practices, and will explore several case studies and examples. This will also include an examination of the ideas and methods advocated by visionary groups like The Natural Step, Cradle-to-Cradle, Climate Solutions, and Slow Food. As part of this process, we will survey carbon dioxide mitigation strategies, study carbon budgeting and accounting, as well as the intricacies of carbon capping and offsetting strategies, and opportunities to reduce net carbon dioxide production. We will study the impact these strategies might have on sustainable business practices. Students can expect to do research on emerging technologies and business strategies that move us to carbon neutrality while fostering sustainability and justice. In addition to gaining an understanding of how we can all lessen our impact on global climate change and move toward equity, students can expect to sharpen their critical reasoning, writing and speaking skills, as well as their ability to work with quantitative methods and to interpret quantitative data from a variety of sources. Students will be expected to make a small-group presentation on a case study of a sustainable business, and complete a sustainability plan for a business as a term project.	sustainability studies, resource managment, and business.	Paul Horton Rob Cole	Mon Wed Thu	Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Spring
Creating Truly Sustainable Businesses and Organizations cancelled Paul Horton business and management environmental studies sustainability studies	Program	FR - SRFreshmen - Senior	8	08	Day				SuSummer	The twentieth-century business model has given rise to complex and interrelated challenges. These include a global water shortage, rapid resource depletion, climate change, and growing social dis-ease. Largely in response to these pressures, more and more businesses have launched sustainability initiatives. Despite the increased activity, most experts would agree that progress toward sustainability has been, at best, modest. How do we drive businesses (and thereby society) faster towards true sustainability? Is the twentieth-century business model still valid? Are there other models that are better suited to address the challenges of the 21st century? What skills and capacities are needed today(and tomorrow) in order for us to succeed? Throughout this program students will explore different human and social capabilities in the business context including moral and ethical leadership and communicating a positive vision of change. Students will also look at a variety of analytical and strategic planning tools such as systems mapping, life-cycle cost analysis, climate action plans, and the Environmental Management System (EMS).		Paul Horton	Mon Thu Fri	Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Summer
Creative Environments: Shelter and Movement cancelled Robert Knapp architecture chemistry community studies environmental studies physics sustainability studies	Program	FR - SRFreshmen - Senior	16	16	Day	FFall	WWinter			The faculty of the Creative Environments programs have joined together to offer in fall quarter and in winter and spring. Please refer to those program descriptions in the catalog for more information.	applied physical sciences, architecture, civil and mechanical engineering, community studies, conceptual architecture, environmental physics, sustainable building and transportation, and sustainability and engineering. Skills include quantitative reasoning, basic drafting, sustainable design methods, group discussion and decision-making.	Robert Knapp		Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
Designing Green Robert Leverich, Anthony Tindill and Robert Knapp architecture community studies environmental studies physics sociology sustainability studies	Program	FR - SRFreshmen - Senior	16	16	Day		WWinter	SSpring		Sustainable design imagines landscapes, buildings and objects of use that are responsive and responsible to environments and communities, that reuse and renew materials and energy, that draw lessons from natural systems and forms, and that use and build on the native design intelligence of human cultures. This program digs intensively into these topics, building on the background developed in Designing Green Futures (Fall 2010) or equivalent study elsewhere. This program pays special attention to buildings—their history and traditions, design challenges and potentials, modes of construction, life cycles—within a general framework of sustainable design. Students will read, attend lectures, engage in hands-on workshops and do field research addressing ecological impacts, materials, building science, graphics and design process (including computer methods) and environmental design history. They will bring lessons from these disciplines to an integrative design studio—the pivotal activity of the program. Studio projects will address drawing and design fundamentals, thinking in three dimensions, programming, user involvement, ecological design responses, materials choices and construction systems, energy use and presentation skills. Readings, seminars and writing will ground students in current issues and ideas in sustainability, and enrich their design efforts. Work will build toward application projects on campus or in the surrounding community during Spring Quarter. These projects will involve students in real-world processes, constraints, and trade-offs—essential experience for those who wish to make a difference.	architecture; environmental affairs, design, and studies; government and non-profit organizations; and sustainable technologies.	Robert Leverich Anthony Tindill Robert Knapp		Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Winter
Designing Green Futures Nelson Pizarro, Anthony Tindill, Robert Knapp and Robert Leverich architecture business and management environmental studies government physics sustainability studies	Program	FR - SRFreshmen - Senior	16	16	Day	FFall				“We are in the midst of a great turning and it is an auspicious time to be alive,” says writer John Malkin. All over the world, attitudes toward the earth and its resources are changing; new means of stewardship are arising, new ways of doing business and of building and shaping environments. This program is for students who want to get informed, and to rethink, re-envision, and reinvent how we use resources, build, and make a living in ways that are ethical, sustainable and beautiful. It sets the stage for winter and spring programs in sustainable building and business by providing an overview of key ideas and movements in sustainability, and by introducing students to Design as a thinking, innovating, and communicating process that can bridge disciplines, including architecture, community design, environmental technologies, and entrepreneurship. Program work will center on studio-based projects involving documentation, drawing and modeling of environments and ideas, as well as research, calculation, writing, and various modes of presentation. Workshops and lectures, along with readings and seminars, will address knowledge and skills from Design (graphic means of expression and idea generation, modeling, sources of form), Business (systems thinking, entrepreneurship), Sustainable Technologies (environmental flows, building systems, energy), and Community Studies (assessment and allocation of resources, public dialogue and decision making). We will emphasize individual preparation and collaborative effort in the work, seeking opportunities and commonalities of approach between disciplines. Typical projects might include a consideration of solar access and how it could shape building form and zoning regulations; the possible distribution of vehicle recharge stations in a community and the resultant small business opportunities; the production, marketing and distribution of emergency shelters; a marketing plan for toys that promote awareness of natural cycles and flows; resource efficient packaging design; architectural interventions to humanize public spaces; or the design of graphics to effectively explain green ideas. Dedicated students will leave this fall quarter program with solid preparation for more focused studies in designing green futures. They will gain a broader understanding of current approaches to sustainability; new and emerging environmental technologies and the basic science behind them; green entrepreneurship; and design as a creative linking and envisioning process. They will build skills to develop and communicate their ideas verbally, visually, and quantitatively, and cultivate the awareness needed to create more sustaining and sustainable ways of living, building, and working in a greening world.	architecture; business and management; entrepreneurship; environmental design; environmental studies; government and non-profit organizations; and sustainable technologies.	Nelson Pizarro Anthony Tindill Robert Knapp Robert Leverich		Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
Effective Action for Sustainability and Justice cancelled Ted Whitesell communications community studies environmental studies geography history political science sociology sustainability studies writing Signature Required: Fall Winter Spring	Program	JR - SRJunior - Senior	16	16	Day	FFall	WWinter	SSpring		Students will work as part of a network of college students sharing in-depth, local case studies to generate understanding of strategic and tactical options for effective intervention in complex social-ecological issues to foster sustainability and justice. This program will train students for advocacy in government, private and non-profit organizations; support them in living fulfilled lives in difficult circumstances; and build communities of mutual support. Students will research and write a book for their peers on the topic of effective political action, for print and web publication. In addition they will create a web site housing a database of case studies in the policy, strategy and tactics of sustainability and justice. This web site will also serve as a communications center for activists and for those studying activism. Attention will focus on ethical, personal and social consequences of choices about how to think and act in situations of uncertainty, complexity, conflict and stress, and how to live effectively in potentially despair-inducing times. Students will examine local, contentious, ongoing issues with complex ecological, social and political aspects. They will attend meetings of organizations and legislative committees, interview participants, research issue history, and study interactions of biophysical, social and political components. Analysis will be informed by interdisciplinary readings on political theory, practical and ethical aspects of individual and collective action, complex systems, and environmental analysis. During fall quarter, we will gain the needed factual and theoretical foundation, outline the book and web site, and establish communications with peers elsewhere. Winter quarter will center on field work, researching and drafting. Spring quarter will involve extensive editing, rewriting and assembly of the final products. Students will gain skills in writing, including editing; oral, written and web-based presentation; qualitative social science research; complex social-ecological systems science; oral history; understanding political organizing, negotiation, mediation, lobbying and decision making; and collaborative work on a large-scale project. There will be the opportunity to explore conflict, engagement and reconciliation.	environmental studies, sustainability studies, policy studies, and environmental and social advocacy.	Ted Whitesell		Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
Environmental Analysis Clyde Barlow, Carri LeRoy and Abir Biswas chemistry ecology environmental studies Signature Required: Winter Spring	Program	JR - SRJunior - Senior	16	16	Day	FFall	WWinter	SSpring		Well-designed and accurate chemical, ecological and geological measurements are required to conduct baseline assessments of natural ecosystems and determine environmental contamination. The Environmental Analysis program will focus on investigations in ecology supported with analytical chemistry. Instrumental techniques of chemical analysis will be developed in an advanced laboratory. Quality control procedures and technical writing will be emphasized. During fall and winter quarters, topics in freshwater ecology, analytical chemistry, GIS, statistics and instrumental methods of chemical analysis will be addressed. Students will participate in group projects studying water quality, trophic structure, organic matter and nutrient cycling processes of local watersheds. Analytical procedures based on EPA, USGS and other guidelines will be utilized to measure major and trace anion and cation concentrations, to analyze concentrations of species of a single element, and to measure analytes and phytochemicals critical to quantification of leaf-litter decay processes and marine-derived nutrients. Computers and statistical methods will be used extensively for data analysis and simulation as well as for work with GIS. Field trips will expand the diversity of ecosystems examined. Spring quarter will be devoted to extensive project work continuing from fall and winter, and to studies of other lakes and rivers in Washington. Studies of statistics and analytical chemistry will be completed in spring quarter. Presentation of project results in both oral and written form will conclude the year.	analytical chemistry, ecology, environmental analysis, environmental fieldwork, statistics, chemical instrumentation and group projects.	Clyde Barlow Carri LeRoy Abir Biswas		Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
Environmental Challenges and Solutions Ted Whitesell environmental studies sustainability studies	Program	FR - SRFreshmen - Senior	12	12	Day				SuSummer	Today, college graduates should be knowledgeable about the history, science, and politics of the unprecedented environmental challenges we face, such as global climate change; record human population levels; pollutants in our air, freshwater, oceans, and soils; and the decline of species everywhere. This summer course surveys these environmental challenges, looks at how natural and social sciences help us understand and address them, and surveys how citizens can make significant contributions individually and through collective action.	ecological restoration, sustainable agriculture, conservation, resource management, environmental health, climate impacts analysis, environmental justice, environmental advocacy, environmental education, and much more!	Ted Whitesell	Tue Wed Thu	Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Summer
Field Ecology Dylan Fischer and Alison Styring biology botany ecology environmental studies field studies mathematics natural history sustainability studies zoology Signature Required: Winter Spring	Program	FR - SRFreshmen - Senior	16	16	Day	FFall	WWinter	SSpring		This year-long program will focus on intensive group and individual field research on current topics in ecology. Students will be expected to intensively use the primary literature and student-driven field research to address observations about ecological composition, structure and function in natural environments. Students will participate in field trips to sites in the Pacific Northwest and the Southwest (U.S.). Students will be expected to develop multiple independent and group research projects in local forests in the south Puget Sound, the Evergreen campus forest reserve, national forests, national parks, state forests and other relevant natural settings. During each quarter, we will work as a community to develop and implement multiple field projects based on: 1) rapid observation and field data collection and analysis workshops; 2) participation in large multi-year studies based in Washington and more distant field sites; and 3) student originated short and long-term studies. In fall quarter, students will focus on field sampling, natural history, library research and scientific writing skills to develop workable field data collection protocols for field trips. In the winter, students will learn to analyze ecological data using a variety of laboratory and statistical analytical approaches, and they will further refine their research and scientific writing skills through the development of research proposals for team-designed field projects that will be implemented during spring quarter. In spring quarter, students will demonstrate their research, natural history and analytical skills via group and individual research projects. Student manuscripts will be "crystallized" through a series of intensive multi-day paper-writing workshops in which group and individual papers will be produced. Research projects will also be formally presented by groups and individuals in the final weeks of the quarter at a public research exposition. Finally, all written research projects will be reviewed by external experts, revised and bound together in a single printed journal-format volume. Specific topics of study will include community and ecosystem ecology, plant physiology, forest structure, ecological restoration, riparian ecology, fire disturbance effects, bird abundance and monitoring, insect-plant interactions, disturbance ecology, and the broad fields of bio-complexity and ecological interactions. We will emphasize identification of original field research problems in diverse habitats, experimentation, data analyses, oral presentation of findings, and writing in journal format.	biology, botany, ecology, environmental studies, field ecology, forest ecology, ornithology, and zoology.	Dylan Fischer Alison Styring		Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
Food, Health and Sustainability Amy Cook, David Shaw, James Neitzel and Martha Rosemeyer agriculture biology chemistry ecology environmental studies sustainability studies Signature Required: Winter Spring	Program	FR - SRFreshmen - Senior	16	16	Day	FFall	WWinter	SSpring		What should we eat? What is the difference between conventional and organic foods? Why is there an outcry over genetically modified foods? What is local food? Why does journalist Michael Pollan call this the American "Age of Nutritionism?" Why is there hunger? This program takes a scientific approach to food and cooking. Topics span a broad range, from molecular biology to ecology of agriculture and marine foodstuffs. We'll examine the coevolution of humans and food, Pacific Northwest Native foodways, the connection between diet and health, and the transformation of food through the processes of cooking, baking and fermentation. Throughout history, food and cooking have not only been essential for human sustenance, but have played a central role in economic and cultural life. This interdisciplinary exploration of the biology and chemistry of food takes a broad ecological systems approach, while also incorporating political, historical, cultural and anthropological perspectives. Structural issues of food security and sovereignty both local and global will also be explored. Students will directly apply major concepts learned in lectures to experiments in the laboratory and kitchen. Field trips will provide opportunities for observing food production and processing in the local community, as well as edible landscapes of the Pacific Northwest. Workshops and seminar discussions will focus on topics addressed by such authors as Michael Pollan, Gary Paul Nabhan and Harold McGee. Fall quarter focuses on the production of foods such as vegetables, fruits, grains, fish and shellfish. We'll explore the biochemistry of food, beginning with basic chemical concepts, before moving onto the structure of proteins, carbohydrates and fats. We'll also consider the role of evolution in the selection of plant and animal species used as food by different human populations, as well as systems of Native American Pacific Northwest coastal food procurement and production. Winter quarter concentrates on cooking and nutrition. We will study food quality issues, and examine what happens at a biochemical and biophysical level during the process of cooking and processing. We will discuss how factors like nutritional content, heavy metal, and parasite and pesticide contamination affect food quality. We explore how our bodies digest and recover nutrients, and consider the physiological roles of vitamins and antioxidants, as well as the complex relationship between diet, disease and genetics. Finally, we will study the physiology of taste and smell, critical for the appreciation of food. Spring quarter focuses on the biochemistry of fermentation, and the production microbiology and chemistry of fermented foods. Specific topics include yeast varieties (e.g., "killer yeast"); bacterial, yeast, and mixed fermentations (e.g., malolactic fermentation, lambic fermentation); and aging and extraction methods.	the biological fields, including ecological agriculture, ecology, biochemistry, nutrition, food science, and food and agriculture policy.	Amy Cook David Shaw James Neitzel Martha Rosemeyer		Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
Geographic Information Systems Intern Dylan Fischer and Rip Heminway computer science ecology environmental studies geography Signature Required: Fall	Contract	JR - SRJunior - Senior	16	16	Day	FFall	WWinter	SSpring		The GIS internship, based in the Computer Applications Lab, is focused on developing advanced knowledge and skills in spatial data management and analysis through development of campus GIS data, database administration, and the support of research projects such as the Evergreen Ecological Observation Network (EEON) project. Through this internship students will gain advanced understanding of working with GIS software, and specifically in using GIS for natural resource applications. Specific opportunities include working in detail with LiDAR data, high quality aerial images, assessing forest canopy structure, and identifying forest canopy type using GIS software and data. This intern will also build instructional and support skills by assisting in the instruction of GIS workshops and curricular programs.	GIS, environmental studies, and computer science.	Dylan Fischer Rip Heminway		Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
Gifts Garden: An Ethnobotanical Learning Laboratory in Fall Marja Eloheimo botany cultural studies environmental studies	Course	FR - SRFreshmen - Senior	4	04	Weekend	FFall				In this weekend course, students will use The Gifts Garden at the Evergreen Longhouse as a laboratory for learning related to ethnobotany, educational habitat gardening with native plants, and growing and using medicinal plants. Activities include lectures, workshops, reading, writing, research, maintaining a nature journal, and carrying out an individual project as well as sharing it with the class. The course is focused on the fall season and is suitable for students interested in botany, Indigenous studies, environmental studies, education, botanical medicine, and horticulture.		Marja Eloheimo	Sat Sun	Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
Gifts Garden: An Ethnobotanical Learning Laboratory in Spring Marja Eloheimo botany cultural studies environmental studies	Course	FR - SRFreshmen - Senior	4	04	Weekend			SSpring		In this weekend course, students will use The Gifts Garden at the Evergreen Longhouse as a laboratory for learning related to ethnobotany, educational habitat gardening with native plants, and growing and using medicinal plants. Activities include lectures, workshops, reading, writing, research, maintaining a nature journal, and carrying out an individual project as well as sharing it with the class. The course is focused on the spring season and is suitable for students interested in botany, Indigenous studies, environmental studies, education, botanical medicine, and horticulture.		Marja Eloheimo	Sat Sun	Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Spring
Gifts Garden: An Ethnobotanical Learning Laboratory in Winter Marja Eloheimo botany cultural studies environmental studies	Course	FR - SRFreshmen - Senior	4	04	Weekend		WWinter			In this weekend course, students will use The Gifts Garden at the Evergreen Longhouse as a laboratory for learning related to ethnobotany, educational habitat gardening with native plants, and growing and using medicinal plants. Activities include lectures, workshops, reading, writing, research, maintaining a nature journal, and carrying out an individual project as well as sharing it with the class. The course is focused on the winter season and is suitable for students interested in botany, Indigenous studies, environmental studies, education, botanical medicine, and horticulture.		Marja Eloheimo	Sat Sun	Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Winter
Green for Green: Entrepreneurship and The Environment cancelled Nelson Pizarro and Nalini Nadkarni business and management ecology environmental studies sustainability studies Signature Required: Spring	Program	SO - SRSophomore - Senior	16	16	Day		WWinter	SSpring		In a world where Earth’s environment and its inhabitants are increasingly compromised by human activities, humans must learn to step outside of their own spheres of influence to understand and forge collaborations with other people, institutions and ways of knowing. Traditionally, the fields of ecology and business have regarded each other as “other”, yet they hold many concepts, concerns, and values in common. In this upper-division program, we will first explore the structure and function of ecosystems in nature, and investigate similarities and differences with systems of business, commerce and entrepreneurship. Second, we will explore how business and entrepreneurship might be harnessed to increase conservation and stewardship of Earth’s ecosystems. During winter quarter, we will explore compelling business ideas by looking at examples of social entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship, corporations, non-profits and social business in the USA and other parts of the world. We will examine the best opportunities for social sector activity, and examine non-profit and for-profit approaches. We will also examine cases where companies have sought to exploit business opportunities that result from global, social and environmental trends. During spring quarter, students will be guided to develop feasibility plans for projects of their own choice. Projects could include such topics as developing awareness of natural ecosystems, analyzing a company that might be “green-painting” its products, or forging links between different partners that could collaborate to protect the environment. The work will involve market research, library work, data analysis, innovation and collaborative team work.	business, environmental studies, entrepreneurship, management, and sciences.	Nelson Pizarro Nalini Nadkarni		Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Winter
Individual Study: Environmental Studies, Sustainability and Justice, Geography Ted Whitesell community studies environmental studies field studies geography sustainability studies Signature Required: Winter Spring	Contract	SO - SRSophomore - Senior	16	16	Day		WWinter	SSpring		Individual study offers students the opportunity to develop self-direction, to learn on how to manage a personal project, to focus on unique combination of subjects, and to pursue original interdisciplinary projects without the constraints of an external structure. Students interested in a self-directed project, research, or internship related to environmental studies, geography, sustainability and justice, community studies, and activism are invited to present a proposal to Ted Whitsell.	environmental studies, sustainability and justice, and geography.	Ted Whitesell		Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Winter
Individual Study: Environmental Studies, Sustainability and Justice, Geography Ted Whitesell community studies environmental studies field studies geography sustainability studies Signature Required: Fall	Contract	SO - SRSophomore - Senior	16	16	Day	FFall				Individual study offers students the opportunity to develop self-direction, to learn on how to manage a personal project, to focus on unique combination of subjects, and to pursue original interdisciplinary projects without the constraints of an external structure. Students interested in a self-directed project, research, or internship related to environmental studies, geography, sustainability and justice, community studies, and activism are invited to present a proposal to Ted Whitsell.	environmental studies, sustainability and justice, and geography.	Ted Whitesell		Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
Individual Study: Legislative Internship Lin Nelson community studies environmental studies government law and public policy political science sociology Signature Required: Winter	Contract	JR - SRJunior - Senior	16	16	Day		WWinter	SSpring		This program will explore the broad conditions that shape legislation. We will examine models, evidence and debates about the sources, causal connections and impacts of evolving systems of law, regulation, governance and a broad array of community response. Each student will be learning through work as an intern with a legislator and her or his staff. This will involve intensive staff-apprenticeship activities, especially legislative research and draft development, bill-tracking and constituent correspondence.Students apply to become interns for the 2011 Washington State Legislative session in the fall of 2010. Information sessions on the Internship Program will be held spring quarter and in early October. The Academic Advising Office will inform students about the process, with applications due mid-to-late October. Applications are available online through www.leg.wa.gov/internships. Students who submit a complete application will be interviewed and informed of acceptance by late November. Each student accepted into the Internship Program will develop an internship learning contract, profiling legislative responsibilities and linkages to academic development.Each student intern will translate her or his activities in the Legislature into analytic and reflective writing about the challenges, learning and implications of the work; students will be making presentations about their learning and participate in various workshops. Each intern will keep a journal, submitted to the faculty sponsor on a regular basis, and a portfolio of all materials related to the legislative work.Students will learn through a range of approaches - internship responsibilities in a regular work-week, guest presentations, seminars, visits and collaborations with regional officials and activists. Drawing broadly from the social sciences, we will discuss relevant concepts and issues. We will explore relationships between elected officials, legislative staff, registered lobbyists, non-governmental organizations, citizen activists and district constituents. Interns will participate in mock hearings, a floor debate on current legislative issues and a session on budget development.The 2010-11 session will involve student-interns for both winter and spring quarters. Each quarter will comprise a different 16-credit contract. In the spring quarter, students can develop an 8-credit Legislative Internship Contract, augmented by another 8-credit project or program. Or, they may sustain a full 16-credit internship for spring quarter, involving specific post-session research and writing. Student performance for the two-quarter internship is evaluated by the faculty sponsor, field supervisors and legislative office staff. Student participation involves discussion in workshops, public speaking, analysis and writing, and the array of legislative responsibilities.	community studies, government, law, political science, public interest advocacy, public policy, social issues, and sociology.	Lin Nelson		Junior JR Senior SR	Winter
Individual Study: Legislative Processes, Regulatory Agencies and Environment Cheri Lucas-Jennings American studies communications community studies computer science cultural studies economics environmental studies gender and women's studies government health law and government policy law and public policy leadership studies media studies political science sustainability studies Signature Required: Spring	Contract	JR - SRJunior - Senior	16	16	Day and Weekend			SSpring		Individual studies offers important opportunities for advanced students to create their own course of study and research. Prior to the beginning of the quarter, interested individuals or small groups of students must consult with the faculty sponsor to develop an outline of proposed projects to be described in an Individual Learning Contract. If students wish to gain internship experience they must secure the agreement and signature of a field supervisor prior to the initiation of the internship contract. This faculty wecomes internships and contracts in the areas of environmental health; health policy; public law; cultural studies; ethnic studies; the arts (including acrylic and oil painting, sculpture, or textiles); water policy and hydrolic systems; permaculture, economics of agriculture; toxins and brownfields; community planning, intranational relations. This opportunity is open to those who wish to continue with applied projects that seek to create social change in our community (as a result of work begun in fall 2010 and winter 2011 "Problems to Issues to Policies;" to those begining internship work at the State capitol who seek to expand their experience to public agencies and non-profit institutions; and to those interested in the study of low income populations and legal aid.	American studies, art, communications, community studies, cultural studies, environmental field studies, gender and women's health, history, law and government and public policy leadership	Cheri Lucas-Jennings		Junior JR Senior SR	Spring
Introduction to Natural History John Longino and David McAvity biology botany ecology environmental studies field studies mathematics natural history zoology	Program	FR - SRFreshmen - Senior	16	16	Day	FFall				The scientific study of nature is carried out with a combination of descriptive natural history and quantitative analysis. We will develop skills in both areas by exploring the major terrestrial habitats of western Washington and carrying out short field problems that introduce statistical approaches to natural history description. Readings and lectures will cover introductory concepts in biodiversity studies, ecology, and evolutionary biology. Workshops will emphasize the scientific process, statistical methods and probability models as they apply to natural history. We will take one-day field trips to visit shrub steppe, alpine and coastal forest habitats. Evaluation will be based on exams, written assignments and a field journal.	biology, environmental science, mathematics, and natural history.	John Longino David McAvity		Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
Introduction to Statistics and Research Design Ralph Murphy environmental studies mathematics	Course	FR - SRFreshmen - Senior	4	04	Evening				SuSummer	This class introduces students to key elements of research design and basic statistical analysis. The course emphasizes the importance of developing clear research questions and the selection of statistical methods to evaluate data collected. Descriptive and inferential statistical tests, such as sampling, normal distributions, probability, chi square, correlation and regression, and tests of hypothesis are covered. Students will develop a clear conceptual understanding of quantitative reasoning and the ability to correctly interpret findings. Meets statistics prerequisite for MES and MPA programs at Evergreen.		Ralph Murphy	Mon Wed	Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Summer
Knowing Place: Living in the Flux and Flow of Our Surroundings Kathy Kelly communications environmental studies sustainability studies	Program	JR - SRJunior - Senior	8	08	Evening and Weekend				SuSummer	This program is designed for students in Evergreen's program at Grays Harbor College as a continuation of the year of study in the program "Leading in Turbulent Times." The summer program is open to any student interested in studying the locale or practicing the learning strategies the class will use. The purpose of this program is to expand and deepen students' understanding of systems, especially living systems. Students will use critical and technical skills, research and field experience, and reflective practices to understand, integrate, and interpret their environment. Following a brief (re-)introduction to systems theory, we will examine the dynamics of the Chehalis River watershed that includes Grays Harbor. We will use an framework that identifies nature's services and places an economic value on those services, useful for conservation and development planning. Students will become familiar with measures proposed by various stakeholders for flood control management of the watershed, and consider the implications of greater systems thinking in the current policy debate. The program engages experiential as well as cognitive learning as students participate in exercises to raise awareness of ways of being present in and perceiving the place we live. Students will develop map reading skills and practice journaling in both narrative and field journal styles as a means of recording, reflecting upon, integrating, and presenting knowledge. Readings, coupled with these exercises, will fuel discoveries about how our surroundings shape our thoughts, emotions, and actions. Field trips include a series of visits to sites within the watershed, along with visits to a local salmon hatchery and a sensitive natural area whose conservation is being advocated by local residents. Guest speakers will engage students in field activities.	ecology, economics, public policy making, social change work	Kathy Kelly	Fri Sat	Junior JR Senior SR	Summer
Landscape Ecology and Ecosystem Management Peter Impara ecology environmental studies field studies geography law and public policy	Program	JR - SRJunior - Senior	16	16	Day			SSpring		At what scale should we manage or study an ecosystem or landscape? What is a natural landscape, and how do (or can) we manage for it? Geographers and ecologists have pondered the question of scale in ecosystems, and how to apply scale issues to conservation and research. Many ecosystem and related studies have been conducted at fine spatial scales, yet many of the problems and issues of resource management and conservation are best approached at broader, landscape-level spatial scales. This program will investigate broader scale approaches to on-going conservation and management activities in important ecosystems and how scientists address the issues of scale and the ecological patterns and processes used to define "natural systems." Scale, landscape analysis and pattern-process interactions will be addressed using computer labs in GIS and spatial analysis. Students will learn about landscape ecology concepts through lectures, field trips to nearby natural areas to observe pattern-process interactions, and through the design and implementation of a landscape ecology research project. Through class and field work students will learn about important ecological principles such as disturbance regimes, biotic diversity and species flow, nutrient and energy flows, and landscape change over time. Seminar readings will tie landscape ecology principles to on-going ecosystem management activities. Students will develop skills in ecological pattern and spatial analysis, natural history and field interpretation, and in the generation of multiple research hypotheses and methods to address those hypotheses.	resource management and conservation; environmental and ecological research; and landscape ecology and analysis.	Peter Impara		Junior JR Senior SR	Spring
The Legislature and the Public: Environmental and Social Justice Lin Nelson community studies environmental studies government law and public policy sociology sustainability studies	Program	JR - SRJunior - Senior	16	16	Day	FFall				This program explores the relationship between the Legislature (the Washington State Legislature in particular) and the public. We'll examine how citizens, community groups, non-governmental organizations and social movements engage with the legislative process. We'll read legislative, political and community literature, and we'll meet with a range of individuals (legislators, agency staff, lobbyists and activists) and organizations readying themselves for the upcoming session through research, collaboration and strategic planning. Our central goal will be to understand how the public learns about and interacts with the legislative process. We'll examine links between the Legislature and the public agencies, as we study selected pieces of proposed and enacted legislation to learn how these grow from and respond to community-based concerns. Our focal points will be environment, public health, labor, poverty and community development, as we explore how features of public life are transformed into legislative initiatives. Case studies will include issues such as environmental monitoring and remediation, environmental justice, right-to-know, welfare rights and health care for low-income populations. Students will deepen their knowledge and application of public documents, case analysis, field research, interviewing and public presentation. Each student (or student team) will design and complete a case study of a legislative initiative being developed for the 2011 session or an initiative being activated through a public agency. Students may take this program in coordination with the application process for the Legislative Internship 2011 program, or students may take the program based on a general interest in legislation, community involvement and social change. Our work will be shaped in tandem with emerging regional issues and in connection with organizations focusing on environment, health, working conditions, community and poverty.	social science, public policy, public interest research, environmental studies and community studies.	Lin Nelson		Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
Living Buildings - Science and Analysis Steven Abercrombie architecture ecology environmental studies sustainability studies	Course	JR - SRJunior - Senior	4	04	Evening			SSpring		In this upper division science course, students will undertake technical analyses related to building design, energy performance, water usage, stormwater handling, and occupant health to explore concepts in cutting-edge sustainable building performance. Participants will examine the theory behind the most progressive green building rating system in North America and gain experience utilizing building science analysis software employed by design professionals. Students taking this course should have a background in MS Excel, science, and statistics. The course will have one Saturday field trip where students will be able to experience many of the concepts discussed in the classroom in the field.		Steven Abercrombie	Tue	Junior JR Senior SR	Spring
Medicinal Botany in Fall: Leaves Marja Eloheimo botany environmental studies health	Course	FR - SRFreshmen - Senior	4	04	Day	FFall				In this course, students gain an introduction to botanical, artistic, seasonal, and medicinal dimensions of leaves through exploring their functions and forms; drawing, pressing, and incorporating them into art; maintaining a nature journal of fall plant observations; cultivating plant identification skills in the field; considering harvest and processing of medicinal plants in fall; and discovering medicinal plants for the respiratory system. Activities include lectures, workshops, reading, seminar, and an individual project. This course is appropriate for students with interests in botany, environmental studies, health, and botanical medicine.		Marja Eloheimo	Tue Thu	Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
Medicinal Botany in Spring: Flowers and Fruit Marja Eloheimo botany environmental studies health	Course	FR - SRFreshmen - Senior	4	04	Day			SSpring		In this course, students gain an introduction to botanical, artistic, seasonal, and medicinal dimensions of flowers and fruits through exploring their functions and forms; drawing, pressing, and incorporating them into art; maintaining a nature journal of spring plant observations; cultivating plant identification skills in the field and laboratory; considering harvest and processing of medicinal plants in spring; and discovering medicinal plants for the first aid and the digestive system. Activities include lectures, workshops, reading, seminar, and an individual project. This course is appropriate for students with interests in botany, environmental studies, health, and botanical medicine.		Marja Eloheimo	Tue Thu	Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Spring
Medicinal Botany in Summer Marja Eloheimo botany cultural studies environmental studies sustainability studies visual arts	Program	FR - SRFreshmen - Senior	8	08	Day				SuSummer	In this 8-credit program, students will gain an introduction to medicinal plants in summertime, with particular focus on plant identification and morphology (botany), medicinal concepts and practices (botanical medicine), and botanical arts and nature journaling (art). Students will also explore selected aspects of such topics as approaches to cross-cultural herbalism, research and experience, bringing medicinal plants into our lives, and plants for summertime health. Activities include lectures, workshops, reading, seminar, field activities, and hands-on projects. This course is appropriate for students with interests in botany, environmental studies, health, education, and botanical medicine.	botany, health-related fields, ecology, education, cultural studies, sustainability	Marja Eloheimo	Tue Wed Thu	Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Summer
Medicinal Botany in Winter: Stems and Roots Marja Eloheimo botany environmental studies health	Course	FR - SRFreshmen - Senior	4	04	Day		WWinter			In this course, students gain an introduction to botanical, artistic, seasonal, and medicinal dimensions of stems and roots through exploring their functions and forms; drawing, and incorporating them into art (specifically basketweaving); maintaining a nature journal of winter plant observations; cultivating winter plant identification skills; considering a place for botanical medicine in home and kitchen; and discovering medicinal plants for the urinary and nervous systems. Activities include lectures, workshops, reading, seminar, and an individual project. This course is appropriate for students with interests in botany, environmental studies, health, and botanical medicine.		Marja Eloheimo	Tue Thu	Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Winter
Mount Rainier: The Place and its People Jeff Antonelis-Lapp, Lucia Harrison and Carolyn Dobbs Native American studies environmental studies natural history outdoor leadership and education visual arts	Program	FR - SRFreshmen - Senior	16	16	Day	FFall	WWinter	SSpring		Mount Rainier, known locally as "the Mountain" or "Tahoma", dominates the landscape of the Puget Sound region and commands the attention, imagination and respect of its inhabitants. The relationship of people to the Mountain has varied widely: prized by Indigenous Peoples for a variety of activities, even today; seen by European-American settlers as a potentially vast resource for timber and minerals; and as a wilderness and recreation destination for Puget Sound inhabitants and tourists from the world over. Some of the questions we will investigate include: What do we know about the natural and human history at Mount Rainier, and how might this predict the future? What are the interrelationships of people, place, flora and fauna at Mount Rainier? What role does Mount Rainier play in the arena of conserving protected areas? Does place-based, experiential conservation service-learning lead to environmental stewardship? To capitalize on the usual pattern of late summer good weather, we will begin the program on September 13, two weeks before the regularly scheduled start of fall quarter. This will allow us to be on the Mountain at arguably the finest time of the year. Students planning to live on campus will receive our help in arranging for storage prior to our departure for the Mountain. Students must be prepared to camp in primitive conditions, and must be ready to undertake strenuous hikes and outdoor work. The tenth week of the program will be the week of November 15, and evaluations will be completed by November 23. Students may begin their winter break at the completion of their evaluation process. We will meet on campus on September 13-14 to plan for our departure to the Mountain, and on our initial field trip, September 15-24, we will study the area's natural history, including an introduction to the geology, geography, watersheds, flora and fauna of the Mountain. Students will learn to draw and create an illustrated field journal documenting their natural history learning. An important portion of this field trip will engage students in conservation service-learning opportunities at Mount Rainier. Potential activities include assisting in archeological excavations, meadow revegetation, historic rock wall restoration, trail work or a variety of other projects. These and other program activities will equip students to continue to learn, teach and advocate for the environment. During winter quarter, we will broaden our study to include the park's neighbors within the Nisqually River Watershed and examine the efforts of the various stakeholders to create a cooperative management strategy that protects and sustains the watershed. We will observe and study the natural history of birds in the watershed, learning to use them as a way to teach environmental education. We will also use drawing as a mode of inquiry in environmental education, assist on service learning projects, and help public school students with water quality field monitoring and at the Green Congress on March 18 . During week 8, a four-day field trip will take us to Mount Rainier and other places in the upper Nisqually watershed. Other day-long field trips will introduce us to organizations and the work they pursue within the Nisqually watershed. We will work with the Park and its neighbors to identify potential student projects for spring quarter. Near the end of winter quarter, students will plan their spring quarter independent or small group projects, which will be spring’s primary focus. Students will develop skills in drawing, visual communication, public speaking and graphic arts computer applications to aid in interpretive projects. Winter and spring quarter field trips to the Mountain and the surrounding watersheds will continue to provide service-learning opportunities in a variety of conservation and environmental education projects. As we enlarge our geographic area of study, the Nisqually River watershed and Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge will provide opportunities to study salmon recovery efforts and avian natural history and opportunities to design and complete individual and group projects. A range of place-based projects—scientific, historical, environmental education, interpretive and artistic—will be available.	biology, civics, environmental education, environmental studies, natural history, visual art, and visual communication.	Jeff Antonelis-Lapp Lucia Harrison Carolyn Dobbs		Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
Plant Biology Lalita Calabria biology environmental studies writing	Program	FR - SRFreshmen - Senior	8	08	Evening and Weekend				SuSummer	This course is designed to increase your awareness and appreciation of the biological, cultural, and economic importance of plants. Through this awareness and appreciation of plants you can begin to develop a "Botanical Sense of Place". We will begin by reflecting on your personal experiences with plants from youth to the present in the form of a creative nonfiction-style essay. These experiences are the foundation of your botanical knowledge and they will serve as tool for connecting the major concepts we learn in class with your real-life experience of plants. We will continue to develop our "Botanical Sense of Place" by surveying the major groups of green plants found in and around the Evergreen State College campus. Through lectures, labs and field trips, we will examine the morphological, physiological, and ecological adaptations that have led to the success of these taxa within the context of their surroundings. We will also draw on contemporary scientific journals and news articles to help you gain in-depth understanding of certain biological concepts and to apply this understanding to current events.		Lalita Calabria	Tue Thu Sat	Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Summer
The Practice of Sustainable Agriculture Steven Scheuerell agriculture botany ecology environmental studies sustainability studies Signature Required: Winter	Program	FR - SRFreshmen - Senior	16	16	Day	FFall	WWinter	SSpring		The Practice of Sustainable Agriculture (PSA) program integrates theoretical and practical aspects of small-scale organic farming in the Pacific Northwest during the fall, winter and spring quarters. This program requires serious commitment from students—we start at 8 AM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and all students start farm chores at 7 AM one day per week. Each week of the program there will be eight hours of classroom instruction and twenty hours of practicum work at Evergreen's Organic Farm. The program's academic classroom portion will cover a variety of topics related to practical farm management, including annual and perennial plant propagation, entomology and pest management, plant pathology and disease management, weed biology and management, soil quality and soil management, crop botany, animal husbandry/physiology, polycultures, integration of crops and livestock, orchard management, appropriate technology, weather forecasting, and climatology. As part of their training, students will be required to develop and write farm management and business plans. On a weekly basis, students can expect to complete seminar readings and reflective writings, work through assigned textbooks, and write technical reports to demonstrate an integration of theoretical concepts and practice gained through the farm practicum. The academic practicum on Evergreen's organic farm will include hands-on instruction on a range of farm-related topics including greenhouse management and season extension techniques, farm-scale composting and vermiculture, seed saving, irrigation systems, mushroom cultivation, farm recordkeeping, tool use and care, farm equipment operation and maintenance, and techniques for adding value to farm and garden products. Students will also have the opportunity to explore their personal interests related to agriculture, homesteading, and developing communal farms/ecovillages through research projects. Each quarter we will visit farms that represent the ecological, social and economic diversity of agriculture in the Pacific Northwest. Students will also attend and participate in key sustainable and organic farming conferences within the region. After completing this program, students will have an understanding of a holistic approach to managing a small-scale sustainable farm operation in the Pacific Northwest.	agriculture, farm and garden management, and applied horticulture.	Steven Scheuerell		Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
The Practice of Sustainable Agriculture: Spring Stephen Bramwell agriculture botany ecology environmental studies sustainability studies Signature Required: Spring	Program	FR - SRFreshmen - Senior	16	16	Day			SSpring		The schedule for The Practice of Sustainable Agriculture has been shifted to the agricultural calendar. This is the first quarter of a three-quarter sequence that will run spring, summer and fall quarters. This program integrates theoretical and practical aspects of small-scale organic farming in the Pacific Northwest and requires serious commitment from students—we start at 8 AM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and all students will work on the farm, which may include early mornings before class. Each week of the program there will be eight hours of classroom instruction and twenty hours of practicum work at Evergreen's Organic Farm.The program's academic classroom portion will cover a variety of topics related to practical farm management, including annual and perennial plant propagation, entomology and pest management, plant pathology and disease management, weed biology and management, soil quality and soil management, crop botany, animal husbandry/physiology, polycultures, integration of crops and livestock, orchard management, appropriate technology, weather forecasting, and climatology. As part of their training, students will be required to develop and write farm management and business plans. On a weekly basis, students can expect to complete seminar readings and reflective writings, work through assigned textbooks, and write technical reports to demonstrate an integration of theoretical concepts and practice gained through the farm practicum.The academic practicum on Evergreen's organic farm will include hands-on instruction on a range of farm-related topics including greenhouse management and season extension techniques, farm-scale composting and vermiculture, seed saving, irrigation systems, mushroom cultivation, farm recordkeeping, tool use and care, farm equipment operation and maintenance, and techniques for adding value to farm and garden products. Students will also have the opportunity to explore their personal interests related to agriculture, homesteading, and developing communal farms/ecovillages through research projects. Each quarter we will visit farms that represent the ecological, social and economic diversity of agriculture in the Pacific Northwest. Students will also attend and participate in key sustainable and organic farming conferences within the region. After completing this program, students will have an understanding of a holistic approach to managing a small-scale sustainable farm operation in the Pacific Northwest.	agriculture, farm and garden management, and applied horticulture.	Stephen Bramwell		Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Spring
The Practice of Sustainable Agriculture: Summer Stephen Bramwell agriculture botany ecology environmental studies sustainability studies Signature Required: Summer	Program	FR - SRFreshmen - Senior	16	16	Day				SuSummer	The schedule for The Practice of Sustainable Agriculture has been shifted to the agricultural calendar. This is the second quarter of a three-quarter sequence that runs spring, summer and fall quarters. This program integrates theoretical and practical aspects of small-scale organic farming in the Pacific Northwest and requires serious commitment from students— we start at 8 AM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and all students will work on the farm, which may include early mornings before class. Each week of the program there will be eight hours of classroom instruction and twenty hours of practicum work at Evergreen's Organic Farm. The program's academic classroom portion will cover a variety of topics related to practical farm management, including annual and perennial plant propagation, entomology and pest management, plant pathology and disease management, weed biology and management, soil quality and soil management, crop botany, animal husbandry/physiology, polycultures, integration of crops and livestock, orchard management, appropriate technology, weather forecasting, and climatology. As part of their training, students will be required to develop and write farm management and business plans. On a weekly basis, students can expect to complete seminar readings and reflective writings, work through assigned textbooks, and write technical reports to demonstrate an integration of theoretical concepts and practice gained through the farm practicum. The academic practicum on Evergreen's organic farm will include hands-on instruction on a range of farm-related topics including greenhouse management and season extension techniques, farm-scale composting and vermiculture, seed saving, irrigation systems, mushroom cultivation, farm recordkeeping, tool use and care, farm equipment operation and maintenance, and techniques for adding value to farm and garden products. Students will also have the opportunity to explore their personal interests related to agriculture, homesteading, and developing communal farms/ecovillages through research projects. Each quarter we will visit farms that represent the ecological, social and economic diversity of agriculture in the Pacific Northwest. Students will also attend and participate in key sustainable and organic farming conferences within the region. After completing this program, students will have an understanding of a holistic approach to managing a small-scale sustainable farm operation in the Pacific Northwest.	agriculture, farm and garden management, environmental studies and applied horticulture.	Stephen Bramwell		Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Summer
Problems to Issues to Policies Cheri Lucas-Jennings and Cheryl Simrell King community studies environmental studies law and public policy media studies political science writing Signature Required: Winter	Program	SO - SRSophomore - Senior	16	16	Day	FFall	WWinter			This program explores how problems become public policies and, alternatively, how public policies become something citizens care about. We will examine emerging public problems, issues, strategies and solutions to see how we get from a problem as it appears on the streets to a government response. We’ll investigate: How do we approach problems so that they become issues? How are these framed to become policies? How are various current issues received by the public? Because some sector of the public must agree on what the problem is, the framing of public issues will be a significant aspect of this program study (especially in light "wicked problems" that are particularly complex and difficult to address) as will the priority of who comes to "own" an issue and what they will do to intervene (if they do so at all.) We will examine problems, issues and policies through case studies at the local, state and regional levels. We will also investigate what it takes to mobilize a consensus and the partnerships and social marketing methods needed to achieve those ends. Throughout the program, students will learn from a range of approaches – lecture, workshop, guest presentations, seminar, visits and collaborations with regional experts, officials and activists. Because we will examine models, evidence and debates about sources, causal connections and impacts of policy, we will be learning about evolving systems of law, regulation, governance and the broad array of community response. Winter quarter will offer the opportunity for student groups to apply what they have learned directly, in the field. By interning or volunteering for work that will be engaged directly with an organization pursuing the issue in your end-of-fall-quarter group prospectus, we can engage in a practicum. Here, we will learn more about the complexities involved with how public issues are being pursued and ultimately, about how effectively proposed solution strategies appear to work when they “meet the road.” For lecture and seminar discussion we will engage a “clinic” where selected reading and each research group will provide further depth on policy “issues” outlined as “problematic” within Washington State by student project groups. We will join with one another in proposing the most effective policy strategies in light of additional considerations.	community studies, critical and analytical thinking, design strategies, environmental studies/law, government agencies, non-profit organizations, public administration, public policy, research methods, and social marketing.	Cheri Lucas-Jennings Cheryl Simrell King		Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
Rethinking the Suburbs Jennifer Gerend, David Muehleisen and Matthew Smith American studies community studies environmental studies government history political science sustainability studies Signature Required: Winter Spring	Program	FR - SRFreshmen - Senior	16	16	Day	FFall	WWinter	SSpring		This program takes as a starting point that suburbs as they have evolved in the United States need rethinking. We invite students who want to work, read challenging books, learn skills in writing and social analysis, and consider complex social issues ranging from land use policy and the preservation of farmland to the design of new city centers and engaging public space to join with us in research and service to communities locally or across the country. This program provides opportunities for advanced students to undertake engaging internship work in urban/surburban studies and agricultural policy in the context of a program and supported by strong academic texts. Suburbia evokes images of ticky-tacky boxes spread across the hills of Daly City, grotesque faux-French chateaus on five acre plots, sprawling malls, a world without sidewalks dominated by mothers in Chevy Suburbans spewing gas to drive five miles to the nearest grocery, a world with perfect lawns but no parks, places about which Gertrude Stein would say there is "no there, there." Yet today America has more suburbanites than city or rural inhabitants. Today's suburbs are also diverse, as more suburbs are now dominated by non-family and childless households than ever before. More suburbs are multi-racial or non-white than ever before. Clearly the suburbs have evolved beyond the role of a destination for families fleeing the city or a refuge for the Anglo-American middle class. Today's suburbs still attract residents for many of the reasons they initially developed, yet they are at a critical juncture. Many of them have in recent years become new cities or have been incorporated into neighboring cities. In recent decades, new population, employment and cultural centers have emerged. Assumptions about transportation, public and private space, and the gender relations of work and home are drawn into question. Many suburban places face new challenges, as they strive to create public gathering spaces, "town centers", a socially inclusive culture, pedestrian-oriented neighborhoods, viable mass transit options and other traditional "urban" amenities. What does it mean to live in a new city, and how do these fledgling communities observe their own limited histories? How has the development of suburbs threatened agriculture and the security of their food supply, forests and fisheries? Students will be engaged by texts that examine the history, land use, sociology and public policy, as well as the literature of the suburbs. We will prepare for our field experiences during the fall and the first half of winter quarter. We will examine the history of choices that shaped the built environment in the Pacific Northwest and the U.S. over the past century, thereby radically influencing today's options for sustainable living and community development. We will develop skills in writing, research, economic and social analysis that will allow us to participate in the work of planning, public policy, and sustainable food systems. We will visit sites in Portland, OR, Thurston County, and the Seattle-Tacoma area. Guest lectures, films and presentations will supplement our readings. In the first half of winter we will focus on developing internships and projects for individuals and groups. Projects can be local, regional or potentially international in their location and scope. Students will work on developing effective ways of documenting their experience and observing their surroundings. Students may work on their research in internships, volunteer settings, and through library resources. Students will work on their research until the middle of spring quarter, when they will return to campus to share experiences and develop polished final presentations and documented research materials. This program provides an opportunity for students to undertake their own exciting, potentially sophisticated work in a well-supported program-based structure.	American history, architecture, land use planning, urban planning, government, politics, law, community development and environmental policy.	Jennifer Gerend David Muehleisen Matthew Smith		Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
Science for Elementary Educators Andrew Gilbert and Carolyn Prouty astronomy biology chemistry environmental studies physics	Course	FR - SRFreshmen - Senior	6	06	Day				SuSummer	This is a general science course designed to meet the science content needs of both current and future elementary school teachers. The course will provide a broad array of science content geared toward the Washington State Academic Standards for science teachers (grades K-6). Topics will include: Earth/Space Science, Physical Science, Life Science and the Nature of Science with special attention paid to systems and sustainability. Open to pre-service and in-service teachers, and other interested education professionals.	elementary science education	Andrew Gilbert Carolyn Prouty	Tue Wed Thu	Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Summer
Seeing and Recording Cultural Landscapes: Geography of the Pacific Northwest Martha Henderson environmental studies geography	Course	JR - GRJunior - Graduate	2, 4	02 04	Evening				SuSummer	Cultural landscapes are geographical representations of social ideas and structures, cultural traditions, and physical landforms and processes. This class will investigate the various ways that cultural landscapes are created and maintained. The class will emphasize the nexus between human innovation and environmental conditions from theoretical perspectives. Urban and rural landscapes will be considered with emphasis on the Pacific Northwest and public landscapes. Cultural landscapes are seen within the eye of the beholder, the more you are able to recognize cultural processes that transform landscapes, the more meaningful the landscape becomes. Reading a cultural landscape is a qualitative process and requires qualitative research methods. The class will include information and practice of qualitative research methods including oral history, participant observation, interview and interpretation of observed geographies. This class will be taught at the graduate level for graduate credit. Undergraduates desiring four credits or two credits of Pacific Northwest geography may enroll in the class. Graduate students and four credit undergrads are expected to attend all classes, engage in seminar and participate in qualitative research. Two credit undergraduates are expected to attend Monday night class meetings, engage in seminar and write one essay on the geography of the Pacific Northwest. Required Textbooks:		Martha Henderson	Mon Wed		Summer
Student Originated Studies: Botany, Herbology, Horticulture cancelled Frederica Bowcutt botany ecology environmental studies gender and women's studies natural history writing Signature Required: Fall	SOS	JR - SRJunior - Senior	16	16	Day	FFall				This SOS offers opportunities for well-prepared students to create their own course of study and research. In addition, at least four credits of each student's work will be in collaboration with other students in the program. Group activities will include seminars, workshops, lectures and weekly meetings. Student project work will be presented in a symposium at the end of the quarter. Several research topics are of particular interest to the faculty member. Groups of students working together on community-based projects such as installing edible or medicinal landscaping on campus or other public educational institutions, propagating prairie plants for local ecological restoration efforts, or creating plant-themed public art for the Evergreen Teaching Gardens will be given priority, as will students interested in conducting research on exotic invasive plant species common to the Puget Sound region to determine how they might benefit humanity through sustainable enterprise. This might take the form of exploring the medicinal uses of weedy species like dandelion or the use of Scot's broom for biofuel production. Students interested in honing their botanical illustration skills that propose to work from herbarium specimens to create illustrations for the Puget Prairie Flora and/or Sun Lakes State Park Flora projects and groups wanting to study the history and practice of herbology will receive serious consideration during the signature review process. Students seeking to explore the gender dimensions of botany as a discipline are encouraged to submit a proposal. Prior to fall, interested individual students or small groups of students must consult with the faculty sponsor about their proposed projects and/or internship plans. The project and/or internship is then described on the appropriate contract form (in-program Internship or Individual Learning Contract) and submitted electronically as a draft contract. While this program is primarily aimed at juniors and seniors, first-year students and sophomores may be admitted if they can demonstrate through the signature process that they are ready for the work.	botany, horticulture and herbology.	Frederica Bowcutt		Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
Student Originated Studies: Center for Community-Based Learning and Action Therese Saliba African American studies Native American studies anthropology communications community studies cultural studies economics education environmental studies gender and women's studies history international studies law and government policy law and public policy leadership studies media studies outdoor leadership and education queer studies sociology sustainability studies Signature Required: Spring	SOS	FR - SRFreshmen - Senior	16	16	Day			SSpring			community or youth organizing; community development; economic, racial, and gender justice; education; immigrant rights; international solidarity and International Studies; popular education; public policy; sociology; and queer studies.	Therese Saliba		Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Spring
Student Originated Studies: Community Development Russell Fox agriculture community studies education environmental studies law and public policy sustainability studies Signature Required: Winter	SOS	JR - SRJunior - Senior	16	16	Day and Evening		WWinter			This SOS is ideal for students with community-based internships related to their previous studies. For community-based projects that are not internships, groups of students working together will be given priority (see Prerequisites and Faculty Signature requirements for additional information). All students enrolled in the program will also participate in two credits of readings, classes and on-line assignments in collaboration with other students. A weekly class will include seminars, workshops organized by staff and faculty working at the Center for Community-Based Learning and Action, and opportunities to share internship and project work. Weekly on-line essays will explore topics relevant for students interested in land use planning, community development and social change work. The faculty will also meet regularly with smaller groups of students who are working on similar community issues--such as local agriculture, housing and homelessness, education or social services. Russ Fox has extensive knowledge of local organizations and resources, particularly in Thurston County, as well as experience working with students from across the curriculum who are interested in integrating and applying their learning through community-based research, learning and activism. Currently, his research and community activism work is focused on the viability and sustainability of local agriculture. While priority will be given to juniors and seniors, freshmen and sophomores may be admitted if proposing an internship or if they are part of a group project.	planning, community development, non-profit management, environmental studies, education, social work or public policy	Russell Fox	Thu Thu	Junior JR Senior SR	Winter
Student Originated Studies: Local Agriculture Melissa Barker agriculture botany environmental studies natural history Signature Required: Fall	SOS	JR - SRJunior - Senior	16	16	Day	FFall				This SOS will support students in the study of local agriculture systems in conjunction with an internship on a local farm. This program is ideal for responsible, enthusiastic, and self-motivated students with an interest in local agriculture or food systems. Each student will create an individual course of academic learning including an internship or field research project. Course work for the quarter will include required weekly group meetings, maintenance of a field journal to capture on-farm learning, weekly readings, group discussion papers, and a final paper and presentation. Students will be required to attend weekly group meetings. In these group meetings, students will explore timely and relevant issues to small scale, local, and direct market farms and farmers. These agricultural issues may include appropriate scale technology, nutrient cycling, water use and law, food production regulations, finances, and other relevant issues decided upon by the group. The on-farm internships will provide the foundation for exploring relevant farming topics and give a richer and broader basis for discussion.	organic agriculture, food systems, farming, and state and federal agencies.	Melissa Barker		Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
Student Originated Studies: Public Health, Environment, Sustainability and Public Policy Lin Nelson community studies environmental studies government sociology sustainability studies Signature Required: Winter	SOS	SO - SRSophomore - Senior	16	16	Day and Evening		WWinter	SSpring		This SOS program is directed to students who have broad interests in the following: public health, environmental conditions affecting public health and welfare, the movements around sustainability and social justice, and related public policy developments from local to international. Students with these interests and backgrounds will shape their work through internships, community projects and/or independent paths of study, and the group will be linked to the Center for Community-Based Learning and Action. Students and faculty will meet weekly or bi-weekly to examine and explore an array of issues, to examine links between projects and to develop skills and strategies. The concepts of Popular Education and Participatory Research will be central to our learning. We will cultivate this work, individually and in small groups, through consultation and collaboration with area organizations and through participant-observation approaches to local and state government. Students will explore and develop different approaches, with a mix of writing, documentation, workshops and presentations. Priority will be given to juniors and seniors.	public policy, community studies, environment, public health, sustainability, social justice.	Lin Nelson		Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Winter
Student-Originated Studies: Action for a Sustainable Future Ted Whitesell community studies environmental studies government law and government policy law and public policy leadership studies political science sustainability studies writing Signature Required: Fall	SOS	JR - SRJunior - Senior	16	16	Day	FFall				Students will work together to learn to how to be effective public activists able to intervene in complex social-ecological issues to foster sustainability and justice. They will share their insights by writing a book for their peers, for publication both in print and digitally. In addition, they will create a web site housing a database of case studies illustrating relevant policy, strategy and tactics. This web site will also serve as a communications center for activists and for those studying activism. Attention will focus on ethical, personal and social consequences of choices about how to think and act in situations of uncertainty, complexity, conflict and stress, and how to live effectively in potentially despair-inducing times. The program will train students for leadership roles in government, private and non-profit organizations; support them in living fulfilled lives in difficult circumstances; and build communities of mutual support. As an SOS, students will also learn how to manage a significant team project. To develop understanding of public policy and political change, we will focus on the topic of the transition to sustainable energy in Washington State. Within this topic, we will examine local, contentious, ongoing cases in detail, beginning with controversies over the coal-fueled power plant in Centralia. Students will attend meetings of organizations and legislative committees, interview participants, research issue history, and study interactions of biophysical, social, economic and political components. Analysis will be informed by interdisciplinary readings on political theory, practical and ethical aspects of individual and collective action, complex systems, ecology and Earth processes, and environmental analysis. During fall quarter, we will gain the needed factual and theoretical foundation, complete an in-depth analysis of the Centralia power plant case, outline the book and web site, and establish communications with peers elsewhere. Winter quarter will center on fieldwork, researching and drafting chapters on current contentious cases. Spring quarter will involve extensive editing, rewriting and assembly of the final products. Students will gain skills in writing; editing; oral presentation; communication in print and e-book formats; qualitative social science research; social-ecological complex systems science; oral history; policy analysis; understanding political organizing, negotiation, mediation, lobbying and decision making; and collaborative work on a large-scale project. There will be the opportunity to explore conflict, engagement and reconciliation; and training in the martial art of Aikido as a practice of working with conflict.	leadership, government, and private and non-profit organizations.	Ted Whitesell		Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
Summer Ornithology: Birds in the Hand Steven G. Herman environmental studies field studies	Program	FR - SRFreshmen - Senior	8	08	Day, Evening and Weekend				SuSummer	Summer Ornithology is a three week, bird-banding course taught entirely in the field. We leave campus on the first day, travel through some of the best birding country in Oregon, then over the next few days find and set up camp in a place where we can net, process, and band a sufficient number of birds to provide all students with appropriate experience. We spend the next two weeks netting, processing, banding and releasing several hundred birds of about 25 species. We focus on aspects of banding protocol, including net placement, removing birds from nets, identification, sexing, ageing, and record-keeping. We balance the in-hand work with field identification and behavioral observations, and during the last week we tour Steens Mountain and the Malheur area. This course has been taught for 27 years, and more than 22,000 birds have been banded during that time. Lower or upper-division credit is awarded depending of the level of academic achievement demonstrated. A photo essay on this program is available through and a slide show is available through .		Steven G. Herman	Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun	Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Summer
Techniques of Sustainability Analysis Rob Cole business and management ecology environmental studies law and public policy sustainability studies	Program	JR - SRJunior - Senior	16	16	Day	FFall				This program is intended for junior or senior students wanting to work professionally in fields of sustainability planning and implementation, greenhouse gas monitoring and mitigation, and reduction of ecological and carbon footprints of organizations and services. We will study various indicators of sustainability, and several approaches to sustainable organizational transformation including the Natural Step, cradle to cradle design, and life cycle assessment (LCA). We will explore greenhouse gas accounting methods, and protocols for measuring carbon footprints. We will examine the fundamentals of the carbon market, of cap-and-trade strategies and of carbon offsets. Students will develop skills in using analytical techniques to help design and implement sustainability programs for agencies, businesses and organizations. We will explore several case studies, including the Evergreen campus, and students will be expected to complete a research project on an organization of their choosing. We will employ methods of systems thinking in our work, and will connect a variety of disciplines as we forge programs to implement sustainability and greenhouse gas reduction. Students should have a solid background in using spreadsheets, and be comfortable working with complex quantitative formulas.	sustainability planning and implementation, environmental science, business, and greenhouse gas accounting and mitigation.	Rob Cole		Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
Trek the Caucasus Mountains and Countries Robert Smurr environmental studies Signature Required: Summer	Program	FR - SRFreshmen - Senior	8	08	Day, Evening and Weekend				SuSummer	This course is designed for particularly inquisitive and adventurous students who wish to explore the history, culture, politics, and landscapes of the Caucasus region during a physically demanding, four-week, foreign trek. Our early travels will take us to many ancient cultural sites in the countries of Armenia and Georgia. We spend the final few weeks of the program backpacking through two distinct areas of Georgia’s isolated high alpine regions that border Russia and Chechnya, but we also conclude the trip with a few relaxing days on the shores of the stunning Black Sea. Course readings will focus on Caucasian national histories, current political concerns, and the development of outdoor leadership skills. Students who participate in this unique program must be intellectually and emotionally mature, in top physical condition, and prepared to endure numerous physical hardships (e.g., rain, snow, mud, wind, high altitude hiking [maximum 11,000’], long, bumpy, dusty roads, foreign cultures). Rob Smurr has nearly two decades of experience leading commercial and student trips to this region. Depending on student interest and emphasis, credit can be given in the following disciplines: environmental studies, history, political science, Russian and Eurasian studies, art (photography, drawing), art history, writing, and adventure travel.	eco-tourism, adventure travel, environmental history, cultural studies	Robert Smurr	Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun	Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Summer
Undergraduate Research: Endocrine Disrupters Maria Bastaki biology environmental studies health Signature Required: Summer	Research	JR - SRJunior - Senior	V	V	Day				SuSummer	This learning opportunity allows advanced students to participate in laboratory-based research on the activity of chemicals suspected to alter the synthesis or action of endogenous estrogen. The position requires laboratory aptitude and skills with cell biology and biochemistry assays. The work involves cell culture and requires strict asceptic conditions and excellent asceptic technique. Familiarity with handling plasmid DNA and molecular biology techniques is strongly desired. May involve supervised use of low concentrations of radiolabeled reagents. Spectrophotometer use, TLC, and other basic lab techniques are also included. There are also options for non-laboratory research. These require both strong research skills using literature and online resources and the ability to analyze data using Excel spreadsheets.	biology, health science	Maria Bastaki		Junior JR Senior SR	Summer
Undergraduate Research in Environmental Studies with A. Styring Alison Styring ecology environmental studies field studies Signature Required: Fall Winter Spring	Research	JR - SRJunior - Senior	V	V	Day	FFall	WWinter	SSpring				Alison Styring		Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
Undergraduate Research in Environmental Studies with D. Fischer Dylan Fischer ecology environmental studies field studies Signature Required: Fall Winter Spring	Research	JR - SRJunior - Senior	V	V	Day	FFall	WWinter	SSpring			plant ecology and physiology, field ecology, restoration ecology	Dylan Fischer		Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
Undergraduate Research in Environmental Studies with G. Chin-Leo Gerardo Chin-Leo environmental studies marine science Signature Required: Fall Winter Spring	Research	JR - SRJunior - Senior	V	V	Day	FFall	WWinter	SSpring				Gerardo Chin-Leo		Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
Undergraduate Research in Environmental Studies with L. Nelson Lin Nelson community studies environmental studies health Signature Required: Fall Winter Spring	Research	JR - SRJunior - Senior	V	V	Day	FFall	WWinter	SSpring				Lin Nelson		Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
Undergraduate Research in Environmental Studies with M. Henderson Martha Henderson community studies environmental studies geography Signature Required: Fall Winter Spring	Research	JR - SRJunior - Senior	V	V	Day	FFall	WWinter	SSpring			geography, community studies and other field-based social sciences	Martha Henderson		Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
Undergraduate Research in Environmental Studies with N. Nadkarni Nalini Nadkarni ecology education environmental studies Signature Required: Fall Winter Spring	Research	JR - SRJunior - Senior	V	V	Day	FFall	WWinter	SSpring				Nalini Nadkarni		Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
Undergraduate Research in Scientific Inquiry with M. Bastaki Maria Bastaki environmental studies health physiology Signature Required: Fall Winter Spring	Research	JR - SRJunior - Senior	V	V	Day	FFall	WWinter	SSpring				Maria Bastaki		Junior JR Senior SR	Fall
Water and Watersheds Paul Pickett environmental studies sustainability studies	Course	FR - SRFreshmen - Senior	4	04	Evening				SuSummer	Water has been described as the “Oil of the 21st Century”. The world’s limited supply of water faces huge challenges of human demand and contamination. This course explores the many dimensions of water resources and the critical problems of managing water for humans and the environment. An integrating focus for the course will be watersheds, where many dimensions of environmental function and human activity overlap.	environmental studies, sciences, planning, or activism.	Paul Pickett	Mon Wed	Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Summer
With Liberty and Justice for Whom? Barbara Laners, Arlen Speights, Erin Ceragioli, Anthony Zaragoza, Dorothy Anderson, Mingxia Li, Artee Young, Paul McCreary, Tyrus Smith, Gilda Sheppard and Peter Bacho biology community studies ecology education environmental studies health history law and public policy leadership studies mathematics media studies political science sociology sustainability studies writing	Program	JR - SRJunior - Senior	16	16	Day	FFall	WWinter	SSpring		The faculty and students will embark upon a thorough study of the origins and current status of justice in American society. From an interdisciplinary perspective, we will consider various definitions and theories of justice, review the way justice is carried out in different settings and historical periods and examine the possibility of achieving truly just social institutions. Topics to be considered include: social and environmental justice, just political and economic systems, criminal justice, just healthcare and educational access, representations of justice in media, as well as concepts of equity, fairness and equality. By the end of the academic year we will be able to offer concrete recommendations as to the steps necessary to achieve justice for all in our society. The theme for quarter is . We will lay the foundation for the rest of the year, both substantively and in terms of the tools necessary to operate effectively in the learning community. We will explore the concept of justice as it is explicated in theory, history and practice. The concept will be analyzed from both the perspectives of the legal system and moral teachings. In seminars, we will read and analyze texts dealing with issues that have historically raised questions of whether justice was achieved. Students will examine their personal experiences with justice issues by constructing an autobiographical memoir. Our work will be supplemented with a series of courses designed to assure literacy with words, numbers and images. Students will have the opportunity to hone their skills in critical reasoning, research and the use of multimedia and computers. quarter's theme is . We will look at specific contemporary societal issues in justice viewed from a variety of institutional perspectives, most notably justice in education, health care, law, science, government and politics. Students will investigate specific justice issues of interest with the purpose of identifying a particular problem, defining its dimensions, determining its causes and establishing action plans for its remedy. In the , the theme will progress to This final quarter will be devoted to the design and implementation of projects aimed at addressing the issues of injustice identified in the winter quarter. Seminar groups will combine their efforts to undertake actual programs aimed at assisting the community in righting a current injustice or providing greater justice for the community. The projects may take the form of educational events, publications, multimedia presentations or art installations, to help the community find higher levels of justice. Courses will assist in the successful implementation and evaluation of the student group activities.	advocacy, art and art history, bioethics, biology, community development, counseling, critical thinking, composition, education, environmental science, history, law and public policy, literature, mathematics and statistics, multimedia and arts production, organizational leadership, political economy, public administration, public health, research methodology, quantitative reasoning, social sciences, social work, and sustainability.	Barbara Laners Arlen Speights Erin Ceragioli Anthony Zaragoza Dorothy Anderson Mingxia Li Artee Young Paul McCreary Tyrus Smith Gilda Sheppard Peter Bacho		Junior JR Senior SR	Fall

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