Seeking a Sustainable Future

Students who join the Green Learning Community benefit from social programming, academic programming, and shared classes that consider issues and content important to creating a sustainable future for our state, region and country.  

Who can join?
All incoming freshmen who are interested in the environment and the new generation of green jobs which span all majors from business to the sciences are invited to join the Green Learning Community.  If you want to breathe clean air and enjoy living and working in a healthy environment, you are welcome to be part of the Green Learning Community.

What classes are part of the Civic Engagement Learning Community?

• Freshman Seminar (Tricia Day)
• Public Speaking (Dana Simmons)
• Business and the Environment (Dana Simmons and Richard Hunley)
• Other classes to consider:  Contemporary Issues in Agribusiness; Topics in Science

What service project will the Three Rs members do?
The Green Learning Community members will choose service projects that improve the environment on the campus and in the community.   They will assist with the Sustainability Project begun by Lindsey Wilson's business students. 

What other special activities are planned?
 The Learning Community will make a field trip to areas of the Smokey Mountain National Park that have been impacted by changes in the environment as well as trip to the Appal Shop (http://appalshop.org) in Whitesburg, KY.