Lib Studies Professor Noted for Sustainability Course

Date: May 1, 2009

A course developed by Melissa Baker-Boosamra, an affiliate faculty member in the Liberal Studies Department, could serve as a model for teaching sustainability.

Baker-Boosamra is writing a chapter in new book on teaching sustainability through service learning. Her chapter, focused on interdisciplinary approaches, is informed by her course titled "Sustainability in Practice." This directed practicum course allows a group of students to deeply explore the idea of sustainability through readings and dialogue, while engaging in 120 hours of community service projects that support that investigation, over the course of the semester.

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