Academics opportunities for faculty & staff

Sustainability Working Group

The working group is the key advisory group for the campus's sustainability efforts and is comprised of faculty, staff, and students interested in sustainbility issues on campus. The group meets monthly during the academic school year and is open to any campus participants. Current projects:

• Long-range planning
• Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reporting (as part of the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment)
• Earth Day
• Environmental Awards
• Campus energy "dashboard
• RecycleMania
• Green computing
• Sustainability garden/landscaping
• Campus composting

Please contact Wes Enterline for more information.

The Savanna Project - Faculty Training Program

The Savanna Project is a training and discussion forum for expanding the role of sustainability in teaching and learning on the UW-Whitewater campus. The training consists of three gatherings, two on-campus discussions and one off-campus fieldtrip, and is offered twice a year. The goal is for each participating faculty member to modify a syllabus of an existing course to incorporate a sustainability concept relevant to their discipline and class topic. Modifications could include (but certainly not limited to): incorporating new readings, adding case material, identifying guest lectures, or collaborating with other colleagues. Please contact Dr. Eric Compas for more information.

See the schedule from our Spring 2010 training program. Photos from previous training programs:

Speed networking among participants

Touring the ethanol plant in Jefferson

Touring Faville Prairie near Waterloo