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Category Archives: Classes
FOIA Workshop Session @RU Monday 2/18
SUST and SOC majors, check out this excellent workshop at RU scheduled for tomorrow, Mon 2/18, at 11am in AUD 314. (See this pdf). This workshop is ideal for students in my current SUST 340 Policy, Law, & Ethics course, … Continue reading
Register for Spring/Summer 2019 Classes, & Good Luck with Finals!
As we enter finals week this F18 semester, don’t nelgect your planning for next year’s classes! Advising and registration are ongoing for the Spring & Summer 2019 semesters here at @RooseveltU — and there are still seats left in most … Continue reading
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Welcome to the Fall 2018 Semester @RooseveltU
As we wrap up Week 1 of the Fall 2018 semester, I want to extend a welcome to new students in the sociology, sustainability studies, and community development & action programs here @RooseveltU, as well as a “welcome back” to … Continue reading
Exploring Urban Nature in Chicago (May 2018)
Just finished up five days of exploring the urban and suburban environment of the Chicago region with my intrepid squad of @RooseveltU students in our one-week-intensive Sustainability Studies 360 course, Writing Urban Nature. Here they are at the North Park … Continue reading
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SUST 360 Writing Urban Nature: One-Week Experiential Learning Course this May
Registration Information SUST 360-01 Writing Urban Nature — CRN 31243 / Pre-req: ENG 102 with a grade of C- or better Meets May 21-25 from 9:30am to 5pm at RU’s Chicago Campus. Required pre-session on May 9 from 4-6pm, room … Continue reading
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Register for Summer & Fall 2018 Classes Now @RooseveltU
Advising and registration are underway for the Summer and Fall 2018 semesters at Roosevelt. Sign up now to get the classes you want! Spaces are still available in our SUST courses, and we’ve got many hands-on learning opportunities for both summer … Continue reading
Register Now for Spring/Summer 2018 Classes @RooseveltU
Here’s a cheerful autumnal thought: advising and registration are now ongoing (since Nov 2nd) for the Spring & Summer 2018 semesters here at @RooseveltU. The Sustainability Studies program is offering a wide range of courses and we’re planning two exciting … Continue reading
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Wasted Water and Environmental Injustice in Chicago
This fall semester, students in my SUST 220 Water class have been studying our American obsession with bottled water, which comes at the expense of (among other things) proper investment in and maintenance of public drinking water infrastructure. While taxpayer-funded … Continue reading
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Major Madness: Student Event @RooseveltU on Thursday, Oct. 19th, 1-3pm
I’ll be attending this upcoming “Major Madness” event (share the pdf of the above poster) as an ACP 101 first year seminar faculty member and as department chair of sociology and sustainability studies. All students are welcome (and my 101 students … Continue reading
SUST 350 Service & Sustainability Class Update
This fall 2017 semester I am teaching two linked sections of SUST 350 Service & Sustainability. The Chicago-based section (01) will meet in AUD 825 the first week of class (Tues 8/29) at 10am and subsequently off-campus at Eden Place … Continue reading
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