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Sustainability on Campus

Mission and Values

Âé¶¹´«Ã½¼¯ÍÅ equips students, faculty and staff with theoretical and practical knowledge that addresses sustainability issues in their disciplines, careers, community relationships and daily lives.

Woodbury encourages continued learning about sustainability through coursework, research and our engagement with campus activities. In so doing, we prompt our community to examine our natural and built environments, curriculum, co-curricular learning opportunities, and stewardship of resources in the spirit of shared and just decision making.

Climate change has critically affected how we must choose to live in the world. From water shortages to environmental pollutants, our planet has become stressed, impelling us to alter our relationship with our surroundings. Acknowledging these environmental, social and economic issues, Woodbury’s goal is to create and nurture sustainable campus life. At Woodbury, sustainability is regarded as a subject of study and is implemented in every sector of the institution.

Sustainability Initiatives on Campus


 

Solar Futures House

The Solar Future House, showcases Âé¶¹´«Ã½¼¯ÍÅ’s commitment to green building practices and cutting-edge technology. The project’s visibility across multiple platforms underscores its relevance and impact in the realm of sustainable architecture.

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Sustainability Hub

Woodbury’s Sustainability Hub is a building science research incubator, demonstration area, sustainability tinker tank, and a robust lending library packed with scientific instruments to advance student and faculty research in sustainable design.

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Community Garden

In the South Hall Courtyard the community garden is a space for students, faculty, and staff to come together to care for and tend to a thriving campus green space.

Other Initiatives


  • Healthy and Sustainable Campus Committee
  • Free Metro Rides for Students!
  • Produce distribution days
  • Recycled Water
  • Sort Recycling from Trash

Campus Sustainability Map


Sustainability Events on Campus


Annual fruit tree harvest
Clothing swap
Garden meetings

Sustainability Courses

Courses that forefront sustainability at Âé¶¹´«Ã½¼¯ÍÅ.

  • DCMG 208: Sustainable Construction
  • DCMG 304 Energy: Mechanical Systems
  • DCMG 403: Water: Plumbing and Site Systems
  • ENVT 220 Environmental Studies
  • MDST 3702 Media and the Environment
  • MDST 335: Media & Social Change
  • INDS 200 Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies
  • INDS 350 Interdisciplinary Research Methods
  • INDS 491 Interdisciplinary Thesis Preparation
  • INDS 492 Interdisciplinary Thesis Execution
  • INDS 325 LA Stories
  • INDS 330 Transdisciplinary Seminar

All courses in the INDS 100-level series:

  • INDS 101 Journeys
  • INDS 102 Natures
  • INDS 103 Conflicts
  • INDS 104 Knowledges
  • PSYC 200
  • PSYC 312 Environmental Psychology
  • PSYC 318 Consumer Behavior
  • PSYC 333 Human Factors Psychology
  • POHI 101 The State, Economy, and the City
  • POHI 102 Wars, Gods, Revolutions
  • POHI 321 International Wars
  • POHI 322 Civil Wars
  • POHI 323 Genocides
  • POHI 325 Modern Revolutions
  • POHI 326 Terrorism
  • POHI 333 Globalization
  • POHI 335 Migration and Colonization
  • POHI 336 Liberation and Decolonization
  • PHIL 325 Environmental Philosophy
  • SUPR 100 Introduction to Environmental Problems and Design
  • SUPR 110 Introduction to Environmental Policy and Management
  • SUPR 220 Ecology/Earth Science/Infrastructure
  • SUPR 302 Environmental Research Seminar
  • ENVT 100 Intro. to GIS –remove
  • SUPR 320 Envt Economics–remove
  • SUPR 321 Energy & Society
  • SUPR 352 Environmental Law & Policy
  • URBS 325 Alternative Housing
  • URBS 312 The Infrastructural City
  • URBS 321 Environmental Urbanism
  • URBS 331 Food and the City
  • URBS 322 The Global Metropolis