Sustainability
An Issue in Bloomington.
ARC Projects
IWU Peace Garden
LINK Cards in Bloomington Farmer's Market
Veggie Oasis
Paper Consumption Study
Academics
ENST 100 Environment and Society (AV) Exploration of the relationship between
human-kind and nature, designed to encourage critical thinking about the environmental predicaments of the twenty-first century, as well as to provide a theoretical foundation from which to evaluate the causes and possible solutions to these problems.Major theorists, ideas and schools of thought that have influenced environmentalism are discussed.
BIO 120 Ecology and the Environment (LSI) Examination of major environmental
concepts, problems, and possible solutions. Basic ecological principles will serve as a foundation for discussion of such issues as human overpopulation, resource depletion, and pollution.
ANTH 288 Consuming Passions: The Anthropology of Food (G) Considers forms of human eating in historical and cross-cultural perspectives and their relationship to the environment. Examines various systems of subsistence, from hunting and gathering to horticulture to pastoralism, as well as the symbolic aspects of food choice.
ENST 361 Globalization and the Environment (SI, G) Introduction to the international politics behind efforts to deal with tropical deforestation, ozone depletion, global warming, loss of biodiversity and transnational transfer of hazardous wastes. Actors, conferences, and accords involved in the international environmental policy process are discussed, with particular attention to different positions of industrialized versus developing countries.
PSCI 365 Ethical Dilemmas in Environmental Politics (AV) When can non-human
claims trump human interests? Does humanism provide a coherent lens for resolving environmental issues? How do answers to these questions influence our answers to dilemmas in environmental politics such as how to weigh the value of biodiversity and whether to use cost/benefit analysis to evaluate and determine regulatory policy? Utilitarian, Kantian, Social Contract, and holistic theories are introduced as competing criteria for evaluating the risk of environmental harm caused by human development.
Community Partners
Ecology Action Center
Bloomington Farmer's Market
Spence Farms
Friends of Kickapoo Creek
Friends of Constitution Trail
Volunteer
The Ecology Action Center is a central resource for environmental education, information, and outreach for McLean County. We educate for environmental action at our walk-in information center and through our educational programs on a variety of environmental topics.
Website: http://ecologyactioncenter.org/
Check out the Student Volunteer and Resource Center for more opportunities!
Internships
See the IWU Career Center for internships!
Historically, we have had internships with: The Ecology Action Center, Bloomington Farmer's Market, Spence Farms, YMCA, and the Peace Garden.
Have an Idea?
Email ARC and let us know what you're thinking!! arc@iwu.edu
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