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Sustainability in the Classroom: a cooperative EMS program : 

Sustainability in the Classroom: a cooperative EMS program Harvey Smith Social Science Research Institute Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL hsmith@niu.edu

NIU Undergrad minor in EMS: 

NIU Undergrad minor in EMS At least 3 basic science andamp; policy courses 4 advanced courses from the three perspectives outside student’s major: Business, Engineering, Policy, Science Two capstone courses: Strategies for EMS Internship/Project Total: 18 credit hours

IIT M.S. In Environmental Management : 

IIT M.S. In Environmental Management 13 required core courses (science, law, math, RA, Ecology, Regs, Handamp;S, IT, Finance, Management) 1 of 4 electives in Management 2 capstone courses: Issues in Global Sustainability Strategies for the Sustainable Enterprise 16 required in all

NIU-IIT Articulation : 

NIU-IIT Articulation Students with NIU minor in EMS receive 3 course reduction at IIT M.S. in Environmental Management in one year Curricular integration of topics andamp; contents

EMS Education Project: 

EMS Education Project N. Illinois University faculty collaborative team (10 profs.) NSF interdisciplinary curriculum grant to support developing curricular materials (NSF-DUE Grant #0088903) External Advisory Group to review and provide feedback (industry, Gov.. agencies, academics)

External Advisory Group : 

External Advisory Group INDUSTRY Akzo Nobel, Waukegan IL Ford Motor Corp., Dearborn MI International Truck andamp; Engine, Melrose Park IL Motorola Corp., Schaumburg IL NTN Bearing Corp. Elgin IL SWD Inc., Addison IL Wisconsin Energy, Milwaukee WI ACADEMIA Illinois Institute of Technology Loyola U. of Chicago Wilbur Wright CC of Chicago Anonymous Reviewers GOV/NGOs Illinois EPA Kestrel Management

Advisory Group Activities: 

Advisory Group Activities Three AG workshops Scope and focus of EMS education, May 2000 Preliminary Review of sample EMS curricular materials (capstone course), April 2001 Summative Evaluation of EMS curricular materials, June 2002

NIU-IIT Cooperative Program: 

NIU-IIT Cooperative Program Curricular initiative Assessment instrument – 30 items on key topics of EMS andamp; Envir. Science IIT - Envir. Law and EMS Design (EM 502), Winter quarter 2002-03 NIU EMS Capstone Course (IDSP 441), Spring semester 2003

Course “Contents” : 

Course 'Contents' NIU IDSP 441 EMS overview LCA andamp; Engineering Ecology/Science EMS design Public Health Business/sustainability EMS implementation IIT EM 502 EMS andamp; stewardship EMS design Regulatory Framework EMS incentives EMS auditing EMS implementation Class EMS projects/ISO 14000 focus

TA DAH! IIT Results (n=16): 

TA DAH! IIT Results (n=16)

TA DAH! NIU Results (n=15): 

TA DAH! NIU Results (n=15)

How do we look? Post Results: 

How do we look? Post Results

Good News: Lessons Gleaned: 

Good News: Lessons Gleaned ‘Tunnel vision’ aka ‘specialization’ vs. interdisciplinary vision Technical training vs. environmental stewardship Integrative theme: More Sustainability Integrate class projects into assessment: 93.6% score on EMS project assessment

Next Steps : 

Next Steps Instructional materials on the Web Expand interest and partnerships More curricular coordination for students’ sake! Link ISO 14000 to sustainability strategies