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Our hope is to give students a breadth of experiences so they can more fully explore the environment and the ways it is affected by our society.
Students in this Living Learning Community have the unique opportunity to work with faculty, staff, and each other to create a vibrant, interesting, and fun community.  

The Environmental Awareness Program is open to first-year and upperclass students of any major interested in living in a residence hall with other students and staff concerned about environmental issues. The programming in this community will support learning on current issues and how society affects our environment.

 

course
ENS 175 Environmental Science Seminar: This one-credit course is required for all residents of the community. The course introduces students to environmental science as a discipline and as a field of study at Miami. It is cross-listed in seven departments: Botany, Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Microbiology, Statistics and Zoology. The team-taught course includes faculty-led discussions, presentations, and field work.

ENS 175: Sample Syllabus

In this community, students have the opportunity to take an in-hall section of ENG 111/112 (College Compostion and Literature)

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Students will have an opportunity to shadow faculty in their environment-related research.

programming

Below is a list of events which may be implemented in the Environmental Awareness Program:

  • Guided Tours of nearby Hueston Woods State Park
  • Organic Taste Test
  • Hiking and Camping
  • Visit with local wild animal rehab center
  • Meals with visiting researchers and lecturers
  • Tour of "Mount Rumpke" landfill facility
  • Native Animal Observation
  • Pre-election political debate on enviornmental issues