{"id":7841,"date":"2015-08-18T15:09:02","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T19:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?page_id=7841"},"modified":"2023-11-07T12:08:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T17:08:48","slug":"sustainability-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/educateengage\/sustainability-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Courses in Sustainability Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2014\/06\/food-basketlowres1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4825 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2014\/06\/food-basketlowres1-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"Basket of food\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2014\/06\/food-basketlowres1-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2014\/06\/food-basketlowres1-105x72.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2014\/06\/food-basketlowres1-317x216.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2014\/06\/food-basketlowres1-423x288.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2014\/06\/food-basketlowres1-634x432.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2014\/06\/food-basketlowres1.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/a>Each semester, the Mitchell Center offers sustainability-related courses through UMaine&#8217;s Ecology &amp; Ecosystem Sciences (EES) program. Please contact the <a href=\"mailto:umgmc@maine.edu\">Mitchell Center<\/a> if you are interested in registering for future courses.<\/p>\n<h3>Seminar in Sustainability Solutions (offered spring and fall semesters)<\/h3>\n<p>One Credit Graduate\/Undergraduate Seminar Course<br \/>\nEES 598-0002 (graduate level);<br \/>\nEES 398-0001 (undergraduate level)<\/p>\n<p>Course Instructors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>David Hart, Director, Mitchell Center, Prof., Biology &amp; Ecology<\/li>\n<li>Allison Brown, Graduate Student, Anthropology &amp; Environmental Policy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Day\/Time: Mondays, 3pm-4pm<br \/>\nLocation: In-person, 107 Norman Smith Hall<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2015\/06\/iStock_000000713204_Large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7420 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2015\/06\/iStock_000000713204_Large-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"electric meter\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2015\/06\/iStock_000000713204_Large-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2015\/06\/iStock_000000713204_Large-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2015\/06\/iStock_000000713204_Large-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2015\/06\/iStock_000000713204_Large-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2015\/06\/iStock_000000713204_Large-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2015\/06\/iStock_000000713204_Large-423x282.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2015\/06\/iStock_000000713204_Large-634x423.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2015\/06\/iStock_000000713204_Large-846x564.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2015\/06\/iStock_000000713204_Large-951x634.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2015\/06\/iStock_000000713204_Large-1268x845.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/a>This course is designed to introduce undergraduate and graduate students to innovative interdisciplinary research focused on understanding and solving sustainability problems. Through weekly seminars, the course will provide participants with opportunities to learn about effective strategies for problem-solving that blend the strengths of different academic disciplines and build productive partnerships with diverse stakeholders representing government, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations. Students will prepare a short reflection paper based on each week\u2019s seminar. <a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/seminars\/\">Click here for a full list of talks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;&#8230;seeing all these Mitchell Center seminars is like seeing all the potential branches my career path might take.&#8221;<\/em> \u2014 Chantal Bussiere<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read the full story with the above quote, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/news\/news-2\/weekly-dose-of-sustainability-with-a-dash-of-hope-2\/\">Weekly Dose of Sustainability, with a Dash of Hope<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For additional information, please contact <a href=\"mailto:hallsworth@maine.edu\">Ruth Hallsworth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each semester, the Mitchell Center offers sustainability-related courses through UMaine&#8217;s Ecology &amp; Ecosystem Sciences (EES) program. 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