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This is the fourth of six weekly articles that serve as guides to incoming students as they weigh their First Year Seminar selections.
This week’s article explores two courses looking at different aspects of sustainability. If you’re interested in learning more about one of the greatest challenges the world is facing, then you’ll want to check out these two courses. While one is focused more on the human connection with nature and the science of climate change, the other delves more deeply into societal and political implications.
Be sure to select your FYS courses before the end of June by completing the course selection form on your admissions portal. Questions? Reach out to the Admissions Office at (607) 735-1724 or admissions@elmira.edu.
In this course, Dr. Trevor Browning, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, will take students outside to see how humans and earth science shape our environment. As a student, you'll observe first-hand how geology subtly molds Earth's water and climate, influencing the distribution of plants and animals.
"This class is about how and why we care about nature, taught out in nature," said Browning. "Although many of us spend most of our time indoors, we need to be outdoors. While walking around the beautiful Southern Tier, students will explore firsthand the connection between the spiritual (why we enjoy nature) and the mechanical (how nature works). By the end of the course, students will blend science and human interest in nature to discover unique solutions to environmental and social problems."
Climate change presents our world with an existential crisis that requires a global response. This course, taught by Dr. Doc Billingsley, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, will provide you with an understanding of current (and upcoming) environmental issues and their impacts on social, political, cultural, and economic systems. The course will explore the potential solutions offered by more sustainable forms of development and the ways in which collective actions can make a big difference.
“In this course, we will explore the ways that environmental sustainability depends on the contributions of many fields and that many careers will be transformed by the challenge of reaching a sustainable future,” said Billingsley. “Whatever your major, it's worthwhile to start looking for ways to make a meaningful difference.”
