Category Archives: ethics

CCGT Presents Talk on Greening a Renter’s Lifestyle, Saturday at 10am

Saturday from 10am-noon, the Chicago Center for Green Technology (445 N. Sacramento) presents Laura Murphy, Insolar and Bryan Glosik, Jenny Babcock, and Steve Pincuspy with WRD Environmental discussing “Greening a Renter’s Lifestyle.” With urban development being one the most impending threats … Continue reading

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CCGT Presents Sustainable Business Talk Tomorrow at 10am

Tomorrow at 10am, the Chicago Center for Green Technology (445 N. Sacramento) presents the talk “Risks and Opportunities: Discovering What ‘Sustainability’ Means for YOUR Business” by Weslynne Ashton from the Illinois Institute of Technology. In this session, we will examine … Continue reading

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Summer Term Starts Today With Three Sustainability Courses

Summer session 2011 (running from May 31 to August 19) starts at Roosevelt University today!  Last summer, we at the Sustainability Studies program were happy to offer one course (a section of SUST 230 Food) as we began rolling out … Continue reading

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Summer Session Begins Tuesday

SUST 390 Sustainability of the National Parks concludes this week, but starting Tuesday, we have an entirely new lineup of courses running from May 31 to August 19. Space is available in the following courses. One is an online version … Continue reading

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Summer Session Begins in Two Weeks

SUST 390 Sustainability of the National Parks is nearly complete, but there are still two weeks before the longer Summer session 2011 (running from May 31 to August 19) begins. Space is available in the following courses. One is an … Continue reading

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Summer Is Nearly Here! Sustainability Classes Still Available

While our SUST 390 Sustainability of the National Parks course in the 4-week May session is full, registration for Summer session 2011 (running from May 31 to August 19) is ongoing. Space is available in the following courses. One is … Continue reading

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Summer Session Begins May 31 With Two New Sustainability Studies Courses

SUST 390 Sustainability of the National Parks is our first summer course, running for four weeks in May. It is nearly full and involves a field trip to Theodore Roosevelt National Park, but if you are looking for online or … Continue reading

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Ethics and Sustainability in the Chicago Region

On Friday, October 29th, Roosevelt University Sustainability Studies professor Mike Bryson participated in the inaugural Chicago Regional Forum on Ethics and Sustainability, co-sponsored by the Center for Humans and Nature and the Chicago Botanic Garden. This forum brought together academics, … Continue reading

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