gold_text_page.jpg end_globe.jpg gold_text_page.jpg gold_text_page.jpg Sustainability is “Treating the world as if we intended to stay” Sir Crispin Tickell People Planet Profit gold_text_page.jpg School of sustainability Title Slide gold_text_page.jpg q design healthy cities? q secure energy for a growing population? q ensure clean water? q provide enough food? q promote sustainable development? q understand and impact social transformation? q mitigate and adapt to climate change? • gold_text_page.jpg 10-29-14: www.theguardian.com: Eight crops we’re losing to increased temperatures and water shortages: Corn (and the animals that eat corn) Coffee Chocolate Seafood Maple syrup Beans Cherries Wine grapes gold_text_page.jpg crocodile eggs abc net au.jpg Photo: www.abc.net.au gold_text_page.jpg •Climate Refugees: The IPCC estimates that temperatures will rise 3-10 degrees over the next hundred years •Water expands as it warms •Average sea level around the world has already risen 4 to 8 inches in the past 100 years •Sea levels expected to rise another 19 inches by 2100, causing the displacement of billions of people and trillions of dollars in property losses coastal_flooding_florida Sources: http://hdgc.epp.cmu.edu/teachersguide/teachersguide.htm http://www.ipcc.ch/index.html gold_text_page.jpg gold_text_page.jpg gold_text_page.jpg Image: scoopit.com Photo: westhawaiitoday.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnUjTHB1lvM gold_text_page.jpg Photo: ecology.com Photo: flashsparkle.blogspot.com Photo: serc.carleton.edu gold_text_page.jpg •Boyan Slat, born in 1995 •Idea came to him at the age of 16 while diving in Greece •"I saw more plastic bags than fish" •In just 40 years, millions of tonnes of plastic have entered the oceans •Slat invented an array of floating barriers, anchored to the sea bed, to catch and concentrate the floating debris Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29631332 Photo credit: TheOceanCleanup.com gold_text_page.jpg gold_text_page.jpg Seoul_BeforeDongdaemunArea.jpg Seoul_Cheonggyecheon_night.jpg Cheonggyecheon River Lee Myung-Bak Mayor gold_text_page.jpg •"Nearly 40% of food in the U.S. goes to landfill …. we are not just wasting food, but also water, energy and resources that were used to grow that food.” •“Each year fewer Americans – less than 1% – claim farming as an occupation…” U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack gold_text_page.jpg Image: Gordon Graff Pasona offices in Tokyo: 20% of building space dedicated to growing fresh vegetables Photo : Kono Designs gold_text_page.jpg Written by an ASU School of Sustainability student regarding Overconsumption of Goods in Developed Nations gold_text_page.jpg •Every year the average person throws away 600 plastic bags •25% of litter in storm drains is plastic Photo: www.favebags.com gold_text_page.jpg Photos: www.safesipp.org http://everyday21000childrendie.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/women-carry-water-on-their-head.jpg gold_text_page.jpg •Society and Sustainability •Policy and Governance in Sustainable Systems •International Development and Sustainability •Sustainable Urban Dynamics •Sustainable Energy, Materials, and Technology •The Economics of Sustainability •Ecosystems Sustainability gold_text_page.jpg •SOS is a small college (a family atmosphere) with the resources of a large university! •Student Showcases •Free Movies •Free Guest Lectures •Free Field Trips gold_text_page.jpg •Applied / Capstone Experience •Internships •Research Opportunities •Workshops •Service Learning •Field Experience •Study Abroad Dr. Christopher Boone, Dean of the School of Sustainability, accepting the Bootstrapper Award for college with highest percentage of student entrepreneurs gold_text_page.jpg •Dubai (United Arab Emirates) •Sustainability, Tourism and Culture http://www.dubai-information-site.com/images/where-is-dubai-3.jpg gold_text_page.jpg •Spain & Morocco •Energy, Sustainability across the Mediterranean http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/africa/maafrica.gif gold_text_page.jpg •Washington DC & London •Comparing Sustainability across Cultures and Governments http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTNCd6cM11_ODysM_XjzvCARRyLxDoA-HsjoGQ4ES48B42pc8tj3w gold_text_page.jpg •Equador •Diversity and Sustainability in the Andes http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/samerica/ecsa.gif gold_text_page.jpg Image : earthobservatory.nasa.gov ØEngland & France ØMorocco ØHong Kong ØNepal ØSouth Africa ØUnited Kingdom & Denmark gold_text_page.jpg Connect the dots •Create and thrive in a relatively small school with about 500 fellow students •Impact the world with internships •Make a difference with a career you believe in SOS-logo-reverse-300.png gold_text_page.jpg employment.png gold_text_page.jpg The world’s first so the world lasts _MG_5463.jpg gold_text_page.jpg alumni Making a Difference •Consulting (Accenture, Blu Sky Consulting, Green Order, American Global Manufacturing) •Corporate Sustainability/Corporate Social Responsibility (Dell, Nike, REI, Coca-Cola, Intel) •Education (teaching, research, administration, operations, student affairs) •Energy (SRP, APS, FirstSolar, Heliae Development LLC, Abeinsa EPC) •Entrepreneurship (Carbon Roots, Ollie the Trolley, Beat Streat) •Event Planning (Opportunity Green) •Fashion and Apparel (Nike, Adidas, American Apparel) •Food and Agriculture (Atlasta, Roosevelt Row, EcoScraps, local farmer’s markets) •Marketing/Media (Greenbiz, Grist, 3BL, earth911, MSM) •Military (US Army Corps of Engineers) •NGO (Natural Resource Defense Fund, Greenpeace, Environmental Defense Fund) •Nonprofit (Phoenix Zoo, Global Reporting Initiative, Sierra Club, Americorps, Peace Corps) •Non-sustainability jobs in Sustainability Companies (Dixon, YouChange) •Policy, Government, Regulatory Agencies (United Nations, EPA, ADEQ) •Research and Development (Argonne National Laboratory, Maplecroft, Globescan) •Socially Responsible Investing (Vanguard, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs) •Stakeholders (BSR, CERES, Net Impact, etc) •Standards Organizations (UL Environment, Fair Trade, Blue Angel) •Waste and Recycling (Waste Management, SteriCycle, ADEQ) gold_text_page.jpg •Stay up-to-date on upcoming School of Sustainability and Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability events at http://schoolofsustainability.asu.edu/events/ gold_text_page.jpg Ranking Category Source #1 in U.S. #1 in Arizona Most Innovative U.S. News & World Report #2 in U.S. #1 in Arizona Best for Veterans College Factual #5 in U.S. #1 in Arizona Recruiting New Hires Wall Street Journal #5 in U.S. #1 in Arizona Best Qualified Graduates Wall Street Journal #6 in U.S. #1 in Arizona Fulbright Scholars The Chronicle of Higher Education #7 in U.S. #1 in Arizona “Best Bang for the Buck” Washington Monthly University Rankings #8 in U.S. #1 in Arizona Best International Choice International Education #14 in U.S. #1 in Arizona Peace Corps Volunteers Peace Corps Top Colleges & Universities Top 22 in U.S. (of 832) #1 in Arizona 2014 Green Honor Roll Perfect Score of 99 The Princeton Review #33 in world #1 in Arizona Patents issued to researchers National Academy of Inventors #49 in U.S. #1 in Arizona Public Good Washington Monthly #79 in world #1 in Arizona Top 100 World Universities Academic Ranking of World Universities One of the Top 15% Best Universities in the U.S. The Princeton Review 2014 ‘Best Buy’ Public Colleges FISKE Guide to Colleges 2015 America’s Best College Buys Forbes Investment Report Volunteering, Service Learning, and Civic Engagement President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll gold_text_page.jpg end_globe.jpg discover and apply knowledge to solve global challenges gold_text_page.jpg School of Sustainability Your interests… Your college experience… Your career…. Get into a career you feel great about... School of sustainability Title Slide gold_text_page.jpg •Geographic Information System (GIS) Specialists •computer-based mapping •Coastal Zone Managers manage environmentally sensitive areas •Area Specialists study specific countries to help the government set policy A Chevron oil spill from a leaking well off the Brazilian coast northeast of Rio de Janeiro. Photo credit: Brian Hodges gold_text_page.jpg •Environmental Policy •Environmental Law •Urban Planner •Environmental Communications •Participatory Resource Management Specialist •Environmental Conflict Mediator •Non-governmental Organization Campaign Director •Human Dimensions Scientist •How do we handle: protecting the natural ecosystem; social patterns of natural resource and energy use; impacts of toxic exposure on humans and ecosystems; racism and environmental justice. gold_text_page.jpg •Statisticians provide models that help find resources, predict storm surges, understand complex biosystems and forecast weather • •Statisticians develop models to predict epidemics and to compare strategies to combat epidemics Graphic credit: newspaper.li gold_text_page.jpg •Environmental Consultants •Natural Resource Managers •Restoration Ecologists Photo credit: post-journal.com Photo credit: National Geographic Photo credit: Harter Fell gold_text_page.jpg •Green chemical engineers design chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate hazardous substances •formulators of green (safer) household products and cosmetics designers of building materials and energy efficient devices •developers of new pharmaceuticals •chemistry teachers Photo credit: gocollege.com gold_text_page.jpg •understanding environmental beliefs, attitudes and values the psychology of risk appraisal and communication •human relations with other species •quantifying psychological benefits people receive from green- and open-space natural disaster preparedness and resilience •social marketing •assessing the value of "ecological services" Image credit: ufi.org Photo credit: theinformedtenant.com gold_text_page.jpg •From developing new vaccines for tropical diseases to finding ways to increase agricultural yields, biologists are at the forefront of fighting illness and malnutrition • •Park Rangers •Zoo Biologists •Management And Conservation Biologists Science Advisors • Trained professionals study and address the economic impacts of biological issues, such as species extinctions, forest protection, and environmental pollution. Photo credit: buzzle.com Photo credit: newspaper.li Photo credit: modcloth.com gold_text_page.jpg •Atmospheric Scientists •Economic Geologists •Environmental Geologists gold_text_page.jpg •Civil Engineers •Mechanical Engineers •Electrical Engineers •Computer Engineers •Biomedical Engineers Image credit: asulightworks.com Photo credit: biomedicalengineeringproject.biz Image credit: cleantechnica.com gold_text_page.jpg SOS Students won Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative’s Bootstrapper Award Graduate Student Lt. Col. (retired) Joe Knott honored as White House Champion of Change Professor Sander van der Leeuw named United Nations Champion of the Earth 92% Average for Student Retention … are doing amazing things all over the world… discovering new species in Venezuela conducting irrigation research in India lecturing on environmental history in Slovenia studying sustainable development in Ghana gold_text_page.jpg C:\Users\leesed\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\ZKGVM2BG\MC900437629[1].PNG Brigitte.Bavousett@asu.edu gold_text_page.jpg 1997 Central Arizona Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research Project 2002 Michael M. Crow as 16th President 2006 2008 School of Sustainability BA & BS in Sustainability students enroll BA in Business w/ Sustainability concentration 2000 PhD IGERT in Urban Ecology 2004 Global Institute of Sustainability Temazon retreat 2007 PhD, Master’s students enroll 2010 University-wide Minor in Sustainability Law & Sustainability program 2011 BA in Public Service and Public Policy Sustainability concentration BS in Engineering with Sustainability concentration PhD Sustainability concentration in Complex Adaptive Systems 2012 Master of Sustainable Solutions Concurrent Master’s degrees with Master of Urban & Environmental Planning, Master of Public Policy, Master of Public Administration Walton Sustainability Solutions Service 2013 BA in Business and Sustainability online Concurrent Master’s degree with the Master of Legal Studies 2014 Executive Master of Sustainability Leadership Energy & Sustainability certificate Food systems sustainability certificate 2015 BA in Sustainability online Master of Sustainability Leadership online Concurrent Master’s degree with ASU-Thunderbird Master of Global Affairs & Management gold_text_page.jpg gold_text_page.jpg •a sense of belonging on campus •study and socialize with fellow students in SOS •get to know and interact informally with faculty on a regular basis •learn about campus resources and services that will help you succeed •participate in special academic and extracurricular activities such as: •coffee with the School Director •field trips (hands-on learning) •campus sustainability projects •community gardens http://schoolofsustainability.asu.edu/images/content/resident-community-groupshot.jpg gold_text_page.jpg BA BS Second Language 202-level 102-level Math Pre-Calculus and Introduction to Applied Math for the Life and Social Sciences Calculus and Introduction to Applied Math for the Life and Social Sciences Tracks Society & Sustainability Sustainable Energy, Materials, & Technology Policy & Governance in Sustainable Systems Economics of Sustainability International Development & Sustainability Sustainable Ecosystems Sustainable Urban Dynamics gold_text_page.jpg •Industry •Non-Governmental Organizations •Non-Profits •Utilities •Regulatory Agencies •Higher Education •Government SOS-grad_4716 gold_text_page.jpg •Promoting human prosperity and well-being for all, while protecting and enhancing the Earth’s life-support systems. Image : psychcentral.com ASU School of Sustainability Board of Directors gold_text_page.jpg Freshman Admission Requirements (BA/BS) Admit Meet ASU admission requirements. Have a minimum high school ABOR GPA of 3.30; AND •A high school class rank in the top 15 percent of class; OR •An SAT combined score of 1140 or higher; OR •An ACT combined score of 25 or higher. No high school math competency deficiency. In Review Meet ASU admission requirements. Have a minimum high school ABOR GPA of 3.00; AND •A high school class rank in the top 25 percent of class; OR •An SAT combined score of 1040 or higher; OR •An ACT combined score of 22 or higher. No high school math competency deficiency. gold_text_page.jpg Transfer Admission Requirements (BA/BS) Admit Students (with 12 or more transfer hours after high school graduation) are required to have a cumulative transfer GPA of 3.30 or higher. In Review Students (with 12 or more transfer hours after high school graduation) are required to have a cumulative transfer GPA of 2.75 or higher. The following criteria must be met: •3.0 or greater in the most recent semester; AND •SOS 101 or particular math course w/ “B”; AND •SOS 110 or environmental science related course w/ “B”; AND •SOS 111 or sustainability related course w/ “B”; AND •ENG 101, 105, 107 or similar course w/ “C”. gold_text_page.jpg •Two of the observations showing that CO2 is trapping more heat: •Satellites measure less heat escaping to space •Surface measurements find this heat is returning to Earth to warm the surface global-warming_telegraph co uk.jpg Photo credit: www.telegraph.co.uk gold_text_page.jpg global temperatures noaa.jpg