Sustainability Studies

Bruce T. Milne (Department of Biology)
Director, Sustainability Studies Program
W.K. Kellogg Foundation Endowed Chair for Sustainable Environmental Food Systems
MSC03 2020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
(505) 277-3325
Web site: http://sust.unm.edu

Professors
Chaouki T. Abdallah, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Interim President of the University of New Mexico
Robert Berrens, Chairperson, Economics; Director, Water Resources Program
Gregory Cajete, Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies; Director, Native American Studies
Janie Chermak, Economics
Les Field, Chairperson, Anthropology
William Fleming, Community and Regional Planning
Geraldine Forbes, Dean, School of Architecture and Planning
Miguel Gandert, Distinguished Professor, Communication and Journalism
William Gilbert, Distinguished Professor, Art and Art History
Catherine Krause, Economics; Dean, Honors College
Bruce Milne, Biology; W.K. Kellogg Endowed Chair; Director, Sustainability Studies Program
Tema Milstein, Communication and Journalism
James Richardson, School of Architecture and Planning; Community and Regional Planning; Public Administration
Susan Tiano, Professor Emerita, Sociology

Associate Professors
Melinda Harm Benson, Geography and Environmental Studies
Chris Duvall, Geography and Environmental Studies
Susan Bogus Halter, Civil Engineering
Tiffany Lee, Associate Director, Native American Studies
Mark Stone, Civil Engineering; Associate Director, Water Resources Program
Irene Vasquez, American Studies; Director, Chicana and Chicano Studies

Assistant Professor
Levi Romero, Chicana and Chicano Studies

Lecturers
Jessica Rowland, M.S., (Visiting) Sustainability Studies Program
Eileen Shaughnessy, M.S., (Adjunct) Sustainability Studies Program

Introduction

Sustainability is a nationally and internationally recognized interdisciplinary field that seeks creative solutions that promote environmental health and restoration, social equity, and economic vitality. The goal is to meet the needs of the present (such as health, energy, food, shelter, and transportation) while ensuring the satisfaction of those same needs for future generations. In light of unprecedented environmental degradation, social instability, and economic uncertainties in today’s world, the sustainability minor cultivates the complex knowledge and skills needed to secure a healthy future for all.

Mission

Sustainability Studies Program (SSP) utilizes experiential learning, research, and service activities to implement practical solutions for a sustainable future on the UNM campus, in the state of New Mexico and for the Earth as a whole. Sustainability Studies integrates knowledge and methodologies from the Sciences, Humanities, and Arts to provide a roadmap for students that can be applied to the design, selection, and implementation of sustainable policies, practices, technologies, and strategies. Sustainability Studies provides a dynamic feedback loop of information and practice.

Goals

Surround the student with colleagues, mentors, and peers who understand and practice sustainability.
Provide access to thriving examples of sustainable communities on and off campus.
Integrate theory and practice through service learning, research, and outreach projects.