Sustainability Studies

Bruce T. Milne, 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
Subhankar Banerjee, Art
Robert Berrens, Chairperson, Economics; Director, Water Resources Program
Robert Delcampo, Anderson School of Management; Interim Dean, University College; Director, Innovation Academy
Chris Duvall, Chair, Geography and Environmental Studies
Gregory Cajete, Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies
Janie Chermak, Economics
Les Field, Chairperson, Anthropology
Geraldine Forbes, School of Architecture and Planning
Miguel Gandert, Distinguished Professor; Director, Interdisciplinary Film and Digital Media
Susan Bogus Halter, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Kerry Howe, Civil Engineering; Director, Center of Water and Environment
Claudia Isaac, Community and Regional Planning
Tiffany Lee, Chair, Native American Studies
Nancy Lopez, Sociology; Director, Institute for the Study of "Race" and Social Justice
Andrea Mammoli, Mechanical Engineering
John Quale, Chair, Architecture
Alfred Simon, School of Architecture and Planning
Irene Velasquez, American Studies; Director, Chicana and Chicano Studies

Associate Professors
Melinda Harm Benson, Geography and Environmental Studies
Catherine Harris, Art
Michelle Kells, English
Caroline Scruggs, Community and Regional Planning
Mark Stone, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering; Associate Director, Water Resources Program

Assistant Professors
Catherine Harris, Landscape Architecture
Kathleen Kambic, Geography and Environmental Studies; Landscape Architecture
Levi Romero, Chicana and Chicano Studies
Caroline Scruggs, Geography and Environmental Studies

Principal Lecturer III
Lisa Gerber, Religious Studies

Lecturer III
Jamal Harris, Vice President for Community Health

Lecturer II
Jessica Rowland, Sustainability Studies

Lecturer
Eileen Shaughnessy, Sustainability Studies

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.

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