An advanced, integrative keystone seminar
involving primary research for all senior
environmental studies majors. Research capstones
(theses or alternative outcomes) are based on each
student's areas of interest within the major.
Students should have completed all other
environmental studies core courses prior to taking
this course.
involving primary research for all senior
environmental studies majors. Research capstones
(theses or alternative outcomes) are based on each
student's areas of interest within the major.
Students should have completed all other
environmental studies core courses prior to taking
this course.
- Teacher: James Proctor
- Teacher: Elizabeth Safran
An advanced, integrative keystone seminar
involving primary research for all senior
environmental studies majors. Research capstones
(theses or alternative outcomes) are based on each
student's areas of interest within the major.
Students should have completed all other
environmental studies core courses prior to taking
this course.
involving primary research for all senior
environmental studies majors. Research capstones
(theses or alternative outcomes) are based on each
student's areas of interest within the major.
Students should have completed all other
environmental studies core courses prior to taking
this course.
- Teacher: James Proctor
Faculty-directed student engagement, connecting
environmental scholarship to people in a variety
of settings. Identification and finalization of
engagement opportunities; development of
communication, cultural competency, and related
skills; reflection on engagement experiences; and
authoring and sharing of outcomes. Engagement
projects build on partnerships with Portland-area
organizations.
environmental scholarship to people in a variety
of settings. Identification and finalization of
engagement opportunities; development of
communication, cultural competency, and related
skills; reflection on engagement experiences; and
authoring and sharing of outcomes. Engagement
projects build on partnerships with Portland-area
organizations.
- Teacher: Alana Rader
Scholarly perspectives on environmental problems
and solutions, integrating concepts and analytical
skills drawn from the natural sciences, social
sciences, and humanities. Foundation for all
subsequent courses in the environmental studies
major. Lectures, faculty and guest presentations,
regular online assignments, individual and group
research projects.
and solutions, integrating concepts and analytical
skills drawn from the natural sciences, social
sciences, and humanities. Foundation for all
subsequent courses in the environmental studies
major. Lectures, faculty and guest presentations,
regular online assignments, individual and group
research projects.
- Teacher: Jessica Kleiss
- Teacher: James Proctor
- Teacher: Elizabeth Safran
Faculty-directed student engagement, connecting
environmental scholarship to people in a variety
of settings. Identification and finalization of
engagement opportunities; development of
communication, cultural competency, and related
skills; reflection on engagement experiences; and
authoring and sharing of outcomes. Engagement
projects build on partnerships with Portland-area
organizations.
environmental scholarship to people in a variety
of settings. Identification and finalization of
engagement opportunities; development of
communication, cultural competency, and related
skills; reflection on engagement experiences; and
authoring and sharing of outcomes. Engagement
projects build on partnerships with Portland-area
organizations.
- Teacher: Alana Rader
Causes and consequences of "natural disasters"
(earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides,
tornadoes, hurricanes, fires, tsunamis), with a
focus on the interplay between the human and
physical landscapes that make these events so
deadly and imbued with diverse meanings.
Perspectives drawn from the humanities, social
sciences, and natural sciences to examine both
historical events whose consequences have played
out and recent dramas whose aftermaths are still
unfolding. Contrast of impacts and perceptions of
these events with select examples of anthropogenic
disasters (Chernobyl, Bhopal, Deepwater Horizon);
anticipation of future natural disasters and
consideration of the science of living with risk.
Projects emphasize local and regional issues.
(earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides,
tornadoes, hurricanes, fires, tsunamis), with a
focus on the interplay between the human and
physical landscapes that make these events so
deadly and imbued with diverse meanings.
Perspectives drawn from the humanities, social
sciences, and natural sciences to examine both
historical events whose consequences have played
out and recent dramas whose aftermaths are still
unfolding. Contrast of impacts and perceptions of
these events with select examples of anthropogenic
disasters (Chernobyl, Bhopal, Deepwater Horizon);
anticipation of future natural disasters and
consideration of the science of living with risk.
Projects emphasize local and regional issues.
- Teacher: Elizabeth Safran
Situates our understanding of forests in space and
time, focusing primarily on the ecology, history,
management, and controversy surrounding Pacific
Northwest coniferous forests and comparing these
nearby forests with others across the globe.
Field-intensive, with one overnight and two
daylong forest excursions, and fieldwork in
forests adjacent to Lewis & Clark. Students will
gain skills in tree and forest measurement, a more
variegated understanding of our region's forested
landscape, an opportunity to engage firsthand with
people who approach these forests in differing
ways, and a group-sourced context via multiple
small-team projects on forests in other parts of
the world. Lectures; reading discussions; guest
panels; fieldwork and field trips; team projects.
time, focusing primarily on the ecology, history,
management, and controversy surrounding Pacific
Northwest coniferous forests and comparing these
nearby forests with others across the globe.
Field-intensive, with one overnight and two
daylong forest excursions, and fieldwork in
forests adjacent to Lewis & Clark. Students will
gain skills in tree and forest measurement, a more
variegated understanding of our region's forested
landscape, an opportunity to engage firsthand with
people who approach these forests in differing
ways, and a group-sourced context via multiple
small-team projects on forests in other parts of
the world. Lectures; reading discussions; guest
panels; fieldwork and field trips; team projects.
- Teacher: James Proctor
Application of concepts and skills from ENVS 160
and ENVS 220 to the understanding of specific
environmental issues. Potential topics include
biodiversity, climate change, energy,
environmental justice, international agreements,
land use, natural-resource depletion, pollution,
sustainability, transportation, and urban sprawl.
May be taken twice for credit with change of
topic.
and ENVS 220 to the understanding of specific
environmental issues. Potential topics include
biodiversity, climate change, energy,
environmental justice, international agreements,
land use, natural-resource depletion, pollution,
sustainability, transportation, and urban sprawl.
May be taken twice for credit with change of
topic.
- Teacher: Alana Rader
A planning space for ENVX symposium.
- Committee Member: Elizabeth Safran