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Students participate in an outdoor LLC activity

Sustainability Living Learning Community

Through your experiences, you will engage in hands-on activities to understand the complexity of key environmental themes and explore sustainable solutions. You will build a close-knit »Æ¹ÏÊÓƵ in Dowling Hall and take part in a course that employs case studies, computer mapping exercises, »Æ¹ÏÊÓƵ partners and some outdoor field work to actively examine important environmental issues facing humanity today.

What Sustainability LLC students said about their experience:

"My LLC »Æ¹ÏÊÓƵ focused on becoming a tight knit group that can respect each other, build each other up in our endeavors, and try to be more aware of our impact on this planet."

"Our »Æ¹ÏÊÓƵ values sustainability, diverse experiences, inclusion, and experience. We are intentional about hearing everyone's voices. I learned a lot about why each person cares about sustainability."

Hall Location

Dowling Hall

Courses

ENVR 151: Environmental Challenges

Faculty

David Kelley dwkelley@stthomas.edu

First Year Experience

Meets the Learning Community requirement under FYE

Core Area Courses

Natural Science

Social Scientific Analysis

Academic Major/Minor

Academic Major/Minor: Environmental Studies

Sustainability

LLC Capacity

This LLC is limited to 24 students

Sample LLC Events

While LLC events vary from year to year, here are some examples of recent LLC events. LLC students are expected to attend at least 4 events or activities over the course of their fall semester to meet their learning »Æ¹ÏÊÓƵ requirement.

  • LLC create[space] LED Lamp-Making and Reusable Mug Making Events
  • Kiss the Ground Movie Screening
  • U of M Turfgrass Research Center Tour
  • Thrifting and Trader Joes Outing
  • Camping Trip and Field Lab
  • LLC Kick-Off Canoe Trip
  • Sustainability Dinner