University College and the Environmental Studies Program are recruiting 15 faculty and five undergraduate scholars to participate in the Kanawha Project during the 2014-15 academic year.
The goal of the project—Advancing Carbon Neutrality: Using the Kanawha Model to Facilitate Climate Change Literacy—is to build climate change literacy to enhance the undergraduate curriculum and further the implementation of the Ohio University Sustainability and Climate Action Plans. Faculty participants will revise an existing course by weaving climate change issues and themes through the course syllabus. No prior knowledge of climate change is required.
Participants will attend two all-day workshops (Saturday, Jan. 24, and Saturday, March 21) and participate in informal monthly dialogue groups (last Friday of the month, January through April). The two workshops feature Ohio University faculty, staff, and community experts on diverse facets of climate change. The workshops are structured to allow plenty of time for questions and dialogue. The optional monthly dialogue groups provide opportunities to delve into additional climate change topics such as energy efficiency, climate change communication, and climate change ethics. Faculty participants have the opportunity to collaborate with an undergraduate scholar to revise a chosen course to incorporate climate change issues. Compensation will be provided for all participants. Faculty participants will receive a $300 stipend after submitting a revised syllabus.
This year’s project is an outgrowth of the multi-year Kanawha Project. To date, 77 faculty members from six different colleges and four regional campuses have participated in the Kanawha Project. The faculty participants have revised syllabi to incorporate environmental sustainability themes in a broad range of classes. Four Kanawha faculty participants have received 1804 Fund grants to implement major curriculum initiatives inspired by the Kanawha Project.
Apply by Dec. 1
To request an application, interested faculty should contact Dr. Nancy Manring, faculty leader of the Sustainability Studies curricular theme, at manring@ohio.edu or Loraine McCosker at mccosker@ohio.edu. The deadline to apply for the program is Dec. 1, 2014. Interested faculty are encouraged to apply as early as possible as space is limited.
More information about the Kanawha Project:
- Kanawha Project builds climate change literacy
- Kanawha Project Introduces Climate Change to Interdisciplinary Faculty and Students
- Project Overview
- Environmental Studies Program receives 1804 Grant and Environmental Achievement Award
The Kanawha Project is funded through an 1804 grant, and sponsored and supported by University College and the Environmental Studies Program in the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs.
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