Faculty Training

With generous support from Merryl Brown and the Weiss Foundation, we are also providing extensive training to help faculty infuse sustainability and diversity into their existing curriculum. The growing concern of our students for the state of the world provides ample motivation and creates numerous opportunities to infuse relevant and stimulating material into our courses. The One Planet Faculty Fellows Program is based on the belief that community transformation can begin in the classroom, a space where students and faculty can historically and philosophically examine traditional and alternative ways of being, living, and understanding in every discipline. This program brings together faculty from across campus to develop curriculum that directly examines how their discipline interacts with environmental and social issues and how their curriculum can be part of a larger solution. We will also provide online resources to make this process efficient and convenient for faculty and students.

Now in its second year, the One Planet Faculty Fellows Program is designed to unite SBCC’s Center for Sustainability and the Office of Campus Diversity to design, implement, and assess an annual professional development program for faculty members at Santa Barbara City College. Selected Faculty Fellows attend a two-day seminar and spring follow-up luncheon that focus on reading, reflection, and discussion of discipline specific lessons related to educational equity and ecological literacy. Additionally, Faculty Fellows routinely participate in targeted activities (i.e., symposiums, lectures, community outreach events, social gatherings, etc.) that support dialogue and avenues for positive environmental and social change. Fall 2008 Faculty Fellows will serve as ambassadors and mentors for the Fall 2009 Faculty Fellows cohort.

Questions related to One Planet can be directed to Adam Green at green@sbcc.edu or Diane Rodriguez-Kiino at rodriguezk@sbcc.edu.