Academics
During the 2007 Dean's Convocation, Michael Engh, S.J., announced the launch of LMU's new Environmental Studies Minor. The minor is undergoing the final phase of approval by the Academic Review and Planning Committee. Introduction to Environmental Studies (EVST 100), one of the two introductory prerequisites for the minor (along with NTLS 101) will be offered in spring of 2009. The course will be an interdisciplinary humanities and social science introduction to environmental studies, taught by Dr. Dorothea Herreiner (Economics) and Dr. Brian Treanor (Philosophy).
Additional academic opportunities related to the environment and sustainability include:
- A B.S. in Environmental Science degree was initiated within the Department of Natural Science, College of Science and Engineering, in the Fall of 2005
- An M.S. Degree in Civil Engineering and Environmental Science
- An undergraduate Environmental Engineering emphasis within the Civil Engineering majors has been in place for 10 years
- Environmental Science research - a Merck grant and Undergraduate Biology and Mathematics (UBM) grant to study pollution and its stresses on the wetlands
- Environmental education - Metropolitan Water District grant and Hitachi grant for K-12 environmental science curriculum development
- Community-based learning course involving partnership with Heal the Bay (NTLS 372/378)
- On-going class projects ranging fom survey of trash entering the wetlands during a storm event, to K-8 environmental science curriculum development for future elementary school teachers
Click here to view a list of classes that are focused on, or related to, sustainability
The Sustainable City
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts at Loyola Marymount University held its first annual Interdisciplinary Symposium from April 14-16, 2011. In partnership with the Seaver College of Science and Engineering with contributions from the School of Film and Television this inaugural symposium drew upon LMU's substantial strengths in environmental justice, urban ecology, and environmental studies, the focus of the Symposium was The Sustainable City.
Organized by:
Brian Treanor, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director, Environmental Studies; Eric Strauss, Presidential Professor in Urban Ecology; Dorothea Herreiner, Associate Professor of Economics and Moira Griffin, School of Film and Television
Sponsored by:
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Seaver College of Science and Engineering
School of Film and Television
Bellarmine Forum
The 2006 Bellarmine Forum focused on Environmental Responsibility, examining such issues as environmental injustice, environmental economics, Catholic teaching on the environment (together with a panel incorporating Jewish, Muslim and Buddhist perspectives), environmental ethics, nature and spirituality, green design, cultural ecology, and the green city. These topics are designed to challenge participants to think and act in environmentally responsible ways. Featured speakers included Robert Kennedy, Jr., founder of Riverkeeper, Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, and Laurie David of Stop Global Warming.
Click here for the 2006 schedule and descriptions of events & speakers. For a list of podcasts, click here .