2025 Green Threads Faculty Cohort weaves sustainability into the curriculum across many disciplines
UofL's Sustainability Council is delighted to welcome this year's Green Threads: Sustainability Across the Curriculum faculty cohort! On August 14, 2025, nine faculty from across the university participated in our annual day-long workshop designed to increase and enrich the university's sustainability course offerings by weaving themes of sustainability into new or existing courses across disciplines.
The workshop emphasizes Engaged Learning strategies, Community Engagement and Partnerships, and using the Campus as a Living Laboratory for investigating sustainability challenges and solutions.
With this year's cohort, the Green Threads program celebrates graduating 115 faculty and instructors, who have gone on to teach hundreds of sustainability-related and sustainability-focused courses to tens of thousands of students since the program launched in 2009!
The 2025 cohort includes a broad representation from across many disciplines:
| Name | GT Year | Unit | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cara Snyder | 2025 | A&S | Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Latin American and Latino Studies |
| Lesley Harris | 2025 | Kent | Social Work |
| Kristie Ennis | 2025 | A&S | English |
| Jonetta Weber | 2025 | A&S & CEHD | Sociology; Sport Administration |
| Emily Denton | 2025 | A&S | Comparative Humanities |
| Aaron Ellis | 2025 | A&S | Communication |
| Simona Bertacco | 2025 | A&S | Comparative Humanities |
| Brian Yueshuai He | 2025 | Speed | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Mollie Weisberg | 2025 | A&S | Art & Design |
Many thanks to all of the incredible co-facilitators who came together to make the 2025 workshop such a resounding success:
- Brent Fryrear, Partnership for a Green City
- Justin Mog, Assistant to the Provost for Sustainability Initiatives
- Erica Gabbard, Director, Experiential Learning, UofL’s Center for Engaged Learning (CEL)
- Paul DeMarco, Director, Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity, UofL’s Center for Engaged Learning (CEL)
- Patrick Smith, Assistant Director of Community Engagement
- Brian Barnes, EcoReps Director & Philosophy professor
- Dr. Angela Storey, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research
- Kalpana Venkatasubramanian, Assistant Professor of Geographic and Environmental Sciences
- Robin Frederick, Ph.D. Student: Urban & Public Affairs, Field Area: Sustainability
- Green Threads Alumni Panel facilitated by Scott LaJoie (Public Health) with Rachel Singel (Art & Design), Tami Harbolt (Women’s & Gender Studies), Angela Storey (Anne Braden Institute and Anthropology), and Andrea Gaughan (Associate Dean of Research, A&S and Geographic and Environmental Science)
- Madison Watts, Instructional Technology Consultants, Sr., Delphi Center
Learn more about the program, discover all 115 faculty and instructors who have participated over the years, and find resources for teaching about sustainability on the Green Threads webpage..
