UofL adds urban sustainability degree
By Kyeland Jackson —
U of L will add undergraduate and [eventually, in the long-run] doctorate degrees in urban sustainability, according to an announcement during the May 9 Staff Senate meeting.
The undergraduate degree will include six core and independent study courses, as well as credited internships. David Simpson, chairman of U of L’s Sustainability Council, said this is Kentucky’s first bachelor’s degree program in urban sustainability. [It complements] the [new Interdisciplinary Masters Degree in Sustainability, which] created a specialized track in sustainability, and [launched under the School for Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies last fall].
The idea for the degree programs was first introduced in 2008 when the Sustainability Council formed. Simpson said it has always been the goal of the Council to offer these degrees to students. After a chance for the [new undergraduate] program opened in the Department of Urban & Public Affairs, Simpson and the Council took action to finalize it.
“I’m thrilled to see us finally taking this next big step on the path to truly integrating sustainability into everything we do at U of L,” Assistant to the Provost for Sustainability Initiatives, Justin Mog said.
“We’ve come so far in terms of making sustainability a fundamental part of campus operations, administration and even student-life. But we are truly failing if sustainability is not integrated into the very reason the university is here: formal education.”
Original Source: UofL adds urban sustainability degree (The Louisville Cardinal, May 21, 2016)
