UofL Welcomes 2024 Green Threads Faculty Cohort
UofL's Sustainability Council is delighted to welcome this year's Green Threads: Sustainability Across the Curriculum faculty cohort! On August 9, 2024, six 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 over 105 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 2024 cohort includes a broad representation from across many disciplines:
| Name | GT Year | Unit | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trysh Wahlig | 2024 | A&S | Art & Design |
| Jeeson Oh | 2024 | A&S | Urban & Public Affairs |
| Ruth Dike | 2024 | A&S | Anthropology |
| Amanda Lacey | 2024 | CEHD | Elementary, Middle & Secondary Teacher Education |
| Robin Frederick | 2024 | A&S | Urban & Public Affairs |
| Rachel Singel | 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024 | A&S | Art & Design |
Many thanks to all of the incredible co-facilitators who came together to make the 2024 workshop such a resounding success:
- Brent Fryrear, Partnership for a Green City
- Jessica Eggleston, Instructor, Urban & Public Affairs, and School of Public Health & Information Sciences
- 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)
- Claude Stephens, Director of Children at Play Network, Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest
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Henry Cunningham, Director of Community Engagement - Brian Barnes, EcoReps Director & Philosophy professor
- Robin Frederick, Ph.D. Student: Urban & Public Affairs, Field Area: Sustainability
- Green Threads Alumni Panel facilitated by Scott LaJoie with Andrea Gaughan, Angela Storey, and Sherri Brown
- Marie Hagan and Madison Watts, Instructional Technology Consultants, Sr., Delphi Center
Learn more about the program, discover all 101 faculty and instructors who have participated over the years, and find resources for teaching about sustainability on the Green Threads webpage.
