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E. Pallant et al.
Table 2 The UN sustainable development goals that were discussed during ESS 210: environmental
research methods project focused on reducing disposable bottled water use on the college campus
6 Year 3. ESS 585. Junior Seminar in Sustainable
Development—“Apply Sustainability”
In their third year of study, students must enroll in a Junior Seminar in Sustainable
Development. For the full semester (15 weeks), students are tasked with designing a
solution to a single problem in a way that promotes sustainability and adheres to the
goals of the UN SDGs. The problem is selected by the course instructor in conjunction
with a community partner and designed as a community-based research project (Lutz
and Neis 2008). By the end of the semester, students will present their findings as
a written report and as an oral presentation to an audience of key stakeholders. The
presentation is a key element of the class as it makes clear from the outset that the
research students are performing, as well as the solutions they are presenting, will
be scrutinized by community members such as business leaders, directors of NGOs,
other professors, university administrators, and government officials. Some recent
community-based applied projects include:
E. Pallant et al.
Table 2 The UN sustainable development goals that were discussed during ESS 210: environmental
research methods project focused on reducing disposable bottled water use on the college campus
6 Year 3. ESS 585. Junior Seminar in Sustainable
Development—“Apply Sustainability”
In their third year of study, students must enroll in a Junior Seminar in Sustainable
Development. For the full semester (15 weeks), students are tasked with designing a
solution to a single problem in a way that promotes sustainability and adheres to the
goals of the UN SDGs. The problem is selected by the course instructor in conjunction
with a community partner and designed as a community-based research project (Lutz
and Neis 2008). By the end of the semester, students will present their findings as
a written report and as an oral presentation to an audience of key stakeholders. The
presentation is a key element of the class as it makes clear from the outset that the
research students are performing, as well as the solutions they are presenting, will
be scrutinized by community members such as business leaders, directors of NGOs,
other professors, university administrators, and government officials. Some recent
community-based applied projects include: