EnviroNews Newsletter of Santa Clara University Environmental Studies Institute Volume XXVIII
Fall 2008
The College of Arts and Sciences held its Fall Convocation on September 16, and recognized our very own─Michelle Marvier as the recipient of the Bernard Hubbard, S.J., Creative Collaboration Award. According to the convocation program, this award is “In recognition of having established a well-deserved reputation for excellence in educating students by including them in professional research projects or creative activity, thereby transcending traditional teaching models to reach the heart of the research and creative process and, in this collaboration, for having inspired other scholars and artists.” Following the fun-filled tradition of keeping the awardees a secret, last year’s recipients, Christine Bachen & Chad Raphael of the Communication Department provided the audience with tantalizing clues about the recipient until it was quite clear who this year’s winner was. “A colleague tells us that she “has a knack for finding interesting things to work on, and applying her analytical skill set (which is incredible) and creative thinking to them in ways that move fields forward,” said Christine in her speech. Congratulations Michelle!
NEWSFLASH ESI received a $20,000 Grant from the Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit Program to create a Wild Zone at Ulistac Natural Area. *Wild Zones are a new land-use concept that offer possibilities for un-structured and self-designed play, creativity, and socializing.
Campus Sustainability Day “MISSION SUSTAINABLE” October 22, 2008 2:00-4:00 p.m. Commons at Kennedy Mall What’s Inside… Winter 2009 Courses….........................................2 ESI Seminar Series................................................2 Study Abroad in Costa Rica.................................3 Sierra Nevada & Costa Rica Photo Gallery……4 From the Office of Sustainability…………….....5 From the Office of Sustainability Cont’d……....6