Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.74
Liaison James Speer
Submission Date Nov. 1, 2013
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Indiana State University
ER-T2-8: Themed Semester or Year

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 James Speer
Professor
Earth and Environmental Sciences
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Has the institution chosen a sustainability-related theme for its themed semester, year, or first-year experience during the past three years?:
Yes

A brief description of the themed semester, year, or first-year experience:

We conducted the Community Semester in the College of Arts and Sciences in the Spring of 2013 that had over 100 events, most of which would fall under the area of sustainability. 2013 was declared the Year of the River to raise awareness of the Wabash River. Indiana State University was a major participant in this program which again had over 100 events during 2013. Food Inc., unSpun: Finding Facts in a World of Disinformation, The Last Lecture, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, The Glass Castle: A Memoir have all been freshmen read books.


The sustainability-related book that was chosen, if applicable:
Food Inc.

The website URL where information about the theme is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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