Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 53.15 |
Liaison | Phil Valko |
Submission Date | Aug. 6, 2011 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Washington University in St. Louis
Tier2-8: Themed Semester or Year
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.25 / 0.25 |
William
Fischer Fellow Office of Sustainability |
Has the institution chosen a sustainability-related theme for its themed semester, year, or first-year experience during the past three years?:
A brief description of the themed semester, year, or first-year experience:
In fall of 2008, all incoming students were required to read "Field Notes from a Catastrophe" by Elizabeth Kolbert as a part of the Freshman Reading Program. The book focused discussions among freshman floors related to sustainability. In addition, Kolbert visited Washington University and addressed the campus community in an Assembly Series lecture.
The sustainability-related book that was chosen, if applicable:
The website URL where information about the theme is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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