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An Environmental Science and Policy Major At Smith College
No full textSmith College, a prestigious, liberal arts institution with a reputation of activism and progressiveness does not have an Environmental Science and Policy major. Other academic institutions in the United States of comparable size and reputation have ES&P departments with respectable majors and requirements. Why does Smith lack this ever more common major? I have investigated the reasoning behind the status quo from the perspective of Smith faculty and administration and I have attempted to find solutions and alternatives with the goal of having an ES&P major. With a growing understanding of the human impact on the planet, environmental science and policy is a growing field and is no less important than other subjects being taught at Smith College
Working Toward Sustainability beyond Smith: Are Students Ready?
No full textThis project sought to evaluate the Environmental Science and Policy (ES&P) program and the Career Development Office (CDO) for their encouragement and preparation of Smith College students for environmental careers after graduation. Two areas of the project’s focus were the ES&P curriculum and the career development services by both the ES&P program and CDO. The data were collected through a combination of personal correspondence, alumnae databases, student surveys, and archival research. The study found that more Smith College students majoring in natural science pursue environmental careers after graduation than those majoring in social science or humanities. They also feel more encouraged and prepared by Smith College, particularly certain individuals and the ES&P program, to enter the environmental field. The study also found that the majority of seniors responding to the surveys want a more applied ES&P curriculum. Results from the study indicate that the ES&P program can strengthen the curriculum of the minor to be more applied for natural science, social science, and humanities majors. The CDO can also help alleviate the burden of the ES&P program and improve its image by disseminating information about internship and employment opportunities to students. The project is within the context of preparing students to contribute to sustainability in the workforce beyond Smith College
Climate Justice & Community Collaboration: A Work-Study Proposal
No full textWhile Smith has a strong commitment to decarbonization and has invested in renewable energy initiatives, the institution currently lacks a Climate Justice Action Plan (CJAP). This signifies a gap in addressing the equity and social justice dimensions of climate action. Environmental Science & Policy (ES&P) students have played a critical role in pushing for climate action at Smith. Several student projects have advocated for the development of a CJAP. Additionally, the Committee on Sustainability and the Vice President for Equity and Inclusion have shown initial interest in incorporating climate justice into planning, but concrete steps haven\u27t been taken yet. Lastly, collaboration between administration, faculty, students, and community members on climate justice issues seems limited.
Our broader theme was Climate Justice: Beyond the Gates which inspired us to create a project that actively and meaningfully connects the Smith community with organizations in our local area whose mission is centered around climate justice. We decided to build a framework that establishes work-study positions for students to gain hands-on experience outside the gates of Smith College and work on climate justice issues as part of their personal and career interests.
We followed a four-part methodology to accomplish our project. First, we held informational internal interviews with CEEDS staff to explore possibilities and the feasibility of our project. The second part included community outreach efforts and holding interviews with representatives from organizations we were interested in. After confirming that the organizations were open and interested in hosting work-study positions for students, we created and distributed a survey to the student body to gauge student interest in those jobs. The survey included questions regarding reasoning for interest, eligibility, and more. Lastly, we combined all the information gathered from the first three steps to create an implementation plan comprised of five phases which can be used as a tool to implement similar projects in the future.
We found that both students and organizations have a great interest in collaborating with each other on projects related to climate justice issues. The organizations we worked with, Grow Food Northampton, the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, and the Citizens Climate Lobby, look for passionate students to work with them on a variety of projects, from social media marketing to farming and developing educational materials for the public. Students, on the other hand, are particularly excited to broaden their horizons and work off-campus to get involved in real, hands-on experiences which they hope will help them grow personally and professionally
“Why Would I Want to Attend That?” Motivating Students to Attend ES&P Lectures
No full textWhat will improve attendance at Environmental Science and Policy (ES&P) lectures? What is it that motivates some students to attend while others don’t care? After polling students and professors about their behaviors regarding ES&P lectures, it is clear that if professors recommend attending lectures to their students, more will attend, even if the topic is not related to class. Recommendations for the steering committee of the ES&P program, are to discuss the benefit from attending and to encourage attendance within their class. ES&P is such a broad program that students of all majors can benefit from attending ES&P lectures. The environmental issues that this world faces are large and it will take collaboration from all different kinds of people (and all majors) to rework current practices
Behaviors and Numbers: Investigating Grab ‘n Go
No full textSince Grab ‘n Go’s implementation in 2004, members of the Smith College campus community have been concerned with its operational design, as one based on producing large quantities of waste at every meal. This most recent investigation sought to answer questions about basic student behaviors in relation to Grab ‘n Go, about the amount of waste generated through the system and to begin investigating solutions to perceived problems. Two senior Environmental Science and Policy (ES+P) seminar students, Camila Fierro and Alana Miller, created a comprehensive survey and conducted statistically significant interviews with students who use Grab ‘n Go, as well as interviews with key staff members about the operation. The results show a shocking amount of waste is generated daily by the system, which goes directly to a landfill where it cannot decompose. Interviews indicated that many students use Grab ‘n Go for reasons other than its intended purpose (of taking food to-go), that many students are concerned about the environmental impacts of the system, and that the majority of students would be open to alternative, more sustainable solutions. The study’s findings fit well within the context of Smith’s commitment to sustainability, as well as its responsibility as an institution of higher education to foster awareness of environmental surroundings and critical thinking about community impact and actions
¿Es lo mismo? Bilingual Children Counting and Making Sense of Number
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Mathematics education will never truly improve until it adequately addresses those students whom the system has most failed. The 2018 volume of Annual Perspectives in Mathematics Education (APME) series showcases the efforts of classroom teachers, school counselors and administrators, teacher educators, and education researchers to ensure mathematics teaching and learning is a humane, positive, and powerful experience for students who are Black, Indigenous, and/or Latinx. The book\u27s chapters are grouped into three sections: Attending to Students\u27 Identities through Learning Professional Development That Embraces Community Principles for Teaching and Teacher Identity To turn our schools into places where children who are Indigenous, Black, and Latinx can thrive, we need to rehumanize our teaching practices. The chapters in this volume describe a variety of initiatives that work to place these often marginalized students-and their identities, backgrounds, challenges, and aspirations-at the center of mathematics teaching and learning. We meet teachers who listen to and learn from their students as they work together to reverse those dehumanizing practices found in traditional mathematics education. With these examples as inspiration, this volume opens a conversation on what mathematics educators can do to enable Latinx, Black, and Indigenous students to build on their strengths and fulfill their promise. Source: Publisherhttps://scholarworks.smith.edu/edc_books/1006/thumbnail.jp
Paul Smith Gentleman designer
No full text400 Boutiquen und Verkaufsstellen in 35 Ländern, zwölf Bekleidungskollektionen und 400 Millionen Jahresumsatz - das bedeutet höhere Verkaufszahlen als die Marke Chanel -, Partnerschaften mit Evian, Apple, Austin sowie berühmten Fahrrad- und Rennwagenmarken: Paul Smith ist ein international äußerst erfolgreicher Designer. Aber wie gelang es ihm, Millionen Männer für Mode zu interessieren? Wie wurde der aus kleinen Verhältnissen stammende Junge aus Nottingham zur Referenz für elegante Herrenmode? Filmemacher Stéphane Carrel hat Paul Smith besucht. [arte
Muddying the Waters: Co-authoring Feminisms Across Scholarship and Activism
No full textIn Muddying the Waters, Richa Nagar embarks on an eloquent and moving exploration of the promises and pitfalls she has encountered during her two decades of transnational feminist work. With stories, encounters, and anecdotes as well as methodological reflections, Nagar grapples with the complexity of working through solidarities, responsibility, and ethics while involved in politically engaged scholarship. Experiences that range from the streets of Dar es Salaam to farms and development offices in North India inform discussion of the labor and politics of coauthorship, translation, and genre blending in research and writing that cross multiple--and often difficult--borders. The author links the implicit assumptions, issues, and questions involved with scholarship and political action, and explores the epistemological risks and possibilities of creative research that bring these into intimate dialogue
Daringly self-conscious, Muddying the Waters reveals a politically engaged researcher and writer working to become radically vulnerable, and the ways in which such radical vulnerability can allow a re-imagining of collaboration that opens up new avenues to collective dreaming and laboring across sociopolitical, geographical, linguistic, and institutional borders.
Source: Publisherhttps://scholarworks.smith.edu/swg_books/1016/thumbnail.jp
Cátedra Adam Smith : a 240 años de la publicación de "La Riqueza de las Naciones".
No full textAdam Smith (1723-1790) es conocido como el padre de la economía, pero su legado intelectual es mucho más amplio. Su interés por comprender la naturaleza humana y la evolución de la sociedad le debe mucho al peculiar y distintivo contexto intelectual de la Ilustración Escocesa.
Con el propósito de impulsar los aportes de Adam Smith -desde sus fundamentos de la economía y sus aportes a la comprensión de los problemas de la sociedad- nace esta cátedra, en la Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, dirigida por Leonidas Montes, Doctor en Economía de la Universidad de Cambridge y miembro del directorio internacional del Adam Smith Society.
Video: Conferencia del año 2016, "La vigencia de Adam Smith: 240 años de la publicación de la Riqueza de las Naciones" organizada por el Centro de Estudios Públicos y la Cátedra Adam Smith de la Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez. La presentación es realizada por el señor Harald Beyer (rector de la UAI), la introducción por el señor Leonidas Montes (profesor titular de la Escuela de Gobierno de la UAI), quien presenta a los profesores María Pía Paganelli quien abordará el tema de interés propio y entorno institucional en Adam Smith, y Ryan Hanley refiriéndose a Adam Smith y el carácter de la virtud
The ES&A Bank (Tin Bank) on Smith Street
No full textThe ES&A Bank (Tin Bank) on Smith Street Darwin.Hoffman, Bernard & Margaret.Date:192
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