Teach-In with Boston Food Forest 11/30 7pm via zoom

Join us at the COF’s Center for Sustainability and the Environment Fall Teach-In, Tuesday 30 November, 7pm (Zoom). I hope you will join us for a dynamic conversation between Orion Kriegman, Executive Director of the Boston Food Forest Coalition, and neighborhood food forest stewards, as they discuss permaculture, food resilience, transforming city lots into edible ecosystems, and community …

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New COF course: Climate Justice in Environmental Education

I’m excited to share with you a flyer to advertise the two-course sequence that will be piloted this fall with the support of a grant from Bringing Theory to Practice.  Cross-registration will open on April 15, administered by the registrar at Simmons. Students will need to take both two-credit classes, in succession, to gain credit.  Together, …

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Environmental Forum course Spring 2021

Environmental ForumWentworthTuesday 6:30-8:30pmProfessor Cynthia Williams (williamsc6@wit.edu) From the WIT course catalogue:  This course offers an exploration of contemporary issues in sustainability and the environment, with each semester focusing on a different theme. Past themes include Urban Ecology, Food and Food Scarcity, and Cultures of Sustainability. The course features weekly lectures by local, regional, and national experts, …

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COF Minigrants 18/19

Six mini-grants of up to $500 available Application deadline is December 3, 2018. Awards will be given during January Student Social. The COF Center for Sustainability and Environment is pleased to offer an opportunity for students to apply for mini-grants in support of research, projects or initiatives supporting sustainability. Projects will be highlighted at the …

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