Engaged Curriculum Grants
Environmental and Sustainability Communication
Using strategic communication to accelerate public understanding of sustainability and environmental issues.
As environmental risks from climate change have become clearer in recent years, so has the need to effectively communicate science-based information about them to the public. In this project, students learn about theory-driven and research-based approaches to communicating environmental and sustainability issues, and they apply these strategies while working with a campus, community or national organization. After taking communication courses in the fall, students enroll in a seminar during the spring semester designed to prepare them for a summer internship with an organization that is a leader in the sustainability movement. Students then present a TED-style talk on campus that assesses the outcomes achieved in engaging the public on environmental issues during their internship.
Grant type: Development (2017-18, 2016-17)
Topics: Arts, Communication, Media and Design; Energy, Environment and Sustainability
The Team
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Jonathon P. Schuldt, Department of Communication
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Katherine McComas, Department of Communication
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Lauren Chambliss, Department of Communication
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Carrie Young, Department of Communication
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Sarah Brylinsky
Campus Sustainability Office
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Sarah Zemanick
Campus Sustainability Office
- Cornell partner: Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future
- Cornell partner: Campus Sustainability Office
- Cornell partner: Cornell Cooperative Extension
- Community partner: EcoVillage
- Community partner: Environmental Defense Fund
- Community partner: Sustainable Tompkins
- Community partner: The Nature Conservancy
- Community partner: Wildlife Conservation Society
- Community partner: Environmental Defense Fund/Office of Clean Energy Communications in Austin, TX
Engaged Curriculum Grants
Funding teams that are integrating community-engaged learning into new and existing curricula.