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	Earth Ethics Institute on-line hosts the Florida Keys Wild Bird Center Fundraising Auction Organized by Fine Art Professor Claudia Scalise Students in Professor Scalise's Two- Dimensional Design class printed 3-4 prints from a wood block and have donated one print to be auctioned. Details including Prints and Minimum Bids required

	NEW RESOURCE: Plants and Indoor Air Quality Find out how plants help keep office air healthy 15 plants have been identified as great air purifiers Projects like installing new carpet and painting walls can release chemicals that pollute indoor air. These are called VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds), they’re chemicals used to manufacture and maintain building materials, interior furnishing, cleaning products and personal care products. Luckily, some houseplants moonlight as efficient purifiers. For the best results, put as many plants as you can care for in the rooms you use most

	EEI Programs at MDC Campuses Hialeah Campus - Join Yes Club! Homestead Campus - Summer! InterAmerican Campus - Zen Garden Workday Kendall Campus -Summer Medical Campus - Summer North Campus - Summer MDC West - Summer Wolfson Campus - Florida Keys Wild Bird Center Fundraising Auction!
EEI Workshops for Faculty, Staff and Administration - College-Wide
	Climate Change Workshop - TBA - watch for details Sustainability Education: Living Systems Learning - TBA - watch for details Virginia Key Beach North Point Reference Number TBA, Professional Development Credit in application process Friday, October 10, 2014 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Programs for Faculty and Staff- Ongoing
	Participate in the Global Sustainability and Earth Literacy Studies (GSELS) Course Assessment Pilot Project Sustainability Education Professional Development Opportunities Sustainability and Earth Literacy Professional Development Workshops Graduate Courses in Collaboration with EEI EEI and Florida International University (FIU) Outdoor Immersions Awarding Professional Development Sustainability in the Curriculum Immersions for Your Classes Sustainability Learning Lunches Hialeah IAC Kendall North Wolfson
Programs for Students - Ongoing
	Join the Global Sustainability and Earth Literacy Studies (GSELS) Learning Network Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Field Experience Programs and Resources for students Earth Literacy and Sustainability I -new course YES club
Student Resources			Faculty Resources
Recommended Reading Recommended Viewing Recommended Listening Related Websites NWF Campus Ecology Program Student Immersions			Sustainability and Earth Literacy in Curriculum - MDC Faculty EEI Workshops-Power Point Presentations Recommended Reading Recommended Viewing Recommended Listening Related Websites
Local Food Scene
		Miami-Dade County Farmers Markets and Local Food Local Food South Florida website

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-Quick Links-
EEI Partnerships

Global Sustainability
Earth Literacy Studies
Course Assessment Pilot Fall 2013

Sustainability and

Print Fundraiser

Community-Rooted Organic Produce Services
InterAmerican, Kendall, North, and Wolfson Campuses

YES! for Environmental Sustainability Club

Miami Mobilize

Solar Lanterns
for Learning

Miami Science
Museum

Help us collect bikes!

Water Clock Project
Kendall Campus

Walk, Bike, Bus, Train (Carpool) to Campus

Ecological Footprint Calculator

Join the
MDC Green Goals Challenge

Hialeah, InterAmerican, Kendall, Medical, Wolfson

Journal of
Sustainability Education

Earth Ethics Institute • An Earth Literacy Resource Center Serving MDC Administrators, Faculty, Staff, and Students, as well as the South Florida Community
Miami Dade College • 300 N.E. 2nd Avenue, Room 3506-11, Miami, FL 33132-2204 • t: 305-237-3796 • f: 305-237-7724