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This workshop series will explore the urgent
need for a sustainable society, the
importance of ecological principles in
understanding the many social issues that
define humanity’s relationship with the
natural world, social and ecological issues
inherent in food production, and the impact
of humanity on Earth’s dwindling water
supply and the aquatic food chains on which
we depend.
Facilitated by Dr. Mark Tirpak
Padrón Campus EEI Program
Professional
Thursdays, first session 12 - 1 PM, all
other dates 12:00 - 1:30 PM
January 26, February 9, February 23, March 9
Virtual
To Register: EEI1025-7
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Climate
Disruption: Choosing Resiliency
A multipart virtual discussion
series awarding 15 hours of professional
development credit
This multi-media
workshop will explore information and resources
related to climate science, focusing on concrete
actions to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of
climate change.
Facilitated
by Stephen Nesvacil
North Campus
EEI Program Professional
Wednesdays, first session 12 - 1 PM, all other
dates 12:00 - 1:30 PM
February 1, February
15, March 1, March 15, March 29
Virtual
To Register:
EEI1007-7
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Food,
Ethics, and Sustainability pt. 2
A
multipart virtual discussion series awarding 12
hours of professional development credit
In this workshop,
participants will build upon an exploration of
their own relationship with food to delve deeper
into the interconnections between food,
politics, health, environment, ethics, and
justice.
Facilitated by Professor Sarah Jacob
West Campus
Arts & Letters
Thursdays,
first session 3 - 4 PM, all other dates 3 - 4:30
PM
February 9, February
23, March 9, March 23
Virtual
To Register:
EEI1016-6
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Health:
Connecting People, Place, Planet pt. 2
A
multipart virtual discussion series awarding 12
hours of professional development credit
In this workshop,
participants will become aware of the
environmental health concerns that exist within
our communities and how community planning and
design affect human and ecological health.
Facilitated
by Professor Ben Augustyn
Wolfson
Campus Social Sciences
Mondays,
first session 12 - 1 PM, all other dates 12:00 -
1:30 PM
February 6, February
20, March 6, March 20
Virtual
To Register:
EEI1015-6
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Menu for
the Future
A
multipart virtual discussion series awarding
12 hours of professional development credit
This workshop
invites participants to learn more about
modern food systems and to reflect upon
their own role as eaters in a global food
marketplace. This multi-part discussion
series explores our intimate connection to
what we eat, and how what we eat may, in
many ways, define us and our connection to
Earth.
Facilitated by Netiva Kolitz
Kendall Campus EEI Program
Professional
Wednesdays, first four meetings 12 - 1 PM,
final/fifth meeting 12:00 - 1:30 PM
February 1, February 15, March 1, March 15,
March 29
Virtual
To Register:
EEI1033-1
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Everglades
National Park Immersion
An
outdoor immersion awarding 8 hours of
professional development credit
The goal of the course
is to give faculty an overview of basic South
Florida ecology and hydrology by providing
direct field experiences in this unique
ecosystem. Participants will then be able to
teach their students to understand their water
use and environmental responsibilities as
citizens of South Florida.
Facilitated
by Kiki Mutis
Wolfson
Campus iCED Director
Saturday,
February 11, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
In-Person
To Register:
EEI1021-2
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Earth Ethics Institute Professional Development
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EEI/CIOL
professional development workshops and
immersions allow MDC faculty the opportunity to
earn credit toward maintenance of rank and
promotion as well as earning
Global
Sustainability and Earth Literacy Studies
(GSELS) certification.
These learning
opportunities focus on Earth Literacy and
sustainability education while fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and community.
There are more
than 55 EEI workshop/immersion opportunities
for MDC faculty/staff in the CIOL catalogue,
with several of these offered each term at
various campuses and offsite locations.
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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 |
