One of the most advanced sustainability programs in the US at a university of size is the School of Sustainability at Arizona State (ASU). That's right, its not just a department but a whole school! (BTW, University of District of Columbia also just put together a major related program, a College of urban Sustainability and Agriculture; I met the dean of that college last week, more on that soon.) The president of ASU is a key figure driving all this, and he is truly a visionary (a word i dont use lightly) I saw him speak at the "green economy" conference in DC last week (more on that soon.) But for now, more on ASU:
A Newly Renovated Green Home for Global Institute of Sustainability
In his remarks to a crowd of 400 at the building’s rededication, ASU President Michael Crow described the building as the nerve center for hundreds of students, faculty, and staff who are researching sustainable solutions for an urbanizing world. He also compared the formation of the Institute’s new School of Sustainability, the only school of its kind in the US, to the emergence of medical schools, focused on individual health, in the 18th century. “ASU is the only institution in the US that has stepped up to focus on our collective health and well-being of the planet.”
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