Faculty-staff sustainability affiliate gatherings / field trips happen roughly once a month (first half hour socializing with an interactive, one hour program after). The 2023 - 2024 program is a joint program among the Mead Art Museum, Center for Community Engagement, and the Office of Sustainability and is focused on promoting the Campus as Lab and integrating experiential learning into the curriculum, co-curriculum, and campus programming. The College received a grant to help support the curricular component. Check out the experiential learning funding portal to learn more. Faculty can receive $2,500 to develop a new course or $500 to develop a new assignment / field trip / lab that incorporates experiential learning.
The 2023 - 2024 Affiliate Faculty-Staff Field Trip Series
September - Wildlife Sanctuary
October - Civil War Tablets and Photography Exhibition
November - Boundless Exhibit (Mead)
February - The Beneski Museum of Natural History
March - Valentine Dining Hall
For more information about the Faculty - Staff Sustainability Affiliate Program contact Wes Dripps, Director of Sustainability, at wdripps@amherst.edu.