Environmental Studies

[interesteddad]

<p>The course that did the carbon offset calculations for alumni weekend was this one:</p>

<p>

ENGR 004B. Swarthmore and the Biosphere
An interdisciplinary seminar-style investigation of the role of Swarthmore College and its community within the biosphere, including an intensive field-based analysis of one major aspect of Swarthmore’s interaction with its environment such as food procurement, waste disposal, or energy use. Student project groups explore the selected topic from various perspectives, and the class proposes and attempts to implement solutions. Faculty from various departments provide background lectures, lead discussions of approaches outlined in the literature, and coordinate project groups. This course is cross-listed in the instructors’ departments and does not count toward distribution requirements.

</p>

<p>It’s one of the Environmental courses taught by the Engineering department for non-Engineering majors. Here’s a page on their calculations for the Alumni Weekend project, including links to the Excel spreadsheets:</p>

<p><a href=“Environmental Studies :: Swarthmore College”>Environmental Studies :: Swarthmore College; </p>

<p>The course you asked about is taught by Prof. Everbach of the Engineering Department and looks like the entry-level Environmental Sciences course. Everbach would probably be a good professor to get in touch with for more detailed information on Environmental Studies at Swarthmore or (if you are prospect) to meet when you do a campus visit.</p>

<p>Here’s his webpage:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.engin.swarthmore.edu/faculty/everbach/[/url]”>http://www.engin.swarthmore.edu/faculty/everbach/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Here’s another page on Environmental issues at Swarthmore in general. It’ll give you some idea of the kinds of things students are involved in.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.swarthmore.edu/x10960.xml[/url]”>http://www.swarthmore.edu/x10960.xml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;