Invitation to Teaching Climate Change Conversations

Friday, Mar. 24, 2023, 10–11 a.m.

The Office of Faculty Development is offering an opportunity to learn more about Teaching Climate Change and Resilience.

In the Spring of 2022, 62 faculty from six California State University campuses representing over 30 disciplines participated in the first multi-campus Faculty Learning Community (FLC) in Cal-State history. During seven 90-minute sessions, participants covered the science behind climate change, the solutions available to counter it, the need to incorporate justice into the conversation, and the enormous anxiety all of this produces in our students. Faculty heard from over 20 speakers from inside and outside academia. By June, over 75 classes spanning all fields of study—from Polymers to Plato—had been redesigned to include greater engagement for climate change and resilience. Our collaborative efforts introduced terms, concepts, and resources through open discussion and dialogue across disciplines, departments, colleges, and campuses.

The FLC later won the AASHE Award for Campus Sustainability and it was recently featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education's Future Trends in Higher Education.

FLC lead Mark Stemen will share what faculty learned by describing the many resources that were provided.

Please stop by to share ideas and ask questions.

Contact: Please contact the Office of Faculty Development at fdev@csuchico.edu with any questions