Course Involvement

Instructors can engage with the Center for Sustainability through campus tours, presentations, and applied learning projects. Request course involvement with the Center or draw project inspiration from our Applied Learning Project Database.

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Project Inspiration

Forge Garden Tour

Learn from Sustainable Food Systems Manager Becca Nelson how faculty can get their classes involved with the Forge, SCU's 1/2 acre organic garden.

Energy Tour

Join Climate Action & Energy Manager Kevin Jenkins and Student Sustainability Coordinators Estefana Mejia, '27 and Sophie Sharp, '26 as they highlight SCU's energy conservation and climate action initiatives.

"Plug-and-Play" Applied Learning Projects

A group of students wearing lab coats by trash bins during a waste characterization event

Waste Characterizations

Advocate for waste diversion and reduction of single-use materials.

Waste Characterizations help SCU gain insights into the methods and materials in our trash disposal and monitor campus progress toward zero-waste goals.

Two students measure the width of a tree trunk with measuring tape

Tree Trackers

Help monitor tree vitality while practicing using arborist tools.

This service learning project highlights the importance of our urban forest in combating climate change and contributes to SCU's annual recognition as a Tree Campus Higher Education institution.