{"id":82877,"date":"2018-08-06T14:28:51","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T00:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=82877"},"modified":"2020-03-05T15:38:52","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T01:38:52","slug":"kapiolani-1st-uh-sustainability-certificate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2018\/08\/06\/kapiolani-1st-uh-sustainability-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"Kapi\u02bbolani CC<\/abbr> launches 1st 东精影业<\/abbr> sustainability certificate program"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Kapiʻolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr> students Jayson Gose and Mackenzie Jahnke monitoring algae species as part of biology laboratory in partnership with M\u0101lama Maunalua.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In fall 2018, Kapiʻolani<\/span> Community College<\/a> will be the first campus in the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> System to offer an academic subject certificate in sustainability<\/a>. The certificate recognizes the importance of sustainability to Hawaiʻi\u2019s<\/span> future and strong student interest in the subject.<\/p>\n

The courses will concentrate on sustainability and include the social, economic and environmental dimensions of the discipline. Some courses will examine an issue or topic through the lens of sustainability. The classes will be applied to the certificate, and faculty teaching the courses will help students better understand sustainability issues and how to integrate them into their career pathway.<\/p>\n

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Miles Thomas, a Kapiʻolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr> graduate now at 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa, measuring a tree diameter for independent research on forest restoration in Wailupe Valley. This was a joint project with Kapiʻolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr> and Department of Forestry and Wildlife.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Students have asked for sustainability to be a part of their education,” said Wendy A. Kuntz<\/strong><\/a>, associate professor of biology and ecology and the new coordinator for the sustainability certificate. “Having the academic subject certificate in sustainability on a student\u2019s transcript will tell future institutions and employers that the student has a good foundation in the issues, topics and language used in sustainability, and that they are a creative problem-solver, which is a plus for any pathway.”<\/p>\n

Sustainability has long been a priority for Kapiʻolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr>. What began with recycling and energy conservation in early 2000 led to the launch of the cross-disciplinary, sustainability-across-the-curriculum approach to teaching and learning because of the strong commitment of the campus\u2019 students, faculty, staff and administration.<\/p>\n

This certificate is intended for first-year students with an interest in sustainability. With planning, students can earn the sustainability certificate while completing the general education requirements for an associate in arts degree.<\/p>\n

The Kapiʻolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr> sustainability program will be joined by parallel certificates at other 东精影业<\/abbr> community colleges next year. The certificate in sustainability provides a strong foundation for 东精影业<\/abbr> System\u2019s three undergraduate sustainability degree programs—a bachelor of applied science degree (BAS<\/abbr>) in sustainability studies<\/a> at 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa, a BAS<\/abbr> in sustainable community food systems<\/a> at 东精影业<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> and a BAS<\/abbr> in sustainable science management<\/a> at 东精影业<\/abbr> Maui.<\/p>\n

For more information on the sustainability certificate, email Wendy Kuntz<\/a> or Krista Hiser<\/a>, or go to the Kapiʻolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr> sustainability website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

—By Louise Yamamoto<\/em><\/p>\n

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Rachelle Tom, a Kapiʻolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr> graduate now at 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa, at a forest restoration project planting native trees at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge. She was a member of the Kapiʻolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr> Ecology Club.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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