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Due to Student Caucus 1 - Smallpositive response, Wednesday, May 13th, saw the second Sustainable Living department student caucus held on MUM campus. Organized by Sustainable Living department administrator Gerrie Stood and hosted by Dr. Travis Cox, the caucus allowed students to voice their opinions regarding campus an program issues that mattered most to them. Prominent students such as Heather Caldwell (tiny house builder and soon to be MUM graduate) and Alexandra Pomeroy (former student and Green Iowa Americorps logistics coordinator) offered valuable suggestions about how to improve the Sustainable Living program and overall campus sustainability.

Student Caucus 3 - Small

The five most important issues that students felt needed addressing include:

  • Improving campus sustainability practices
  • Adding more high level courses to the SL program
  • Discussing the long-term future of the SL program
  • Interfacing with the Fairfield community for community-wide sustainability projects
  • Continuing to improve current departmental sustainability projects

Many solutions were  Student Caucus 4 - Small brought to the table and our students are excited to turn talk into action. With the student caucuses being successful, there are plans to continue holding them in the future. Enroll in our BA and MA programs and join the conversation!