RISE students learn about the principles of sustainable food production and visit campus sustainability resources. Students are encouraged engage in a co-curricular experience to improve sustainability in their campus home or neighborhood. The ability to collaborate with faculty within the neighborhood as part of their residential experience is value added to their college education and RISE benefits from the ongoing opportunities for student engagement in solving real-world issues.
UGS 201: First-Year Environmental Issues Seminar
UGS 201 is the introductory RISE seminar. All incoming first-year RISE students are enrolled in UGS 201 automatically and take the course during the fall of their first year at MSU. Students will study environmental issues within an integrated and multidisciplinary approach such that they may gain an appreciation for both the interconnectedness and also the complexity of our environment. Other topics include understanding campus resources, grant writing, community engagement projects, and strengths and career development.
Upon completion of this course:
- Students will articulate current environmental issues from an interdisciplinary approach using multiple perspectives.
- Students will gain the necessary skills to conduct environmental science and inquiry through experiential learning.
- Students will assess their skills, knowledge and values in order to make meaningful academic and career choices/plans
Active Student Projects
- Bailey Compost Initiative
- Rooftop Bees at Bailey Hall
- Vermicomposting: Worms Eat my Garbage
- Bailey Hall Green Roof
- Bailey GREENhouse and Urban Farm
- Feeding the Future: Cooking Workshops
Some Prior Co-Curricular Projects
- Meals for Mealworms
- Bailey Mushroom Project
- Satellite Surplus Store
- Bailey Hammock Farm
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hydroponics
- Land Grant Goods
