Preview Advisor Notebook - Live Green 2009
College of Agricultural Science Live Green Community
The Live Green Community is an experience-based learning community sponsored by the Warner College of Natural Resources and the College of Agricultural Sciences. It represents a core group of students who are interested in learning about sustainability through service experiences– encompassing preserving national parks, the production of organic and traditional foods, buying local foods, understanding renewable energy, and its footprint on natural landscapes. This community will emphasize the complexity of sustainable living through class projects and interactions with communities and professional leaders in sustainabily
Live Green Community is based on service learning experiences so each student in the community completes a project as a requirement. The first semester has a core freshman class that works with national parks, sustainable agriculture produces, and other professionals in a service framework. Students are guided by the professionals to develop the project. The residential hall is one aspect of Live Green, but the second aspect is a larger community of committed students. Students can be involved in Live Green through the class (NR 192), the resident hall, or through independent study crews working for the Warner College on native plants.
Live Green students living in Summit Hall must register for NR192 for the fall and spring semester. NR 192 is completely project based so students are introduced to service to the community.  The class is co-taught with the College of Agriculture and the Warner College of Natural Resources so students are introduced to the complexity of sustainability in the Colorado from sustainably produced beef in San Luis Valley to the majestic wilderness in Rocky Mountain National Park. All of these characteristics of Colorado are critical elements in designing a sustainable future for our planet that include agriculture and wild spaces. NR 192 also has a required spring break session where students work directly on public lands in Colorado with public and private land managers. During spring break, students will to produce a product for the host land managers based on that experience.
Live Green Course Requirement
For the 35 living in Summit Hall (and identified in ARIES and Tally Sheets as a Live Green student)
- NR 192, Section 101, 68094
For students interested in Live Green but not living on the floor in Summit Hall (not identified in ARIES)
- NR 192, Section 001, 67818
Updated 6/2/09