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BIOLOGY 111 – FR2
University Campuses – Sustainable Leaders for the 21st Century
In our race for technological advancement, the arrogance of humankind is depleting natural resources, reducing biodiversity, and altering climate. We will examine current sustainability/environmental issues and evaluate how students, faculty, and staff on college campuses may develop and implement unique sustainable solutions. We will also examine sustainable practices on campuses that are noted for their “green” or sustainable efforts. Our objective will be to develop skills and knowledge so that we may become sustainable CAMPUS leaders. MUST BE RESIDENT OF STUDENTS IMPROVING SOCIETY LEARNING COMMUNITY – NOT A PRE-REQUISITE FOR BIOL 240A OR BIOL 250
Dr. Bill Retzlaff
Environmental Sciences Program
Department of Biological Sciences
Box 1651
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1651
618.650.2728
618.650.3174 (FAX)
WRETZLA@SIUE.EDU
Dr. Retzlaff has BS (Auburn University), MS (Auburn University) and Ph.D. (Clemson University) degrees in Forestry with a minor in plant physiology. He has Post-Doctoral experience in Horticulture (Clemson University), Viticulture (UC Davis), and Environmental Sciences (Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research). He also managed the commercial vineyards at Six Mile Creek Vineyards for six years while in Ithaca, New York. Dr. Retzlaff has published in a variety of journals in forestry, air pollution, horticulture, and environmental issue areas. Dr. Retzlaff is currently the research coordinator of the St. Louis metropolitan area research collaboration (G.R.E.E.N. – Green Roof Environmental Evaluation Network; www.green-siue.com) housed at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). G.R.E.E.N. has been established to evaluate the performance of green roof technologies in the Midwestern United States. Our goal is to evaluate the performance of green roof technology and to make the information available to users for development/establishment of green roofs.
