Center for Sustainability
Join us for "CCv2.0: Putting Sustainability to Work at the Community College."
March 11-13, 2012
Curriculum
JCCC believes that it must not only lead by example in the conservation of our planet’s finite resources, but also educate our students about the economical, ecological and social aspects of the environment around them.
- Sustainability Courses
Curious about sustainability or want to learn more? Enroll in one of these credit courses. - Green Job Training
Gain the skills you need to compete in these emerging and exciting fields. - Continuing Education
Looking for professional development in sustainability? You are in the right place. - The Sunflower Project: Sustainability Across the Curriculum
JCCC’s own sustainability curriculum development program for faculty.
Want to get involved in the sustainability movement on JCCC's campus? Check out what these student initiatives and projects.
Campus Programs and Projects
A key element of the JCCC Strategic Plan approved by the college's board of trustees is that the college will "champion environmental sustainability in the curriculum and in the college infrastructure, transforming the physical campus into a living, learning laboratory." A number of projects are underway to make this rhetoric a reality. A few are highlighted below:
Southeast Quadrant Stormwater Project
JCCC Completed its $700,000 stormwater treatment project in the southeast corner of campus in August, 2010.
JCCC Farm
In fall 2010, the Northwest corner of campus was plowed to create what has now become a 2.5 acre farm, returning that portion of campus to the landscape it had been 40 years ago.
Solar Powered Composting
Our program will be one of the few composting programs in the United States using solar technology to to turn food waste into a valuable soil amendment, which will then be incorporated back into JCCC's farm. [more]
2010 Sustainability Report
This document is JCCC’s third campus-wide, fully participatory sustainability assessment which contains recommendations for further action as compiled by members of the college’s Sustainability Committee. Subcommittees of this larger group created this report and its recommendations. This report should not be seen as the final word on these issues, but rather should be compared to previous reports as an assessment of progress.
