Service | Academic Work | Education & Training | Capacity Building | Deliberative Democracy
Types of Service short-term | ongoing school year | summer
- Newton County Community Gardens---Oxford Bonner Leaders, Oxford students and community people volunteer at the community gardens year-round
Academic Work courses | service-learning | CBR and policy research | departments and institutes
- Oxford College of Emory University Courses
- Biology 111 Environmental Science
- Biology 235 Field Botany
- Biology 245 Freshwater Ecology
- Chemistry 141Z General Chemistry with Environmental Focus
- Chemistry 299R Fossil Fuels and Sustainability
- Desert Geology
Education & Training forums | workshops | reflection activities
- Oxford College Earth Day Celebration--community wide event to promote sustainable living and awareness of environmental issues facing Newton County and the world.
Campus and Organizational Capacity-Building training | fundraising | resource development
- Oxford College Sustainability Action Plan
- East Village Residence Hall---opened Fall 2008---1st LEED Certified building in Newton County
- Office of Financial Service
- purchasing "green" products (paper, ink, cleaning supplies, etc.)
- purchased 3 flex cars for staff, faculty and student use
- Office of Student Development---hired 2 part-time van drivers to transport students to/from service placements
- Dining Hall Services---trayless dining
- Office of Student Services---offering shuttle bus to transport students to/from the Emory campus
- Library Service---offers bikes for students, staff and faculty to "check out"
Research, Policy Analysis, Deliberative Democracy evaluations | policy research | issue forums | advocacy
Contacts staff | faculty | students | community partners (local, regional, national)
- Campus Contacts (Staff, Faculty, student groups)
- Dr. Eloise Carter---Biology Professor
- Dr. Theodosia Wade---Biology Senior Lecturer
- Dr. Eve Mullen---Assistant Professor of Religion
- Dr. Jack Eichler---Assistant Professor of Chemistry
- Ms. Brenda Harmon---Chemistry Senior Lecturer
- Mr. Erik Oliver---Special Assistant to the Dean for Strategic Initiatives
- Ms. Helen Hill---President of Demonstration Garden (campus community garden)
- Ms. Amy Yie---President of C.O.R.E. (environmental club on campus)
- Ms. Anyie Li---Assistant Program Coordinator for the Oxford Institute for Enviornmental Education
- Work-study students: interviewing faculty/staff about their recycling efforts
- Mr. Kevin Szu-Tu---President Culinary Club
Community Partners
- Hands on Newton County---Doug Bolton
- Keep Covington Newton Beautiful---Connie Waller
- Department of Juvenile Justice---Don Chambers
- Whippoorwill Hollow Farm (local organic farm) ---Andy & Hilda Byrd
- Allen Memorial Church---picks up Oxford College's recycling weekly
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