| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 37.22 |
| Liaison | Ryan Buchholdt |
| Submission Date | Aug. 2, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Alaska Anchorage
Tier2-8: Themed Semester or Year
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Paula
Williams Sustainability Director Office of Sustainability |
Has the institution chosen a sustainability-related theme for its themed semester, year, or first-year experience during the past three years?:
A brief description of the themed semester, year, or first-year experience:
The Books of the Year program started in 2006 as part of a Ford Foundation Difficult Dialogues initiative.
The 2009/2010 theme was responding to climate change in Alaska and the books selected were "Shopping for Porcupine: A Life in Arctic Alaska" by Seth Kantner and "The Whale and the Supercomputer: On the Northern Front of Climate Change" by Charles Wohlforth.
The sustainability-related book that was chosen, if applicable:
The website URL where information about the theme is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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