After the British captured Jerusalem from the Turks on December 9, 1917, eight well known clergymen from Baptist, Congregationalists, Presbyterian, Episcopalian and Methodist denominations published the following manifesto in London, England.
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# That the present crisis points toward the close of the times of the Gentiles.
# That the revelation of the Lord may be expected at any moment, when he will be manifested as evidently as to his disciples on the evening of his resurrection.
# That the completed church will be translated, to be “forever with the Lord”.
# That Israel will be restored to its own land in unbelief, and be afterward converted by the appearance of Christ on its behalf.
# That all human schemes of reconstruction must be subsidiary to the second coming of our Lord, because all nations will be subject to his rule.
# That under the reign of Christ there will be a further great effusion of the Holy Spirit on all flesh.
# That the truths embodied in this statement are of the utmost practical value in determining Christian character and action with reference to the pressing problems of the hour.
Current Opinion, February 1918
Signatories
Baptist
* A. C. Dixon
* Frederick Brotherton Meyer
Congregationalists
* George Campbell Morgan
* Alfred Byrd
Presbyterian
* William Fuller Couch
Episcopalian
* H. Webb Peploe
* J. Stuart Holden
Methodist
* Dinsdale T. Young
Text
# That the present crisis points toward the close of the times of the Gentiles.
# That the revelation of the Lord may be expected at any moment, when he will be manifested as evidently as to his disciples on the evening of his resurrection.
# That the completed church will be translated, to be “forever with the Lord”.
# That Israel will be restored to its own land in unbelief, and be afterward converted by the appearance of Christ on its behalf.
# That all human schemes of reconstruction must be subsidiary to the second coming of our Lord, because all nations will be subject to his rule.
# That under the reign of Christ there will be a further great effusion of the Holy Spirit on all flesh.
# That the truths embodied in this statement are of the utmost practical value in determining Christian character and action with reference to the pressing problems of the hour.
Current Opinion, February 1918
Signatories
Baptist
* A. C. Dixon
* Frederick Brotherton Meyer
Congregationalists
* George Campbell Morgan
* Alfred Byrd
Presbyterian
* William Fuller Couch
Episcopalian
* H. Webb Peploe
* J. Stuart Holden
Methodist
* Dinsdale T. Young
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Professor Joe Carrington, Boca Raton, FL: Medical Nutritionist, Radio broadcaster and Educator. Born: NYC, Graduate: Harvard University; Additional graduate study M.I.T. in Nuclear Engineering/Nuclear Medicine. Listed; Who's Who in Medicine, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in the East et al.
HISTORY:
A practicing Medical Nutritionist 40 years, he was Licensed as a Nutritionist in 1988 when Florida first began requiring licenses and again in 1990-2004. His sincere honesty, compassion and sharp insight during his radio broadcasts, into the corruption of the pharmaceutical and drug companies, medical schools and medical Drs. "Who built their million dollar mansions on the dead bodies of those who trusted them" earned him the esteem of his radio listeners and the wrath of those he exposed. For 10 years he broadcasted throughout South Florida, exposing the corruption in the medical "business" which he said ceased being a "profession" long ago, citing endless and well documented examples to the embarrassment of both pharmaceutical executives and medical doctors alike.
Carrington would joke about his patients who would start off by expressing their concern that those he exposed hadn't killed him yet, or gotten him thrown off the air. His answer was that he was no threat to any one and as long as he told the truth, he was safe. But the truths he told were very real threats to those who wished to remain hidden!
Among his last broadcasts was a knife in the heart of medical corruption! He called for a 5 year moratorium to stop the revolving door between the FDA and pharmaceutical companies. He explained "pharmaceutical company executives would leave their companies and work for the FDA, passing all kinds of favorable laws, then return to their companies. The FDA was filled with and run by the pharmaceutical companies" Carrington would explain. He also exposed conflicts of interest where FDA executives would circumvent the laws prohibiting them from owning stock in the same pharmaceutical companies whose drugs they would rule on. "At first there were disclosure documents that FDA officials needed to file, but eventually they too were done away with and now the FDA members do not have to divulge their ownership of stocks, even when the stocks are from companies whose value could be changed by FDA rulings on the company's drugs!"
Striking at the heart of what has been the foundation and strength behind the corruption of the medical "business", "the powers that be were determined to shut him down" well placed sources said.
A search revealed a "squeaky clean record" without so much as a single complaint against Prof. Carrington throughout his 40 year practice. "This is unheard of" an investigator said.
What "they" finally did? Each year nutritionists, like Medical Drs. and other medical professionals, are required to attend lectures to keep up with current information. No tests are given and attendance is all that is required to receive "CEU's" (continuing education credits). Each year Carrington attended, sent in the certificates of attendance and renewed his license.
About 2004, a patient told Carrington that his license was expired, according to his record search. Professor Carrington knew nothing of this and upon checking, learned that the State of Florida claimed they never received his certificate of attendance for his "CEU's" and that his license therefore became "null and void". Having sent the certificates in, he wrote to the State and was told they were never received. "They either got lost in the mail, a clerical error or maybe some one is playing games given the 5 year moratorium I've been calling for between the FDA and pharmaceutical company revolving door." Carrington said.
After back and forth letters and having the original certificates, Carrington sent the copies again. He received a letter from the state acknowledging the certificates and that they DID document that he fulfilled his obligations and that he did so within the time required by law. This time however, they claimed that since it was now past the deadline, they could not be accepted and since Florida no longer issues Nutrition licenses, there was no mechanism by which his license could be reinstated!
Carrington wrote back again and while the letters were going back and forth, he was arrested for "practicing a health care profession without a license!", a criminal charge. This, despite the fact that all his credentials were in order and he had the certificates documenting that he did, in fact, do what he was required to do, and he did it within the time frame required by law!
They piled on 2 more charges based on the fact that his business card states "Harvard Certified in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy". A true and accurate statement of his Harvard credentials! His prosecutors were now was claiming that putting one's true and valid credentials on a business card constitutes in and of itself "practicing" what ever those valid credentials list! This groundless connection would make almost every common citizen with a college degree or credential on their card guilty of "practicing" every credential on their card and consequently criminals!
At the time Professor Carrington was to go to trial which he welcomed, the prosecution claimed in their complaint that Carrington had "examined" patients and that an undercover detective had tape recordings. Carrington was "delighted and relieved because the tapes will show I never did any such thing!". However, despite being REPEATEDLY ordered by the court to turn over the tapes, the prosecution never did. "That's because they lied in their complaint and the tapes prove I never did what they claim!" Carrington said. To this day, the prosecution has never turned over the tapes that would have proved Carrington innocent of those charges. "The tapes still exist in the prosecutor’s possession and I challenge them to release them! I pray some day they will be heard and every one will see that being "Nifonged" is more common than one would imagine".
While looking forward to the trial that would expose the "false charges and rail-reading", Carrington's mother of 92 suffered a stroke while in the hands of his brother who was not providing her with the vitamin program Carrington wrote for her.
Carrington' brother who is NOT a believer in nutrition, placed his mother in a home against his mother's will and against Carrington's will. Professor Carrington wishes to have his mother move in with him so he could care for her and nurse her back to health as he has done for thousands of others over 40 years. "It is a supreme irony that after spending a life helping others, I am denied helping my own mother because of jealous brother" Carrington said. "The loss of my license at this time makes it financially near impossible to rescue my own mother".
As much of his work has been for the poor and those unable to pay, Carrington had to choose between paying a lawyer to defend himself against the ridiculous charges of "practicing a health care profession without a license" despite having documented fulfilled all his legal obligations on time, or, paying a lawyer to get his mother out of his brother's control and out of the home his brother put her in against her will, so he could take her home and care for her himself.
To save the expense of a trial so he can use the money to help his mother, Carrington plead "nolo contendre" which is not guilty, but will not (cannot) contest. The result was an automatic conviction. The money saved by not going to trial was immediately given to lawyers to get his mother, now 93, into his care. Out of money, that case is now stagnant.
Carrington continues to independently research Alzheimer's disease and dementia which he believes he is now able to stop and reverse to a significant degree, and continues to try to raise funds to bring his mother home.
Carrington said "There is a natural sense of relative security one has when he knows he has done nothing wrong. Innocence is supposed to be a protection to some degree. But when one can be rail roadbed like this, regardless of innocence, it reminds one of the price others have paid throughout history for exposing the corruption and dishonesty of those who prey on others." He then smiled and added: "Remind you of anyone?".
Professor Joe Carrington, Boca Raton, FL: Medical Nutritionist, Radio broadcaster and Educator. Born: NYC, Graduate: Harvard University; Additional graduate study M.I.T. in Nuclear Engineering/Nuclear Medicine. Listed; Who's Who in Medicine, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in the East et al.
HISTORY:
A practicing Medical Nutritionist 40 years, he was Licensed as a Nutritionist in 1988 when Florida first began requiring licenses and again in 1990-2004. His sincere honesty, compassion and sharp insight during his radio broadcasts, into the corruption of the pharmaceutical and drug companies, medical schools and medical Drs. "Who built their million dollar mansions on the dead bodies of those who trusted them" earned him the esteem of his radio listeners and the wrath of those he exposed. For 10 years he broadcasted throughout South Florida, exposing the corruption in the medical "business" which he said ceased being a "profession" long ago, citing endless and well documented examples to the embarrassment of both pharmaceutical executives and medical doctors alike.
Carrington would joke about his patients who would start off by expressing their concern that those he exposed hadn't killed him yet, or gotten him thrown off the air. His answer was that he was no threat to any one and as long as he told the truth, he was safe. But the truths he told were very real threats to those who wished to remain hidden!
Among his last broadcasts was a knife in the heart of medical corruption! He called for a 5 year moratorium to stop the revolving door between the FDA and pharmaceutical companies. He explained "pharmaceutical company executives would leave their companies and work for the FDA, passing all kinds of favorable laws, then return to their companies. The FDA was filled with and run by the pharmaceutical companies" Carrington would explain. He also exposed conflicts of interest where FDA executives would circumvent the laws prohibiting them from owning stock in the same pharmaceutical companies whose drugs they would rule on. "At first there were disclosure documents that FDA officials needed to file, but eventually they too were done away with and now the FDA members do not have to divulge their ownership of stocks, even when the stocks are from companies whose value could be changed by FDA rulings on the company's drugs!"
Striking at the heart of what has been the foundation and strength behind the corruption of the medical "business", "the powers that be were determined to shut him down" well placed sources said.
A search revealed a "squeaky clean record" without so much as a single complaint against Prof. Carrington throughout his 40 year practice. "This is unheard of" an investigator said.
What "they" finally did? Each year nutritionists, like Medical Drs. and other medical professionals, are required to attend lectures to keep up with current information. No tests are given and attendance is all that is required to receive "CEU's" (continuing education credits). Each year Carrington attended, sent in the certificates of attendance and renewed his license.
About 2004, a patient told Carrington that his license was expired, according to his record search. Professor Carrington knew nothing of this and upon checking, learned that the State of Florida claimed they never received his certificate of attendance for his "CEU's" and that his license therefore became "null and void". Having sent the certificates in, he wrote to the State and was told they were never received. "They either got lost in the mail, a clerical error or maybe some one is playing games given the 5 year moratorium I've been calling for between the FDA and pharmaceutical company revolving door." Carrington said.
After back and forth letters and having the original certificates, Carrington sent the copies again. He received a letter from the state acknowledging the certificates and that they DID document that he fulfilled his obligations and that he did so within the time required by law. This time however, they claimed that since it was now past the deadline, they could not be accepted and since Florida no longer issues Nutrition licenses, there was no mechanism by which his license could be reinstated!
Carrington wrote back again and while the letters were going back and forth, he was arrested for "practicing a health care profession without a license!", a criminal charge. This, despite the fact that all his credentials were in order and he had the certificates documenting that he did, in fact, do what he was required to do, and he did it within the time frame required by law!
They piled on 2 more charges based on the fact that his business card states "Harvard Certified in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy". A true and accurate statement of his Harvard credentials! His prosecutors were now was claiming that putting one's true and valid credentials on a business card constitutes in and of itself "practicing" what ever those valid credentials list! This groundless connection would make almost every common citizen with a college degree or credential on their card guilty of "practicing" every credential on their card and consequently criminals!
At the time Professor Carrington was to go to trial which he welcomed, the prosecution claimed in their complaint that Carrington had "examined" patients and that an undercover detective had tape recordings. Carrington was "delighted and relieved because the tapes will show I never did any such thing!". However, despite being REPEATEDLY ordered by the court to turn over the tapes, the prosecution never did. "That's because they lied in their complaint and the tapes prove I never did what they claim!" Carrington said. To this day, the prosecution has never turned over the tapes that would have proved Carrington innocent of those charges. "The tapes still exist in the prosecutor’s possession and I challenge them to release them! I pray some day they will be heard and every one will see that being "Nifonged" is more common than one would imagine".
While looking forward to the trial that would expose the "false charges and rail-reading", Carrington's mother of 92 suffered a stroke while in the hands of his brother who was not providing her with the vitamin program Carrington wrote for her.
Carrington' brother who is NOT a believer in nutrition, placed his mother in a home against his mother's will and against Carrington's will. Professor Carrington wishes to have his mother move in with him so he could care for her and nurse her back to health as he has done for thousands of others over 40 years. "It is a supreme irony that after spending a life helping others, I am denied helping my own mother because of jealous brother" Carrington said. "The loss of my license at this time makes it financially near impossible to rescue my own mother".
As much of his work has been for the poor and those unable to pay, Carrington had to choose between paying a lawyer to defend himself against the ridiculous charges of "practicing a health care profession without a license" despite having documented fulfilled all his legal obligations on time, or, paying a lawyer to get his mother out of his brother's control and out of the home his brother put her in against her will, so he could take her home and care for her himself.
To save the expense of a trial so he can use the money to help his mother, Carrington plead "nolo contendre" which is not guilty, but will not (cannot) contest. The result was an automatic conviction. The money saved by not going to trial was immediately given to lawyers to get his mother, now 93, into his care. Out of money, that case is now stagnant.
Carrington continues to independently research Alzheimer's disease and dementia which he believes he is now able to stop and reverse to a significant degree, and continues to try to raise funds to bring his mother home.
Carrington said "There is a natural sense of relative security one has when he knows he has done nothing wrong. Innocence is supposed to be a protection to some degree. But when one can be rail roadbed like this, regardless of innocence, it reminds one of the price others have paid throughout history for exposing the corruption and dishonesty of those who prey on others." He then smiled and added: "Remind you of anyone?".
Sustainability in Higher Education focuses on the actions college's and universities around the United States are taking to become more sustainable. Going "green" is one way to descirbe the efforts of promoting sustainability in higher education. Many colleges and Universities are taking the first steps in an attempt to reduce their Ecological footprint and become more sustainable campuses. "Going "green" means more than turning down thermostats in unused classrooms and recycling old plastic bottles. As a small but growing cadre of colleges are discovering, it often requires a fundamental rethinking of how campuses are laid out and how new buildings are designed (and existing ones refurbished). Going "green" also requires fresh approaches to issues like parking, transportation, and even how students get and dispose of their dining-hall food." Higher education is one of the most significant, but largely overlooked, leverage points for creating a just and sustainable society.
Higher Education is one of the most significan, but largely overlooked, leverage points for creating a just and sustainable society. Institutions of higher education contribute to the health and well being of society through the creation and dissemination of knowledge and values. They prepare the professionals who develop, manage, teach in and influence society’s public, private and non-governmental institutions. Higher education is in the unique position of having both the freedom to engage in bold experimentation and the visionary thinkers who can develop a new intellectual and conceptual framework to help redirect society toward a just and sustainable path. —The Call for a Higher Education Network for Sustainability and the Environment (HENSE)
Campuses Practicing Sustainability
Berea College
Berea College is taking a three-pronged approach to becoming a sustainable campus with changes to its physical plant, operations, and curriculum. All three tracks are integrated to maximize experiential learning opportunities during planning and implementation, and afterwards as students, staff and faculty live and work in a sustainable community.
Sustainable Lifestyle Practices
*Campus wide recycling program
*Dining Services:*About 200 pounds of food per day is collected and given to college farm for use as composting material *6 tons of aluminum cans and 10 tons of cardboard are recyled each year
Sustainable Building Design
*2006 AASHE Campus Sustainability Leadership Award winner
*Lincoln Hall 1st certified LEEDS building in Kentucky
*Ecovillage:*Stack ventilation *Natural lighting by way of solar light tubes *Water efficiency by way of front loading washers in every appartment *Energy efficient by way of compact flourecent lights and ceiling fans *Gardens throughout community
*Child Development Laboratory:*Built using recyclable materials *Controlled air circulation *Exterior built using "green" building materials *Roof consists of structural insulated panels *Natural lighting by way of large windows *Educational curriculum incoorporates gardening, recycling, and composting
*Sustainability and Environmental Studies House:*combines the use of modern day solar power technology with simplistic living *solar generated heating *solar water heating *1500 watt photovoltaic array *Rain water is collected to suppliment water use for gardening *Utilize a greywater treatment system *Sun-Mar composting toilet
*Various campus renovations to decrease energy use(under Catagory Eco-renovations)
Cornell College
Cornell is not an environmentally-focused school, but neither is sustainability a purely
“environmental” concept. In fact, the basic framework for making a commitment to
sustainability is already present at Cornell College. While it is not stated explicitly at present,
sustainability is an easy continuation of the college mission statement, as well as the 5 points of
pride and strategic goals. Cornell has many other assets, too, which will be able to enhance and
facilitate the initiation of a sustainability program. These include small size; present interests of
faculty, staff, and students; timing; and a history of making rapid and significant wholesale
changes to the institution.[http://www.cornellcollege.edu/environmental_studies/Executive%20Summary.pdf]
Sustainable Lifestyle Practices
*dorm showers and faucets have low water flow
*campuswide year around recycling program that is run through work-study
*some college departments use 30% post consumer content paper
*campus wide transition from incandescent light bulbs to florecent ones to conserve energy
*provide vegetarian food option in food service
Sustainable Building Design
*planning on implementing green building techniques
UMass Boston
Education for Sustainability at UMass Boston is driven by the vision of sustainable economic and social development expressed in the 1987 United Nations' Brundtland Commission report, Our Common Future -- development that "meets the needs of present generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." In this spirit, we envision three interrelated strands of sustainability: 1. a sustainable economy ensuring that members of future generations have equivalent -- or enhanced -- capacity for living, being healthy, making a livelihood, gaining environmental services, and harnessing natural resources. 2. just and equitable governance -- decision-making procedures and institutions that do not permit one group's access to resources to be ensured at the expense of others.(Equity is linked with sustainability because, if we are concerned not to degrade the conditions for people in future generations, it makes sense to be concerned with improving the conditions of other people with degraded conditions in the present. Movement towards a sustainable, equitable society impels us to resist any growth of the gap among the capacities of different groups.) 3. an engaged populace, one in which people's commitment to sustainability and equity motivates them to understand linked social and environmental processes, to transform practices that makes those processes unsustainable and inequitable, and to cross boundaries and collaborate with others in the pursuit of understanding and transformation.
Alternative Transportation
*campus uses hybrid, and low sulfur diesel fuels for buses/shuttles
*utilize carpooling, vanpooling, and bikes are encouraged
Sustainable Lifestyle Practices
*"award winning" water and energy efficient retrofits
*purchase biodegradeable bags for compost
*anything that can be recycled is i.e. plastic bottles, cardboard, cans, paper, food for composting, furniture, bulk goods, etc.
*campus has diverted over 3 million lbs of recyclable items from ending up in landfills or incenorators
*Have styro-foam free outlets like cafes
*Won Sustainable University award in 2004
Sustainable Building Design
*building created utilizing "green" building techniques
*purchase environmentally preferrable paints, carpets, lighting and other furnishings
Unity College
Unity’s Sustainability Committee was formed in 2001 to oversee and coordinate the College’s various efforts at improving sustainability, to identify areas where improvement is needed, and to make recommendations. The committee is a group of students, faculty, and staff who meet throughout each semester and work with various members of the Unity community to improve the physical sustainability of the campus.
Sustainable Lifestyle Practices
*Promotes undergraduate program that focuses on environmental and natural resources
*Student developed food plan:*college supports buying locally grown food for the cafeteria
*Purchases all of its electrical power from renewable resources
Sustainable Building Design
*Current home of the "Jimmy Carter" Presidential Solar Panels
*Student built wind turbine:*.200-1.0 killowatts per hour at wind conditions of 12-100 mph
*Constructing two new LEED certifiable buildings
Alternative Energy Production/Monitoring
*Conducts annual campus CO2 audit
Furman University
Furman adopted a new strategic plan in 1997, in which sustainability was a major emphasis. In February 2001 the Board of Trustees unanimously agreed “to strengthen our commitment to the environment by promoting sustainability through educational programs, campus operations/construction practices and public awareness initiatives.” As they freshened and expanded the strategic plan in 2004, sustainability remained an essential commitment, as one of four overarching strategic goals. And the university has garnered national recognition for the scope and creativity of its sustainability initiatives, which involve scientific research, public policy analysis, university practices and community awareness.
Alternative Transportation
*Trail network provides campus and community with alternate commuting possibilities
Sustainable Lifestyle Practices
*Utilizes environmentally-friendly landscaping practices
*Introducing more native and pest-resistant plants to landscape
*Water from university's lake irrigates about 45% of campus
Sustainable Building Design
*Herman N. Hipp Hall:*Wrapped in heat-reflective tinfoil *Solar green glazing *Carbon-dioxide sensors that can detect the presence of humans *1st LEED building in South Carolina[http://www.furman.edu/sustain/leed/index.html#story]
*Commitment to continue to use LEED design in farther renovations and construction
*Eco-Cottage:*low flow shower heads *energy efficient appliances *water monitoring systems *solar paneling *Used 70% less energy than their control group neighbors
Alternative Energy Production/Monitoring
*Student environmental club:*Creating ways to make kitchen grease into diesel fuel *Goal is to produce 50% of Universities physical plant fuel *Able to produce this product for sixty cents a gallon
Warren Wilson College
Warren Wilson demonstrates its strong commitment to environmental responsibility through these commitments: 1. strive within the limits of practical considerations to conserve energy and resources, reduce waste, purchase environmentally friendly products, and minimize our adverse impact on the surrounding environment. 2. recognize and promote efforts to increase a deep, aesthetic, spiritually based awareness of our connection to the environment among the member of this and the larger community. 3. promote sound institutional practices, which balance environmental concerns with the long-term well being of the college.
Alternative Transportation
*Use of B80 and B50 Bio-diesel
*3500 kWh solar array to power golf cart fleet
*Ethanol duel-fuel vans
*Low-emitting propane lawn mowers
*Community bike shop
Sustainable Lifestyle Practices
*Sustainable cuisine
*Use of Farm's anitbiotic-free, grass-fed pork and beef
*Gardeners are commited to organic practices
*Recycling, composting, and solid waste programs in place
*Free Store
*Wellness Program's sustainable lifestyle teachings
Sustainable Building Design
*Orr Cottage (LEED-Gold certified)
*EcoDorm Residence Hall with sustainable features and life-style commitments
*New Dorms (designed for LEED-silver certification)
*Reclaimed materials buildings (Recycling Center, Blacksmith Shop, Natural Resources Crew, Meditation Hut)
Alternate Energy Production/Monitoring
*Monitor Energy use in all buildings
*Solar photovoltaic panels
*Geothermal wells
*Passive solar hot water heaters
*Passive solar design
*Solar walkway lights and street lights
External Sites/Resources
1.http://chronicle.com/live/2007/10/evans/chat.php3
2.http://www.furman.edu/sustain/sustainabilityreport.pdf
3. http://www.berea.edu/sens/greensteps/default.asp
4. http://berea.edu/ese/documents/ (See GeneralRecyclingFacts.pdf)
5. http://berea.edu/ese/documents/ (See LincolnFacts.pdf)
6. http://www.berea.edu/ese/documents/ (See Apartment Poster)
7. http://www.berea.edu/ese/documents/ (See Child Development Lab Poster)
8. http://www.berea.edu/ese/documents/ (See SENS House Poster)
9. http://www.berea.edu/ese/documents/ (See Eco-renovations)
10. http://www.SustainableBerea.org
11. http://www.cornellcollege.edu/environmental_studies/Executive%20Summary.pdf
12. http://www.cornellcollege.edu/environmental_studies/ExecutiveSummary.pdf
13. http://www.cct.umb.edu/efscourses.html
14. http://www.umb.edu/administration_finance/auxiliary_services/recycling_sustainability/documents/WEB2.pdf
15. http://www.unity.edu/sustainability/
16. http://www.unity.edu/sustainabilty/foodplan.doc
17. http://www.unity.edu/sustainability/carter.htm
18. http://www.unity.edu/sustainability/windy.htm
19. http://www.furman.edu/sustain/sustainabilityreport.pdf
20. http://www.furman.edu/sustainability.htm
21. http://www.furman.edu/sustain/leed/index.html#story
22. http://www.furman.edu/sustain/eco/
23. http://www.furman.edu/sustain/students/
24. http://www.waren-wilson.edu/environmental/initiatives.php
25. http://www.warren-wilson.edu/environmental/sustainability/highlights.php
Higher Education is one of the most significan, but largely overlooked, leverage points for creating a just and sustainable society. Institutions of higher education contribute to the health and well being of society through the creation and dissemination of knowledge and values. They prepare the professionals who develop, manage, teach in and influence society’s public, private and non-governmental institutions. Higher education is in the unique position of having both the freedom to engage in bold experimentation and the visionary thinkers who can develop a new intellectual and conceptual framework to help redirect society toward a just and sustainable path. —The Call for a Higher Education Network for Sustainability and the Environment (HENSE)
Campuses Practicing Sustainability
Berea College
Berea College is taking a three-pronged approach to becoming a sustainable campus with changes to its physical plant, operations, and curriculum. All three tracks are integrated to maximize experiential learning opportunities during planning and implementation, and afterwards as students, staff and faculty live and work in a sustainable community.
Sustainable Lifestyle Practices
*Campus wide recycling program
*Dining Services:*About 200 pounds of food per day is collected and given to college farm for use as composting material *6 tons of aluminum cans and 10 tons of cardboard are recyled each year
Sustainable Building Design
*2006 AASHE Campus Sustainability Leadership Award winner
*Lincoln Hall 1st certified LEEDS building in Kentucky
*Ecovillage:*Stack ventilation *Natural lighting by way of solar light tubes *Water efficiency by way of front loading washers in every appartment *Energy efficient by way of compact flourecent lights and ceiling fans *Gardens throughout community
*Child Development Laboratory:*Built using recyclable materials *Controlled air circulation *Exterior built using "green" building materials *Roof consists of structural insulated panels *Natural lighting by way of large windows *Educational curriculum incoorporates gardening, recycling, and composting
*Sustainability and Environmental Studies House:*combines the use of modern day solar power technology with simplistic living *solar generated heating *solar water heating *1500 watt photovoltaic array *Rain water is collected to suppliment water use for gardening *Utilize a greywater treatment system *Sun-Mar composting toilet
*Various campus renovations to decrease energy use(under Catagory Eco-renovations)
Cornell College
Cornell is not an environmentally-focused school, but neither is sustainability a purely
“environmental” concept. In fact, the basic framework for making a commitment to
sustainability is already present at Cornell College. While it is not stated explicitly at present,
sustainability is an easy continuation of the college mission statement, as well as the 5 points of
pride and strategic goals. Cornell has many other assets, too, which will be able to enhance and
facilitate the initiation of a sustainability program. These include small size; present interests of
faculty, staff, and students; timing; and a history of making rapid and significant wholesale
changes to the institution.[http://www.cornellcollege.edu/environmental_studies/Executive%20Summary.pdf]
Sustainable Lifestyle Practices
*dorm showers and faucets have low water flow
*campuswide year around recycling program that is run through work-study
*some college departments use 30% post consumer content paper
*campus wide transition from incandescent light bulbs to florecent ones to conserve energy
*provide vegetarian food option in food service
Sustainable Building Design
*planning on implementing green building techniques
UMass Boston
Education for Sustainability at UMass Boston is driven by the vision of sustainable economic and social development expressed in the 1987 United Nations' Brundtland Commission report, Our Common Future -- development that "meets the needs of present generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." In this spirit, we envision three interrelated strands of sustainability: 1. a sustainable economy ensuring that members of future generations have equivalent -- or enhanced -- capacity for living, being healthy, making a livelihood, gaining environmental services, and harnessing natural resources. 2. just and equitable governance -- decision-making procedures and institutions that do not permit one group's access to resources to be ensured at the expense of others.(Equity is linked with sustainability because, if we are concerned not to degrade the conditions for people in future generations, it makes sense to be concerned with improving the conditions of other people with degraded conditions in the present. Movement towards a sustainable, equitable society impels us to resist any growth of the gap among the capacities of different groups.) 3. an engaged populace, one in which people's commitment to sustainability and equity motivates them to understand linked social and environmental processes, to transform practices that makes those processes unsustainable and inequitable, and to cross boundaries and collaborate with others in the pursuit of understanding and transformation.
Alternative Transportation
*campus uses hybrid, and low sulfur diesel fuels for buses/shuttles
*utilize carpooling, vanpooling, and bikes are encouraged
Sustainable Lifestyle Practices
*"award winning" water and energy efficient retrofits
*purchase biodegradeable bags for compost
*anything that can be recycled is i.e. plastic bottles, cardboard, cans, paper, food for composting, furniture, bulk goods, etc.
*campus has diverted over 3 million lbs of recyclable items from ending up in landfills or incenorators
*Have styro-foam free outlets like cafes
*Won Sustainable University award in 2004
Sustainable Building Design
*building created utilizing "green" building techniques
*purchase environmentally preferrable paints, carpets, lighting and other furnishings
Unity College
Unity’s Sustainability Committee was formed in 2001 to oversee and coordinate the College’s various efforts at improving sustainability, to identify areas where improvement is needed, and to make recommendations. The committee is a group of students, faculty, and staff who meet throughout each semester and work with various members of the Unity community to improve the physical sustainability of the campus.
Sustainable Lifestyle Practices
*Promotes undergraduate program that focuses on environmental and natural resources
*Student developed food plan:*college supports buying locally grown food for the cafeteria
*Purchases all of its electrical power from renewable resources
Sustainable Building Design
*Current home of the "Jimmy Carter" Presidential Solar Panels
*Student built wind turbine:*.200-1.0 killowatts per hour at wind conditions of 12-100 mph
*Constructing two new LEED certifiable buildings
Alternative Energy Production/Monitoring
*Conducts annual campus CO2 audit
Furman University
Furman adopted a new strategic plan in 1997, in which sustainability was a major emphasis. In February 2001 the Board of Trustees unanimously agreed “to strengthen our commitment to the environment by promoting sustainability through educational programs, campus operations/construction practices and public awareness initiatives.” As they freshened and expanded the strategic plan in 2004, sustainability remained an essential commitment, as one of four overarching strategic goals. And the university has garnered national recognition for the scope and creativity of its sustainability initiatives, which involve scientific research, public policy analysis, university practices and community awareness.
Alternative Transportation
*Trail network provides campus and community with alternate commuting possibilities
Sustainable Lifestyle Practices
*Utilizes environmentally-friendly landscaping practices
*Introducing more native and pest-resistant plants to landscape
*Water from university's lake irrigates about 45% of campus
Sustainable Building Design
*Herman N. Hipp Hall:*Wrapped in heat-reflective tinfoil *Solar green glazing *Carbon-dioxide sensors that can detect the presence of humans *1st LEED building in South Carolina[http://www.furman.edu/sustain/leed/index.html#story]
*Commitment to continue to use LEED design in farther renovations and construction
*Eco-Cottage:*low flow shower heads *energy efficient appliances *water monitoring systems *solar paneling *Used 70% less energy than their control group neighbors
Alternative Energy Production/Monitoring
*Student environmental club:*Creating ways to make kitchen grease into diesel fuel *Goal is to produce 50% of Universities physical plant fuel *Able to produce this product for sixty cents a gallon
Warren Wilson College
Warren Wilson demonstrates its strong commitment to environmental responsibility through these commitments: 1. strive within the limits of practical considerations to conserve energy and resources, reduce waste, purchase environmentally friendly products, and minimize our adverse impact on the surrounding environment. 2. recognize and promote efforts to increase a deep, aesthetic, spiritually based awareness of our connection to the environment among the member of this and the larger community. 3. promote sound institutional practices, which balance environmental concerns with the long-term well being of the college.
Alternative Transportation
*Use of B80 and B50 Bio-diesel
*3500 kWh solar array to power golf cart fleet
*Ethanol duel-fuel vans
*Low-emitting propane lawn mowers
*Community bike shop
Sustainable Lifestyle Practices
*Sustainable cuisine
*Use of Farm's anitbiotic-free, grass-fed pork and beef
*Gardeners are commited to organic practices
*Recycling, composting, and solid waste programs in place
*Free Store
*Wellness Program's sustainable lifestyle teachings
Sustainable Building Design
*Orr Cottage (LEED-Gold certified)
*EcoDorm Residence Hall with sustainable features and life-style commitments
*New Dorms (designed for LEED-silver certification)
*Reclaimed materials buildings (Recycling Center, Blacksmith Shop, Natural Resources Crew, Meditation Hut)
Alternate Energy Production/Monitoring
*Monitor Energy use in all buildings
*Solar photovoltaic panels
*Geothermal wells
*Passive solar hot water heaters
*Passive solar design
*Solar walkway lights and street lights
External Sites/Resources
1.http://chronicle.com/live/2007/10/evans/chat.php3
2.http://www.furman.edu/sustain/sustainabilityreport.pdf
3. http://www.berea.edu/sens/greensteps/default.asp
4. http://berea.edu/ese/documents/ (See GeneralRecyclingFacts.pdf)
5. http://berea.edu/ese/documents/ (See LincolnFacts.pdf)
6. http://www.berea.edu/ese/documents/ (See Apartment Poster)
7. http://www.berea.edu/ese/documents/ (See Child Development Lab Poster)
8. http://www.berea.edu/ese/documents/ (See SENS House Poster)
9. http://www.berea.edu/ese/documents/ (See Eco-renovations)
10. http://www.SustainableBerea.org
11. http://www.cornellcollege.edu/environmental_studies/Executive%20Summary.pdf
12. http://www.cornellcollege.edu/environmental_studies/ExecutiveSummary.pdf
13. http://www.cct.umb.edu/efscourses.html
14. http://www.umb.edu/administration_finance/auxiliary_services/recycling_sustainability/documents/WEB2.pdf
15. http://www.unity.edu/sustainability/
16. http://www.unity.edu/sustainabilty/foodplan.doc
17. http://www.unity.edu/sustainability/carter.htm
18. http://www.unity.edu/sustainability/windy.htm
19. http://www.furman.edu/sustain/sustainabilityreport.pdf
20. http://www.furman.edu/sustainability.htm
21. http://www.furman.edu/sustain/leed/index.html#story
22. http://www.furman.edu/sustain/eco/
23. http://www.furman.edu/sustain/students/
24. http://www.waren-wilson.edu/environmental/initiatives.php
25. http://www.warren-wilson.edu/environmental/sustainability/highlights.php
Clifton W. Mitchell, Ph.D. is a professor, author, motivational speaker, and popular workshop trainer. He is most noted for his work on dealing with psychological resistance in counseling and therapy and for his motivational keynote address which presents ways to improve communication and change personal habits through precise mental programming.
Mitchell is widely recognized for his resistance seminars which are based on his book, Effective Techniques for Dealing with Highly Resistant Clients, (2nd ed., 2007). In his book and seminars Mitchell approaches resistance from a social interaction perspective which defines resistance as “…a negative interpersonal dynamic between the therapist and the client” (Otani, 1989, p. 459). This perspective differs significantly from the mainstream definitions of resistance that place resistance in the client. These mainstream definitions stem from early Freudian perspectives which he views as antiquated. In opposition to excessive focus on abstract conceptualizations, Mitchell is known for his emphasis on practical, down-to-earth techniques and approaches in both his writings and trainings.
Mitchell is also noted for his motivational keynote address: Self-Improvement Through Precision Communication: Using Your Mind for a Change. In this presentation he teaches his audience how to increase the impact of their communications upon others and how to program their mind to break any habit. This presentation is based on his “dominant thought” theory which is also a key component in overcoming resistance in psychotherapy.
References
Otani, A. (1989). Resistance management techniques of Milton H. Erickson, M.D.: An application to nonhypnotic mental health counseling. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 11(4), 325-334.
Education and Awards
Dr. Mitchell received his B.S. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in psychology in 1974. He earned his M.A. in clinical psychology from Western Kentucky University in 1976 and his received his Ph.D. in counseling psychology for Indiana State University in 1992. His post doctoral internship was completed at Luton Mental Health Consortium in Nashville, TN. He has been a Licensed Psychologist, HSP in the state of Tennessee since 1993.
Awards
In 2002 Dr. Mitchell received the East Tennessee State University Teacher of the Year award.
Quotes
"Resistance is the gap between where the client is and where you think they ought to be."
"Resistance management equals stress management for therapists. All therapist should study resistance—even if your clients don’t get better, you will."
"You cannot change your clients. You can only change how you interact with your clients and hope that that may influence them to change."
"People do not change because of logic, people only change when they have an emotionally compelling reason to change."
"The mind moves you and your listener in the direction of the dominant though regardless o whether or not that though is stated in the positive or negative."
"Most clients are not paying you for your knowledge, they are paying you for your language skills."
"Therapist that assume that one size fits all are highly resistant therapists. If your current therapeutic approach is not working, stop using it. Don’t beat a dead horse. One size rarely fits all. If the horse is dead, dismount."
"When it comes to therapeutic dialogue, its not just semantic, its all semantics."
"In therapy we must learn to slow down to go faster."
"All clients are ambivalent about change, that’s why they are clients. If you think your clients should want to change, you have a cognitive distortion you need to work on."
Noted Publications
Mitchell, C. W. (2007). Effective techniques for dealing with highly resistant clients (2nd ed.). Johnson City, TN., Clifton Mitchell Publishing. ISBN 0976065614
Mitchell, C. W. (2004). How to tell when a client is ready to change. The Advocate, 27(7), 1,10-11.
Mitchell, C. W. (2003). Tips for treating highly resistant clients. The Advocate, 26(11), 1,10-11.
Mitchell, C. W. (2003). Highly resistant clients: We’ve all had them. The Advocate, 26(7), 1,10-12.
Mitchell, C. W., & Rogers, R. (2003). Rape, statutory rape, and child abuse: Legal distinctions and counselor duties. The Professional School Counselor, 6(5), 332-338.
Mitchell, C. W., Disque, G., & Robertson, P. (2003). When parents want to know: Methods for dealing with parental demands for confidential information. The Professional School Counselor, 6(2), 156-161.
Haren, E. G, & Mitchell, C. W. (2003). Relationships between the five-factor personality model and coping style. Psychology and Education: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 40(1), 38-47.
Mitchell, L. L., & Mitchell, C. W. (1998). Effects of premenstrual syndrome on coping style. Psychology - A Journal of Human Behavior, 34(1), 2-10.
Mitchell, L. L., & Mitchell, C. W. (1998). Premenstrual personality alterations and psychological type: An hypothesized, nonpathological explanation. Journal of Psychological Type, 47, 12-20.
Mitchell, C. W. (1994). Effects of subliminally presented auditory suggestions of itching on scratching behavior. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 80, 87-96.
Mitchell is widely recognized for his resistance seminars which are based on his book, Effective Techniques for Dealing with Highly Resistant Clients, (2nd ed., 2007). In his book and seminars Mitchell approaches resistance from a social interaction perspective which defines resistance as “…a negative interpersonal dynamic between the therapist and the client” (Otani, 1989, p. 459). This perspective differs significantly from the mainstream definitions of resistance that place resistance in the client. These mainstream definitions stem from early Freudian perspectives which he views as antiquated. In opposition to excessive focus on abstract conceptualizations, Mitchell is known for his emphasis on practical, down-to-earth techniques and approaches in both his writings and trainings.
Mitchell is also noted for his motivational keynote address: Self-Improvement Through Precision Communication: Using Your Mind for a Change. In this presentation he teaches his audience how to increase the impact of their communications upon others and how to program their mind to break any habit. This presentation is based on his “dominant thought” theory which is also a key component in overcoming resistance in psychotherapy.
References
Otani, A. (1989). Resistance management techniques of Milton H. Erickson, M.D.: An application to nonhypnotic mental health counseling. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 11(4), 325-334.
Education and Awards
Dr. Mitchell received his B.S. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in psychology in 1974. He earned his M.A. in clinical psychology from Western Kentucky University in 1976 and his received his Ph.D. in counseling psychology for Indiana State University in 1992. His post doctoral internship was completed at Luton Mental Health Consortium in Nashville, TN. He has been a Licensed Psychologist, HSP in the state of Tennessee since 1993.
Awards
In 2002 Dr. Mitchell received the East Tennessee State University Teacher of the Year award.
Quotes
"Resistance is the gap between where the client is and where you think they ought to be."
"Resistance management equals stress management for therapists. All therapist should study resistance—even if your clients don’t get better, you will."
"You cannot change your clients. You can only change how you interact with your clients and hope that that may influence them to change."
"People do not change because of logic, people only change when they have an emotionally compelling reason to change."
"The mind moves you and your listener in the direction of the dominant though regardless o whether or not that though is stated in the positive or negative."
"Most clients are not paying you for your knowledge, they are paying you for your language skills."
"Therapist that assume that one size fits all are highly resistant therapists. If your current therapeutic approach is not working, stop using it. Don’t beat a dead horse. One size rarely fits all. If the horse is dead, dismount."
"When it comes to therapeutic dialogue, its not just semantic, its all semantics."
"In therapy we must learn to slow down to go faster."
"All clients are ambivalent about change, that’s why they are clients. If you think your clients should want to change, you have a cognitive distortion you need to work on."
Noted Publications
Mitchell, C. W. (2007). Effective techniques for dealing with highly resistant clients (2nd ed.). Johnson City, TN., Clifton Mitchell Publishing. ISBN 0976065614
Mitchell, C. W. (2004). How to tell when a client is ready to change. The Advocate, 27(7), 1,10-11.
Mitchell, C. W. (2003). Tips for treating highly resistant clients. The Advocate, 26(11), 1,10-11.
Mitchell, C. W. (2003). Highly resistant clients: We’ve all had them. The Advocate, 26(7), 1,10-12.
Mitchell, C. W., & Rogers, R. (2003). Rape, statutory rape, and child abuse: Legal distinctions and counselor duties. The Professional School Counselor, 6(5), 332-338.
Mitchell, C. W., Disque, G., & Robertson, P. (2003). When parents want to know: Methods for dealing with parental demands for confidential information. The Professional School Counselor, 6(2), 156-161.
Haren, E. G, & Mitchell, C. W. (2003). Relationships between the five-factor personality model and coping style. Psychology and Education: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 40(1), 38-47.
Mitchell, L. L., & Mitchell, C. W. (1998). Effects of premenstrual syndrome on coping style. Psychology - A Journal of Human Behavior, 34(1), 2-10.
Mitchell, L. L., & Mitchell, C. W. (1998). Premenstrual personality alterations and psychological type: An hypothesized, nonpathological explanation. Journal of Psychological Type, 47, 12-20.
Mitchell, C. W. (1994). Effects of subliminally presented auditory suggestions of itching on scratching behavior. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 80, 87-96.