Monthly Archives: June 2011

Attending the 2011 ASLE Conference

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Michael Bryson

Tomorrow I head down to Bloomington, Indiana, to participate in one of my favorite professional conferences — the biannual meeting of ASLE, the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment. As a scholar whose work straddles the humanities and … Continue reading →

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An Urban Nature Adventure

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Michael Bryson

This past Saturday, June 11th, students in my PLS 392 Seminar in Humanities online summer course at Roosevelt University took an “urban landscapes” field trip to Chicago’s near Southwest Side, where we visited two city parklands: Canal Origins Park on … Continue reading →

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SUST 220 Water — Fall Preview

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Michael Bryson

This coming fall semester, SUST 220 Water will be offered for the first time at RU’s Schaumburg Campus. The 12-week course will run in a unique “hybrid” format combining four Saturday meetings (from 10am to 4pm) with online interaction via … Continue reading →

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Studying Biodiversity at the Field Museum

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Michael Bryson

This past spring, the Sustainability Studies program offered its inaugural section of SUST 330 Biodiversity as a hands-on learning and research experience at the famed Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. One of the students in the class, Amanda … Continue reading →

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