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| Enhance support for interdisciplinary teaching, scholarship, and service, especially, but not exclusively, aligned with the Lasallian and Ca
Pope Francis delivered a speech on the rights of the poor, the injustices of unemployment, and the need for environmental protection in September 2015. CURES hosted a conference which has the title of Made in the Bronx: Green Buildings, Green Jobs in November 2015. CURES will again host two major speakers on environment and sustainability-related topics for a college-wide as well as outside community audience.
Evidence-based rationale for including goal: This goal is in keeping with a charge from the CURES steering committee, which fulfilled Core Goal 2.5 of the strategic plan calling for the establishment of a “Center for Sustainable Development.”
|  | Measure: Invitation for speakers on environmental justice and sustainability-related topics
Other level; Direct - Other | |  | | | | Proposed actions to achieve goal: Year-end review of events by Director and steering committee to determine success of speakers.
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| Hiring an assistant
Hiring and mentoring an assistant to redesign and maintain the CURES’ web site, update the announcements of internship, meeting, and collaboration and funding opportunities for students and faculty at Manhattan College.
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| Earth Day Activities
Organize activities to increase the awareness of environmental issues and solutions among students, faculty and community.
|  | Measure: Earth Day Activities
Other level; Direct - Other | |  | | | | Proposed actions to achieve goal: Year-end review of events by Director and steering committee to determine success of the Earth Day activities.
Expected Results: Plan, advertise and execute the Earth Day activities with various student clubs.
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| Maintenance of the Rooftop Farm
Construction costs of five new beds and as well as maintenance of the farm
|  | Measure: Maintenance of the Rooftop Farm
Other level; Direct - Other | |  | | | | Proposed actions to achieve goal: Garden interns to maintain records of plantings, inputs, and yields.
Expected Results: Ongoing and seasonal assessment with Groundwork staff of amount of produce supplied to market.
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| Organization of Student Symposium
Organize a “Student Symposium on the Environment”. It will highlight environmental research projects, artistic expressions, and service work being done by all disciplines. The symposium will include all disciplines. It will highlight environmental research projects, artistic expressions, and service work being done by students at the college.
|  | Measure: Organization of Student Symposium
Other level; Direct - Other | |  | | | | Proposed actions to achieve goal: Advertise the Student Symposium on the Environment, collect the abstracts and evaluate the projects. Arrange the room, catering, and external speaker for the event.
Expected Results: Review of the event by Director and steering committee
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