Building Sustainable Academic Communities
FAHE 2012 Conference:
June 21-24,
Wilmington College
Higher education is in a period of rapid economic and social change. It is unclear how many colleges and universities will prove sustainable. Sustaining higher education institutions in these times challenges the integrity of our mission as Friends institutions and as Friendly educators. In the classroom and beyond, we as Friendly educators in both Quaker and non-Quaker institutions share the concern of facing the need for change while maintaining our integrity. We are called to be both practical and visionary in our planning, to serve our communities as practical idealists. Please join us!
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Queries
•Do we redefine our mission in changing times without losing our Friend’s vision?
•Do we embrace new possibilities without abandoning long-standing commitments?
•Do we model sustainability for the communities that surround us?
•Do we engage students in a discussion about the relationship among simplicity, peace, equality, and sustainability?
•How do we maintain our idealism when faced with the ultimately practical challenge of sustainability?
•How do we fundamentally change while maintaining our Friends traditions as a community?
•How might we achieve sustainability with integrity?
•How do we maintain liberal arts and religious education as a core in our teaching and institutions under the pressure for professional education?
•Are there synergies to be found between practicing environmental sustainability and ensuring organizational sustainability?
•How do colleagues from other religious faith and institutions meet these challenges? |
