公共法案97-241 Higher Education Green Jobs and Technology Act
伊利诺斯州高等教育委员会被要求每年在其互联网网站上公布州立大学和社区学院为促进绿色技术产业所做的努力, including the development of new academic degrees and certificate programs, 教学课程, 以及这些州立大学和社区学院为使绿色就业项目符合雇主需求而采取的举措. (公共法案97-241, effective 8/4/2011)
十大电子游艺注册立大学 has a deep commitment toward preparing our students, traditionally underserved and marginalized in public higher education, 为未来的全球经济工作，同时以负担得起的学费为环境的持续管理做出贡献. That commitment is not just in our degree programs and course offerings, but modeled in the efforts of the students, 教师, 和十大电子游艺注册立大学的工作人员一起寻找可持续和环保的解决方案和方案，创造和促进绿色倡议，从长远来看为大学和伊利诺伊州节省资金.
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在本科阶段, 生物学学士学位和化学学士学位课程为学生在生命科学和物理科学以及环境科学和可持续发展领域的职业生涯提供最新的技术和教学方法. 这些学位课程适用于直接入学和转学入学的学生, 包括那些通过我们国家认可的双学位课程的学生，该课程为学生在完成学士学位后从社区学院学习到绿色和可持续的工作提供了一条管道. 本科生也有机会选修生物和化学的辅修课程
在研究生阶段, our Master of Science in Biology includes coursework in Environmental Biology, 管理及政策. 学生可以选择生态学或环境管理和政策，包括他们的必修课和选修课的其余部分. 生态学专业强调应用生态学研究，专为对设计和开展生态学研究和数据采集工作感兴趣的学生而设计, entering a doctoral degree program, or teaching at the college level. 环境管理和政策专业强调在自然资源管理中应用健全的原则, 环境政策和规划，以自然资源政策和管理决策. 对于两种浓度, students may choose to complete a research thesis, 研究项目, 元分析项目或公共土地管理或监管机构的专业实习, a private consulting firm or biotech company.
毕业生可在生物及相关领域就业或攻读高级学位. Several graduates work as naturalists and natural resource managers at county, 州立和国家公园. 其他就业机会包括在公共或私营部门从事环境咨询工作, 栖息地评估, environmental policy or as laboratory scientists. 该课程还为希望发展环境重点的认证中学生物教师提供服务. 十大电子游艺注册立大学位于城市和农村地区相遇的独特位置, allowing students to explore a diverse range of complex environments. Internships are available with the U.S. 美国鱼类和野生动物管理局.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Illinois Department of Natural 资源, Forest Preserve District of Will County, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, 布鲁克菲尔德动物园, and the Argonne National Laboratory, 在许多其他地方.
以下是为攻读学位的学生和没有攻读学位计划但希望增加现有知识和技能的学生提供的课程，以便为环保行业的就业做好准备. 有关课程和项目的更多信息可以在大学学术目录中找到.
ANTH-1100 (Cultural Anthropology)
ANTH-4100(城市人类学)
ANTH-4610 (Ethnographic Research Methods)
ANSO-3099 (Junior Seminar in Anthropology and Sociology)
ANSO-3300 (Ecology, Environment and 文化)
ANSO-4300 (Food, 文化 and Society)
BIOL-1200/1201 (Environmental Biology, Lecture/Laboratory)
BIOL-2104/2109 (Biological Science Foundations II, Lecture/Laboratory)
BIOL-3322/3323 (Ecology, Lecture/Laboratory)
BIOL-4140/4141/4142/4143/4144/4145/4146/4147/4148/4149/4150(生物学自然史专题)
BIOL-4144 (Natural History of Raptor)
BIOL-4522/4523 (Ornithology, Lecture/Laboratory)
BIOL-4555/4556 (Mammalogy, Lecture/Laboratory)
BIOL-4560/4561 (Plant Systematics, Lecture/Laboratory)
BIOL-4580(行为生态学)
BIOL-4700/4701 (Conservation Genetics, Lecture/Laboratory)
BIOL-6210/6211 (Natural Resource Management, Lecture/Laboratory)
BIOL-6220 (Contemporary Issues in Environmental Law and Policy)
BIOL-6230 (Cultural Ecology and Environmental Policy)
BIOL-6657 (Ecological Methods: Populations)
BIOL-6660 (Ecological Methods: Communities)
BIOL-8860(生态生态学)
CHEM-1111/1112 (Chemical Science Foundations, Lecture/Laboratory)
CHEM-1141/1142/1143/1144 (General Chemistry I and II, Lecture/Laboratory)
CHEM-4155(化学文献)
CHEM-5145/5146 (Environmental Chemistry, Lecture/Laboratory)
ENGL-4483 (Literature of the Environment)
PADM-8400 (Seminar in Public and 战略计划ning)
SOC-1100 (Introduction to Sociology)
SOC-3200(社会不平等)
SOC-3500(人口研究)
SOC-4400(社会运动)
Modeling Sustainability and Environmental Advocacy as a University
In addition to our degree offerings, 十大电子游艺注册立大学提供基于环境问题的课程, 努力保护本地和全球环境，管理好我们的地球，并通过可持续的实践寻求效率. 有关大学可持续发展措施的更多信息，请参阅以下网页和我们的网页 university sustainability website.
Large-scale programming on campus
- GSU是美国学院和大学校长气候承诺的签署国, showcasing our promise toward reducing our carbon footprint.
- GSU employs a full-time Environmental Health and Safety officer.
- Annual participation as a campus in Earth Week celebrations.
- Partner with local park districts, corporations, and cities (e.g., City of Chicago Heights; Solvay, University Park; Chicago Heights; Forest Preserve District of Will County; Forest Preserve District of DuPage County; Gratiot Lake Conservancy) for litter clean-up on Earth Day.
- Campus Clean-up of the Thorn Creek watershed.
- 在GSU的可持续花园中，教职员工和学生都租了很多钱来做园艺.
- 兽医技术，由接受培训的退伍军人修理小家电. The appliances are then reused or recycled.
- Hydration stations across campus, energy-efficient lighting with vacancy/occupancy controls, multiple scene light controls in classrooms for reduced lighting levels, 夜灯控制系统，以监测和控制当前的灯具和未来的安装.
- DDC controls for local AHU and HVAC systems.
- GSU recently established an arboretum as a member of ArbNet, 一个认可的组织，致力于在世界各地种植和保护树木的专业标准.
校园可持续发展实践
- 在冬天用甜菜汁代替道路盐来对抗所有路面和人行道上的冰.
- Make use of a 64-panel solar-thermal system, offsetting the cost of hot water heating for its shower rooms and 168,000加仑的游泳池，每天取代大约40热的天然气.
- Recycling lamps and batteries which eliminates more than 150 CFL lamps, 160盏HID灯, 230非pcb镇流器, 120个2 '线形灯, 180个3 '线形灯, 1,000个4 '线形灯和1,200节碱性电池.
- Use of lighted path with 3,000-foot solar power.
- Emphasize use of native plants for pollinators on 8-acre prairie restoration.
- Commissioned new sculpture that integrates prairie plant, art, and birding.
- Preserved 125-acre for teaching, research, and sustainability of biodiversity.
- Use of sustainable, ecology integrated fruit production for food insecurities.
Campus environmental stewardship practices
- Recycling is available in every department and classroom.
- 客房部在全校范围内使用环保清洁产品.
- 在大学拥有的农田上进行大规模有机耕作，并使用保护农业计划.
- 在停车场安装透水路面，促进有效排水.
- 安装生物槽.
- Roller-brushing snow off surfaces to limit use of melting products.
Below are highlights of the university’s Energy Performance Contract:
- 校园能源审计
- Implementing Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs) across campus
- Heating, Cooling, Air Handling controls
- Lighting and motion sensors to limit unnecessary lighting
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 3,000 metric tons annually
- Generate annual guaranteed energy savings
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