This working group includes more than 30 faculty and staff from across all nine academic colleges, with UMass Libraries and the Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (CAFE) also represented. The working group is transdisciplinary in nature and collaborative in practice. SSWG is building on the previous work of earlier sustainability working groups related to academics.
SSWG Charge
- Define the process for bringing the broad range of sustainability activities under the School of Earth and Sustainability umbrella.
- Develop a unified vision for sustainability research, education, and engagement.
- Lead a cross-campus engagement process for broad input.
- Develop a roadmap for implementation.
- Delineate our Areas of Excellence, engaging with the various research centers and institutes.
- Survey existing and emerging academic programs and initiatives, and propose new programs.
SSWG Members
This working group includes broad representation from all nine colleges at UMass Amherst. The following are the current members of SSWG:
College of Education
Ysaaca Axelrod, Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies
Denise Ives, Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies
College of Engineering
Eleni Christofa, Civil and Environmental Engineering
John Tobiason, Civil and Environmental Engineering
College of Humanities & Fine Arts
Malcolm Sen, English (co-chair)
Michael Cottom, Theater
Meg Vickery, History of Art and Architecture
Ray Mann, Architecture
Marjorie Rubright, English
Dee Boyle-Clapp, Arts Extension Service
Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences
Fran Berman, Public Interest Technology
Tom Bernardin, Information and Computer Sciences and Center for Data Science
College of Natural Sciences
Scott Auerbach, Chemistry and the UMass iCons Program
Rob DeConto, School of Earth and Sustainability, Geosciences (co-chair)
Paige Warren, School of Earth and Sustainability, Environmental Conservation
Klaus Nusslein, School of Earth and Sustainability, Microbiology
Dan Cooley, School of Earth and Sustainability, Stockbridge School of Agriculture
Lena Fletcher, School of Earth and Sustainability, Environmental Conservation
Britt Crow-Miller, School of Earth and Sustainability, Environmental Conservation and Geosciences
David Boutt, School of Earth and Sustainability, Geosciences
Marieb College of Nursing
Jess Dillard-Wright
Raeann LeBlanc
College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Michael Ash, Economics
Camille Barchers, School of Earth and Sustainability, Landscape Arch and Regional Planning
Thad Miller, School of Public Policy (co-chair)
Marta Vicarelli, School of Public Policy, Economics
Jamie Mullins, Resource Economics
Isenberg School of Management
Bogdan Prokopovych, Management
School of Public Health & Health Sciences (SPHHS)
Alexander “Sasha” Suvorov, Environmental Health Sciences
UMass Extension
Dwayne Breger, Clean Energy Extension and School of Earth and Sustainability, Environmental Conservation
UMass Libraries
Annie Sollinger, Libraries
For More Information
If you would like to learn more about the working group and how to get involved, please get in touch with Darci Connor Maresca at @email.