UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ
CLEI 161: SUSTAINABLE LIVING
SPRING 2009 GENERIC SYLLABUS
Los Angeles * Santa Cruz * Santa Barbara * Davis * Berkeley* San Diego
Faculty Sponsors:
Professor John Borrego, Latin America & Latino/a Studies
5 Unit Organizers (CLEI 161)
Name
____Email
Eva Stevens
evastevens88@gmail.com
Sean Keenan
charityofnight@gmail.com
_____ **Office Hours
Mon- 1-2 PM
Mon- 1-2 PM
*NOTE: Please contact the ART Facilitators (those leading the ART) first, about anything
regarding the 5-unit class (e.g.: grading issues, concerns about your ART, ways to improve
the class, etc).
Mission Statement
The Education for Sustainable Living Program is a collaborative interdisciplinary effort to realize
sustainable community throughout the University of California and beyond. Students form Action Research
Teams (ARTs) and the 2 unit sections- Creative Rethinking And Foundational Tools (CRAFTs) work in
partnership with guest lecturers, faculty, administration/staff, businesses, and community members to
research, plan, and implement tangible change toward a sustainable campus, society, and world. We hope to
inspire participants to internalize the concept of sustainability, and carry it in practice beyond the privileged
Academia into the greater world community.
2009 Action Research Teams Selection Process
If enrolled in CLEI 161 you will need to enroll in an Action Research Team. For a list of the Action
Research Team topics, descriptions, meeting times, and locations please see the “2009 Action Research
Team ‘Cheat Sheet’”. To be placed in an ART you will need to fill out the survey posted under “logistics” at
www.enviroslug.org/eslp. We will try our best to place you in your top choice but this is not a guarantee!
You will be notified by the ART Facilitator by Tuesday morning as to which ART you have been accepted
into. It is your responsibility to check your email so you know when and where your meeting is. Good
luck!!!
Course Expectations
ESLP is a space for inspiration, creativity, community, learning, and thoughtful activism. As an accredited
academic program within UCSC, the minimum requirements are weekly attendance to lectures
(Mondays 7-10), attendance and participation in the ART sections, and taking part in the final project
and presentation. We hope people are inspired to go beyond these requirements and find ways to help
make ESLP better, take an active role in the Campus Sustainability Movement, and any other acts to help us
realize a sustainable world that benefits ALL.
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Readings: Readings are posted on the course website prior to your each Monday night lecture. Be sure you
have read them by then. We could build a whole course around any one of the readings, and most of the
ideas and practices take effect only after months and years of practice. Remember that the value of this
experience is not measured by where you are ten weeks from now, but by the quality of your life and what
you accomplish in the years ahead.
The assignment when reading is not the usual understanding or remembering of the material. It is to read
each reading by the due date with the strong aim to get what you can from it. Learn more than just from the
content of the readings – learn about yourself from your response to the readings.
***WE REQUEST THAT ALL STUDENTS TAKE THIS CLASS PASS/NO PASS.
Out of Class Events (optional):
May 8-10, 2009 – Whole Earth Festival, Davis, CA.
For more information visit: http://wef.ucdavis.edu/
April 24-26 2009—California Student Sustainability Coalition 6th Annual Spring Convergence. For more
information visit: http://sustainabilitycoalition.org
Speaker Series
MARCH 30TH
ESLP INTRO- STUDENTS, STAFF AND FACULTY WELCOME TO THE CLASS AND OVERVIEW
LEARN ABOUT THE 9 ACTION RESEARCH TEAMS AND 8 CRAFT SECTIONS AVAILABLE!
JOHN BORREGO (LATIN AMERICAN LATINO STUDIES) AND STEVE GLIESSMAN (ENVIRONMENTAL
STUDIES), FACULTY SPONSORS
APRIL 6TH
MATTHEW ST. CLAIR, University of California Office of the President (UCOP)
AURORA WINSLADE, UCSC Campus Sustainability Coordinator
CAITLIN VAVASOUR, AND PAM TUTTLE, California Student Sustainability Coalition (CSSC)
APRIL 20TH
TBA
APRIL 13TH
DEBRA ROWE, PROFESSOR OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT AT OAKLAND COMMUNITY
COLLEGE IN MICHIGAN. Debra is active in University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF). She is currently
working on the integration of the sustainability paradigm in all levels of education.
APRIL 27TH
ALAN RICHARDS, Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies at UCSC
Natural Resources, population and the environment
MAY 4TH – FAIR TRADE MARKETPLACE
ERIC HOLT-GIMENEZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FOOD FIRST AND OTHERS AND OTHER FOOD SYSTEMS
ACTIVISTS, Speaking on the importance of “Real Food” relating to consumers, producers, the earth, and
communities.
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MAY 11TH
BEN SMITH, GLOBAL WARMING NATIONAL ORGANIZER, GREENPEACE
MARK LAKEMAN, CO-FOUNDER OF PORTLAND, OREGON’S City Repair Project
MAY 18TH
PENNELYS GOODSHIELD, PROJECT DIRECTOR, SUSTAINABLE NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, Promoting
the sovereignty, environmental health, and cultural health of Indigenous Nations through community-based
appropriate technology development work
MAY 25TH
NO CLASS, MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY
JUNE 1ST
KAREN BROWN, CENTER FOR ECOLITERACY: Youth and Education
JUNE 11TH, FINALS: ACTION RESEARCH TEAM (ART) AND 2 UNIT (CRAFT) PRESENTATIONS
Channels of Communication:
Conflict Resolution & Channels of Communication
Winter and Spring 2009
Conflict Resolution:
Students are encouraged to share questions or concerns with their Discussion Facilitator for CLEI 61 (2Unit) or their ART Project Coordinator for CLEI 161 (5-Unit). If this is not practical or if issues or conflicts
arise that cannot be resolved between the individual and the immediate facilitator/project coordinator,
students should raise the concerns to appropriate ESLP leadership (See Modes of Communication). If issues
or conflicts remain unresolved, the next step would be to contact the Staff Sustainability Program
Manager,(Joyce Rice), and finally, the ESLP faculty sponsors, John Borrego or Steve Gliessman.
ESLP Participants are responsible for supporting an environment that adheres to the following principles
and responsibilities:
Principles
1. Conflicts are inevitable and may produce benefits and positive results if conflict is
appropriately managed.
2. ESLP organizers must promote an environment that emphasizes commitment, continuity, and
consistency with respect to conflict resolution.
3. Early recognition of conflict is critical.
4. An effective conflict resolution process promotes compromise and collaboration as people learn
how to work harmoniously, develop creative solutions to problems, and reach outcomes that
mutually benefit those involved.
Responsibilities:
Engaging in informal conflict resolution means:
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1. Bringing issues to the attention of relevant individual(s)
2. Ensuring that the individual(s) in a conflict situation understand that it is their right and their
responsibility to attempt to resolve conflict on an informal basis
3. Encouraging the airing and facilitation of conflicts so that students feel comfortable seeking
resolution within their discussion group/ART
4. Encouraging open communication and cooperative problem solving among all parties involved
in the resolution process
5. Focusing on the real issues and concentrating on arriving at a mutually equitable resolution
6. Seeking assistance of the Ombudsman (ombuds-lmc@ucsc.edu) or other applicable student
support services if the student feels uncomfortable about raising the issue within the ESLP
organization; the following assistance is available:
 clarification of issues that created the conflict/concern
 information regarding available options
Channels of Communication:
Education for Sustainable Living Program:
The Education for Sustainable Living Program (ESLP) is a large program that involves many organizers
working in coordination on different aspects of the program. ESLP is a student-run class, an innovative &
internationally recognized program, and it occupies a unique space within the university structure. We want
ESLP to be around a long time, and we know that the more we can work with each other as a community to
address any issues as they come up, the greater our potential for longevity within the structure of the
university.
Working as a Community:
We would like to make your experience in ESLP positive and meaningful. In order to minimize
miscommunication, confusion, and conflict, please follow this step-by-step guide for addressing your
questions, concerns, and issues (i.e. grading, enrollment, attendance, interpersonal challenges, etc.).
Depending on your involvement in the class, there will be a different channel to follow. Please see below:
CLEI 161 (5 Unit) students:
1. Action Research Team Project Coordinator(s)
 Name____________________
2. 5 Unit Coordinators
 Eva Stevens- evastevens88@gmail.com, 707-322-9107
 Sean Keenan, skeenan@ucsc.edu, 831-818-0280
3. Sustainability Program Manager
 Joyce Rice- jmrice@ucsc.edu, 831.459.1714
4. Faculty Sponsor
 John Borrego- borrego@ucsc.edu
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