Welcome to the website of the Interdisciplinary Center for Sustainability (ICS) at California State University, Sacramento

Who We Are

The vision of the CSUS Interdisciplinary Center for Sustainability is to help realize an environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable Sacramento region, based on increased use of local, renewable resources.

The mission of the Center is to (1) educate regarding the issue of sustainability, (2) carry out research assessing essential needs for both the CSUS campus and the Sacramento region, (3) influence policy and promote projects at campus, regional, and state levels that will bring about greater reliance on local resources.

ICS is interdisciplinary in its intention to stimulate conversations and cooperation between different segments of the campus and local populations that share this vision, but who typically communicate and work in isolation from one another. ICS seeks to promote sustainability in the Sacramento region in a way that integrates the values and general concerns of
students, staff, faculty and administrators on this campus as a whole with the specialized perspectives of scientists, scholars, community environmental groups, the business community, and state agencies and legislators.

Please contact Marsha Robinson (marobins@csus.edu) to be added to the ICS listserve, or Joel Dubois at (916) 278-5332 or (jdubois@csus.edu) for more information about how to get involved.

What We Do

Spring 2007 focused on the "Films for the Future" series, co-sponsored by the Associated Students and the Environmental Students Organization. We present the films to the campus community and then host a discussion lead by community members, experts, and/or professors.

February 15: "Advertising & the End of the World"

March 22: "The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion & the Collapse of the American Dream"

April 12: "Who Killed the Electric Car?"

May 10: "The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil"

Student Internship Opportunity Fall 2007! Click here for a PDF flyer.

Fall 2007 will bring a series of lead-up events building up to our participation in the Focus the Nation national teach-in about solutions to global climate change, 31 January 2008.

Fall event series (dates and locations TBA):

Building a "Greenprint" for a Sustainable Campus and Community

1) Transportation: building and supporting alternatives to fossil fuel use

2) Food, Water, and Plants: eating and living locally and sustainably

3) Energy, Power, & Building Design: thoughts into action

4) Reducing Consumption: beyond reduce/reuse/recycle

Resources for Teaching Sustainability

(coming soon!)

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.Please contact Kevin Wehr (278-4277) to report any webpage problems).

Institutional Disclaimer: The ICS takes full credit for the information on this page and it does not reflect the California State University, Sacramento.