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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>There are a few other PLS courses that broadly address sustainability but these two courses address the issues most directly. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='background:#CCCCCC;padding:0in 2.25pt 0in 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>PLS 195A <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='background:#CCCCCC;padding:0in 2.25pt 0in 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><a href="http://cals.arizona.edu/spls/node/281">How Will We Feed and Clothe 9-billion People in 2050?</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='background:#CCCCCC;padding:0in 2.25pt 0in 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>Fall <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='background:#CCCCCC;padding:0in 2.25pt 0in 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>1 <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='background:#CCCCCC;padding:0in 2.25pt 0in 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><a href="http://cals.arizona.edu/spls/search/node/Dennis%20Ray">Dennis Ray</a>, <a href="http://cals.arizona.edu/spls/search/node/David%20Galbraith">David Galbraith</a>, <a href="http://cals.arizona.edu/spls/search/node/William%20McCloskey">William McCloskey</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='background:#CCCCCC;padding:0in 2.25pt 0in 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>PLS 354 <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='background:#CCCCCC;padding:0in 2.25pt 0in 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><a href="http://cals.arizona.edu/spls/node/255">Sustainable Horticulture </a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='background:#CCCCCC;padding:0in 2.25pt 0in 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>Spring <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='background:#CCCCCC;padding:0in 2.25pt 0in 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>3 <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='background:#CCCCCC;padding:0in 2.25pt 0in 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><a href="http://cals.arizona.edu/spls/search/node/Tanya%20Quist">Tanya Quist</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> agvisors-bounces@CALS.arizona.edu [mailto:agvisors-bounces@CALS.arizona.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nancy Rodriguez-Lorta<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 03, 2012 11:10 AM<br><b>To:</b> agvisors@cals.arizona.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> [Agvisors] FW: Pursuit of AASHE Stars Gold Rating<br><b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#1F497D'>Email from Elaine Marchello<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:mm-admin-bounces@cals.arizona.edu">mm-admin-bounces@cals.arizona.edu</a> <a href="mailto:[mailto:mm-admin-bounces@cals.arizona.edu]">[mailto:mm-admin-bounces@cals.arizona.edu]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Marchello, Elaine V - (evm)<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 03, 2012 8:44 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:agvisors-owner@CALS.arizona.edu">agvisors-owner@CALS.arizona.edu</a><br><b>Subject:</b> FW: Pursuit of AASHE Stars Gold Rating<br><b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> I realize this is short notice, but hope you can assist me on this. Please read the note below regarding sustainability courses. Can you please email me any courses in your programs that fit this requirement? I would greatly appreciate it! I need them by Friday of this week, as I have to have the list in on the 9<sup>th</sup>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks and Happy New Year!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Elaine<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Elaine Marchello, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Interim Bart Cardon Associate Dean, Academics<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Assistant Dean, Academic Programs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Bart Cardon Teaching Academy Fellow<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>College of Agriculture and Life Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Undergraduate Program Coordinator and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Professor of Practice <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dept. of Veterinary Science and Microbiology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Forbes 201<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>(520) 626-3631<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Degeus, Denise L - (degeus) <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 23, 2011 1:32 PM<br><b>To:</b> Milem, Jeffrey F - (jmilem); Dickey, Jerry R - (jdickey); Comrie, Andrew C - (comrie); Carnie, Andrew H - (carnie); Jones, Kimberly A - (kjones); <a href="mailto:awright@arc.arizona.edu">awright@arc.arizona.edu</a>; Marchello, Elaine V - (evm); Dewitt, Pamela J - (dewittp); Murphy, John E - (jemurphy); Del Casino, Vincent J - (vdelcasino); Baylor, Boleyn - (bbaylor)<br><b>Cc:</b> Cervelli, Janice A - (jcervell); Degeus, Denise L - (degeus)<br><b>Subject:</b> Pursuit of AASHE Stars Gold Rating<br><b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>FROM: Jan Cervelli, Co-Chair, U. of A. President’s Advisory Council on Environmental Sustainability (PACES)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The University of Arizona has made the commitment to participate in the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) "sustainability tracking & rating system" (STARS) program that allows us to comprehensively benchmark our sustainability-related achievements with other universities. This program has quickly become the gold standard for rating universities in sustainability.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am writing to ask your assistance in this endeavor by helping identify at least one sustainability-related course in the degree-granting departments in your college. We need to verify that 90% of the university’s departments offer such a course in order to earn full points in the educational category of STARS. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The University Definition of Sustainability-Related Course is as follows:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>"Sustainability-related courses examine environmental, social, or economic dimensions of a system or issue within the context of sustaining specific qualities over the long-term."<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Your response by January 9 would be most appreciated, as we must submit our application by mid-January. I will be happy to assist, if you have any questions regarding this request</u>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Janice A. Cervelli, Dean<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>PO Box 210075<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tucson, AZ 85721-0075<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(520) 621-6754<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:jcervell@email.arizona.edu">jcervell@email.arizona.edu</a><u><o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Denise deGeus<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Executive Assistant to the Dean<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (CALA)<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>The University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>1040 N. Olive, P.O. Box 210075<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Tucson, AZ 85721-0075<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Tel: 520-621-6754<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Fax: 520-621-8700<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>