Hagan Foundation Center for the Humanities
Where People and Ideas Connect
Sustainability: Community In Action is this year's
theme.
During 2009-2010, the Hagan Foundation Center for the Humanities will continue to
explore the topic of sustainability. This
year's focus will be on how sustainability can be achieved, bit by bit and person by person, in
the community in which we live. You may also want to check us out on MySpace and
visit our Facebook page.
Throughout
the academic year, the Center will be the place where people and ideas regarding sustainability will meet. Members from the college
and the community will be given the opportunity to examine sustainability from a variety of perspectives - from the food we eat and
the cars we drive to the houses we live in and the literature we read.
Sustainability is a multi-faceted topic and truly the issue for our times. Humanity is gravely threatened by ecological problems,
particularly in the areas of energy and climate change. The Center wishes to engage the college community in a dialogue regarding the
issues, the people, and the literature of sustainability so that our students and our community have the intellectual tools they need
to make informed choices. While exploring the global issues regarding sustainability, we at SCC wish to explore ways in which
our campus and our community can become good global citizens.
Please join us as we "think globally and act locally"* for the betterment of all.
*This saying has been attributed to various members of the early environmental movement, including David Brower, founder of Friends
of the Earth.