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Ground-breaking: UNH’s New Dual Major in EcoGastronomy |
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This fall, UNH launches its innovative Dual Major in EcoGastronomy -- the first of its kind in the nation. Offering a unique academic program emphasizing the connections among sustainable agriculture, hospitality management, and nutrition and health, the dual major provides the interdisciplinary, international, and experiential knowledge that connects all three fields. A partnership between the College of Life Science and Agriculture (COLSA) and the Whittemore School of Business and Economics (WSBE), in collaboration with the University Office of Sustainability (UOS), the dual major includes courses in ecogastronomy, plant biology, nutrition, and hospitality management, an elective option, and a semester at the University of Gastronomic Sciences (UNISG) in Italy. The dual major serves as a complement to a primary major in any discipline. |
“We are seeing a growing student interest in food and sustainability and an eagerness to understand and connect with the local, regional and global food system,” says Joanne Curran-Celentano, professor of nutritional sciences at UNH and the faculty founder, with professor Ray Goodman of hospitality management, of the dual major. “EcoGastronomy is designed to engage students in this deeper meaning of eating and to position them to become informed food citizens.” Adds Daniel Winans, faculty coordinator of the dual major and a lecturer in hospitality management, "UNH hospitality management students that want to graduate with an edge are choosing the Dual Major in EcoGastronomy because it sets them apart in a competitive industry that is becoming more sustainably aware." Depending on their primary major, EcoGastronomy graduates might work within food service, catering, or the restaurant industry; manage or own a farm, greenhouse or nursery; teach or write about food-related issues; or be involved in wholesale and retail marketing, food policy, or nutrition and health assessment. |
Did You Know?As part of its collaboration with UNISG in Italy, UNH will also host groups of UNISG students. The first group of approximately 20 students will study at UNH during the 2009 summer session. |
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Students from all majors can add the new Dual Major in EcoGastronomy to their primary studies. All of us are touched by -- and all disciplines connected through -- growing, preparing, serving, eating, and understanding the health implications of food. If you are a UNH undergraduate, talk to your advisor today about adding EcoGastronomy to your studies! |
Wednesdays through September 11 AM - 2 PM UNH Student Organic Club Farm Stand Murkland Courtyard, UNH Durham Campus Contact: Visit the Organic Garden Club website |
September - December “The Growing Divide” A University-wide Dialogue on Poverty and Opportunity Many events coming! Contact: Visit the Discovery Program Dialogue website |
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September 4 5:30 - 7:00 PM Film screening, talk & museum tour “Four Hands One Heart: Ed and Mary Scheier“ Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH Free with museum admission. No reservations required. Contact: Visit the Currier Museum website |
September 24, all day! Breakfast at Stillings Dining Hall, lunch at Philbrick Dining Hall, & dinner at Holloway Commons, UNH Durham. Open to all; can use cash, meal plan or Cat’s Cache Contact: Visit the Local Harvest Initiative website |
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October 1 - December 1 UNH’s Annual Student Energy Waste Watch Challenge Halls and apartments unite to save energy and water! Contact: Visit the Challenge website |
October 16 & November 13 Cultural Excursions to the BSO Enjoy live open rehearsals $40/person, includes one performance ticket and round trip bus transportation from Durham to Boston. Contact: Visit Cultural Excursions online |
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Since 1997, the University Office of Sustainability -- the oldest endowed sustainability program in higher education in the U.S. -- has been transforming UNH into a Sustainable Learning Community: A land grant, sea grant, and space grant university that unites the spirit of discovery with the challenge of sustainability across its curriculum, operations, research and engagement (CORE) through four initiatives designed around four key systems that underpin our ability to define and pursue quality of life -- biodiversity, climate, food, and culture. Discover sustainability at UNH.UNH University Office of Sustainability 107 Nesmith Hall, 131 Main Street Durham, NH 03824 USA 603.862.4088 phone 603.862.0785 fax |
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Erin Thesing UNH junior and president of the Ecological Advocates |
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What do the Ecological Advocates do? We are a student group that advances a culture of conscientiousness and sustainability within and beyond UNH. Each fall, we help organize the Energy Waste Watch Challenge in which on-campus halls and apartments compete to reduce energy and water use. Student “energy captains” encourage their fellow residents to turn off lights, use common spaces for studying, use a dryer rack, or unplug appliances, for example. We also work with UNH Dining on its waste reduction campaigns, and next spring we will help UNH participate in Recyclemania, a nationwide waste competition among colleges and universities. What role do students play in advancing sustainability? Our generation faces some of the greatest challenges in history, and like those before us we must strive to be innovative in our solutions. Trite as it may be, I refer to the words of Gandhi: "Be the change you want to see in the world." Defying the often unfair label of apathetic, my generation has stepped up to the plate. We will not be able to fight the climate crisis by falling back on old strategies. To move forward, the first and most important step is to change ourselves. |
When we lose sight of our individual impact, we also lose sight of our individual power. Turning off that light switch may not seem like a substantial difference when your neighbor is still driving her SUV from West Edge to Dimond Library, but when we encourage others to do the same real and radical change begins. What motivates you personally to be involved in sustainability? My environmental consciousness was fostered in my youth through long hikes in the Alaska wilderness with my father. Wherever we lived, he made sure to teach my sister and me respect and appreciation for nature. Learn more about the Ecological Advocates and this Oct 1 - Dec 1's Student Energy Waste Watch Challenge. -------------------------------- Annual Local Harvest FeastIt’s all local, all day on September 24! Enjoy gourmet dishes made from local items with breakfast at Stillings Hall, lunch at Philbrook Hall, and dinner at Holloway Commons. Make sure to peruse the tent outside Holloway featuring displays by farmers, businesses, and organizations to learn more about our local food community. Visit the Local Harvest Initiative website or UNH Dining's website to learn more. |
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