The social justice interdisciplinary concentration combines course work with community engaged learning experiences. Students opting for it must take a first year seminar with a CEL-1 component. Student may then choose from a variety of courses in the humanities and social sciences. The capstone requirement for the social justice concentration is any CEL-2 approved course. Students may also satisfy the laboratory science and quantitative reasoning requirements with any approved courses. The total of eight courses is needed in order to fulfill the requirements of the social justice concentration.

Faculty Sponsors to the concentration are  Morton Winston, Ellen Friedman, Melinda Roberts, Christopher Fisher, Janet
Morrison, Rebecca Li, Susan Ryan, David Prensky, and Terry Epperson.

First Year Seminar:
Any CEL-1 First Year Seminar

Choose 2 courses from the following:

Social Change in a Historical Perspective:
Origins of the US Constitution POL 365
American Political Economy ECON-115
The United States in World History HIS-370
History of Urban American HIS-284
European History Since 1789 HIS 327
Women in America WGS 301

Social and Cultural Perspectives:
Politics and Society of Developing Nations POL 250
Politics of Community Change POL-318
Racism, Power and Privilege-SOC 315
Social and Cultural Change SOC 336
Poverty and Welfare in the US SOC 365
Sociology of Race in the US SOC 281
Gender and Public Policy WGS 330
Education and American Culture SOC 380
Global Urbanization ANT-335
Ethnicity, Race and Nation ANT-315
Intro to Peace and Justice Studies HGS-210
Intro to Urban Planning SOC-380
Introduction to USA Studies (USA 101-102)

Choose 2 courses from the following:

World Views and Ways of Knowing:
Contemporary Moral Issues PHL-135
Political Philosophy PHL-240
Human Rights and Genocide HSG -200
Law and Ethics PHL-375
Western Political Thought POL-270
History of Economic Thought ECO-210
Literary, Visual and Performing Arts:
Literature, Film and Art of American Politics LIT-280
Men and Masculinities LIT-315
Global Women Writers
Social & Political Issues in American Music MUS 230
Representations of the Holocaust LIT-380
Race, Gender and the News JPW-321
Human Right in International Relations INT 300

Natural Science:
Any LL approved science course
Quantitative Reasoning:
Any LL approve quantitative reasoning course

Capstone:
Any approved CEL-2 course.

In an effort to promote recycling, benefit the local community through donations to the Rescue Mission of Trenton and decrease the cost associated with bulk trash pick-up for the College at the end of the semester, the Bonner encourages all students to participate. Look out for flyers for more information!

All donations will benefit the Rescue Mission of Trenton, a local not-for-profit that services the homeless population in Trenton. The Rescue Mission of Trenton currently derives approximately 30% of its annual operating revenue from the salvage and resale of clothing, furniture and household items donated by the public. The bulk of the items sold at the Mission Store, located at 98 Carroll Street across from The Times, comes from donations from the public.

For more information, please contact the Bonner Center at x2548.

Co-sponsored by: TCNJ, Bonner Center for Civic and Community Engagement, Ewing Township and Rescue Mission

“The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges: 2012 Edition” profiles 322 institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada that demonstrate notable commitments to sustainability in their academic offerings, campus infrastructure, activities and career preparation. The 232-page book—the only free, comprehensive, annually updated guide to green colleges—can be downloaded at www.princetonreview.com/green-guide and www.centerforgreenschools.org/greenguide. The Guide was developed with generous support from United Technologies Corp (www.utc.com), founding sponsor of the Center for Green Schools.

The Princeton Review, well known for its education and test-prep services, first created this one-of-a-kind resource for college-bound students in 2010 in collaboration with USGBC, which is best-known for developing the LEED green building rating system. In 2010, USGBC launched its Center for Green Schools (www.centerforgreenschools.org) to increase its efforts to drive change in how campuses and schools are designed, constructed and operated so that all educational facilities can enhance student learning experiences.

College applicants using the guide will find in it:

• · School profiles with application, admission, financial aid and student enrollment information
• · “Green Highlights” write-ups detailing each school’s most impressive environmental and sustainability initiatives
• · “Green Facts” sidebars reporting statistics and facts on everything from the school’s use of renewable energy sources, recycling and conservation programs to the availability of environmental studies programs, and green jobs career guidance
• · A glossary of 40+ green terms and acronyms from AASHE to “zero waste”
• · Lists identifying schools in the book with various green distinctions – among them: those with LEED-certified buildings and those that are signatories of the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment.

The guidebook also has an introductory section discussing sustainability issues and advice on living green on campus.

“College-bound students are increasingly interested in sustainability issues,” said Robert Franek, Senior VP/Publisher, The Princeton Review. “Among 7,445 college applicants who participated in our 2012 ‘College Hopes & Worries Survey,’ nearly 7 out of 10 (68 percent) told us that having information about a school’s commitment to the environment would influence their decision to apply to or attend the school,” he added. “Together with USGBC, we are pleased to make this free resource available to all students seeking to attend colleges that practice, teach and support environmentally-responsible choices.  To that end, we highly recommend the terrific schools in this book.”

“In this unique period of time during their college search, prospective students and their parents have a combined buying power of at least $464 billion. Colleges and universities need to demonstrate a deep commitment to sustainability to the 68 percent of students who say that a school’s commitment to sustainability is part of their decision making process,” said Rachel Gutter, director of the Center for Green Schools at USGBC. “We’re glad to be able to offer a resource like The Princeton Review Guide to help make our future college student’s decisions a little easier.

How Schools Were Chosen for the Book

The Princeton Review chose the 322 schools based on a survey it conducted in 2011 of hundreds of colleges across the U.S. and in Canada to tally its annual “Green Rating” scores (scaled from 60 to 99) of colleges for its school profiles in its college guidebooks and website. The survey asks administrators more than 50 questions about their institution’s sustainability-related policies, practices and programs.  The Company tallied Green Ratings for 768 institutions in summer 2011.  The 322 schools in this guide received scores of 83 or above in that assessment. (Note: The Princeton Review does not rank the schools in this guide hierarchically (1 to 322) according to their Green Rating scores, nor does it include those scores in this book’s school profiles.) Information about The Princeton Review’s Green Rating methodology and its “Green Honor Roll” list saluting schools that received Green Ratings of 99 is at www.princetonreview.com/green.aspx

Monday: Water

- Spot the Difference: Water testing between bottled, tap and Eickhoff water. Brower Student Center from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

- Make Your Own Pinwheel: Students can decorate their own pinwheels, which will be planted around campus during the week. Brower Student Center from 11:00 to 1:30PM.

- Flower sales in the Brower Student Center from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

Tuesday: Recycling

- Get a free recycled craft with every donation to Water Watch! Brower Student Center from 11:00 to 1:30PM.

- Recycling Police: Volunteers will stand by the recycling bins during meal equivalency time to educate students what is allowed to be recycled. Eickhoff Dining Room from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM.

- Free organic chocolate covered strawberries in the Brower Student Center 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM.

- Occupy the Earth: Strategies and Solutions to the Ecological Crisis with speaker Chris Williams. Science Complex, Physics Building Room 317 at 7:00 PM.

- The pinwheels sold yesterday will be planted on the lawns today

Wednesday: Garden and Cleanup

- Help Clean Up TCNJ: Students interested in making our campus a greener place should meet by the Garden to clean up the grounds around the lakes. TCNJ Garden from 11:40 AM to 2:00 PM

- Planting the Garden: Volunteers are needed to till and plant the garden. Shifts will be from 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM and again from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

- Ice, Water, and Climate Change: Dr. Henry Pollack’s visit to TCNJ

Discussion and Questions in Physics Building 122 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Campus talk in Mayo Concert Hall from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

- Flower sales will occur in the Brower Student Center from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

Thursday: Sustainability

- Did you know that TCNJ is Sustainable? Come to the Brower Student Center to learn about TCNJ’s efforts to be green. From 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM.

- Water Watch will be giving out free re-usable bags to provide students with an alternative to using plastic bags, especially for shopping. Brower Student Center from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM.

- Flower sales and the screening to Planet Earth will occur in the Brower Student Center from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

Friday: Movie

- Wear Green: Students are asked to wear green as a symbol for the ending of TCNJ’s Earth Week

- Flower sales will occur in the Brower Student Center from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

- Energy, Environment and Sustainability: An International Research and Collaboration Initiative: Dr. Himadri Pakrasi from Washington University will be speaking in the Library Auditorium at 8:00 PM.

- Wall-e Movie Night: In the Travers-Wolfe lounge from 10:00-11:30 PM

For more information on any of these events, please contact the Bonner Center at bonner@tcnj.edu or the Sustainable TCNJ Facebook page.

Chris Williams is a longtime environmental activist based in New York City. He is a member of Shut Down Indian Point Now!, a group organizing to shut down the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, which is located dangerously close to NYC. Williams is also a member of the Occupy Wall Street Environmental Outreach Group. He is a professor of Physics and Chemistry at Pace Uniersity. Chris Williams is the author of the acclaimed book, Ecology and Socialism. He has written extensively on the state of the environment, the Cancun and Copenhagen Climate Summits, the Fukushima Nuclear disaster in Japan, the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and a range of other topics related to the environment and climate change. He is a sought after speaker on issues related to climate change and social justice. More information about his work can be found at EcologyandSocialism.org

The event will be held on Tues April 17 @ 7pm in the Science Complex, Physics Building Room 317. The event is being organized by members of the Ecofeminism class, with support from the Bonner Center. Co-sponsors for the event include the Bonner Center, Water Watch, Amenesty International, the Progressive Student Alliance, the International Socialist Organization, Women in Learning and Leadership, and PRISM.