this summer
Earn Biology Credit — Learn Green Business Basics!
1 Week – 3 College Credits – Only $164 Tuition!
High School and College Students —
Register now for BIO 213 “Green Entrepreneurship” at Cayuga Community College
- Explore alternative energy, geospatial technologies, eco-friendly business practices
- Visit an energy-efficient home and business, a sustainable industrial firm, and a wind farm
- Auburn Campus, Monday – Friday, June 29 – July 3, 9:00 am–4:30 pm
Register at 315-255-1743 x 2217.
Students must have completed Regents or college biology.
Course Outline
Auburn Campus: June 29 – July 3, 2009
| MONDAY | |
|---|---|
| 9:00 – 10:00 | Course overview; introductions; why businesses are going green |
| 10:00 – noon | Introduction to sustainability studies |
| Noon – 1:00 | Lunch |
| Theme: | Green business approaches in retailing |
| 1:45 – 2:30 | Using demographic data and digital maps to know the market |
| 2:45 – 4:30 | Green business panel discussion |
| TUESDAY | |
| Theme: | Residential-scale applications for energy efficiency |
| 9:00 – 12:30 | Visit to an energy-efficient house |
| Noon – 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 2:30 | Using digital mapping technology to support green residential construction |
| 2:45 – 4:30 | Green business panel discussion: construction and building trades |
| WEDNESDAY | |
| Theme: | Institutional scale energy efficiency applications |
| 9:00 – 10:15 | Buildings and carbon emission reduction |
| 10:30 – Noon | Green certification and design principles |
| Noon – 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 2:30 | earning the "where in large-building carbon offsets |
| 2:45 – 4:30 | Field trip to an institutional-scale green building |
| THURSDAY | |
| Theme: | Industrial-scale sustainability enterprises |
| 9:00 – 10:00 | Linking long-term trends in environment, energy, and employment |
| 10:15 – Noon | Green industry design |
| Noon – 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 2:00 | How industries use geographic information to ensure success |
| 2:15 – 4:30 | Field trip to an innovative and sustainable industry |
| FRIDAY | |
| Theme: | Regional, large-scale alternative energy development |
| 9:00 – 3:30 | Wind farm planning, opportunities, and challenges |
| Late morning departure for wind farm visit | |
| Lunch during field trip | |
This program is made possible through the ESF in the High School program, with support from a NYS Department of Labor grant under the leadership of CNY Works.
View related programs for high school students by visiting our partners at SUNY ESF, TC3 and SUNY Morrisville.
