| Show Race to Save the Planet Press Release This fall students can enroll in the newly developed interdisciplinary interdisciplinary interdisciplinary inter inter- disciplinary course Race to Save the Planet to gain a better understanding understanding understanding under under- standing of environmental issues decisions and the impacts they have on the planet Well look at environmental problems ranging from world issues such as the rain forests to wilderness conflicts here in Utah said Don Summit environmental technology technology technology tech tech- instructor who spent the past six months developing the course Students will explore advances in our society which are having detrimental detrimental detrimental detri detri- mental environmental impacts and they will learn how solutions hinge upon society's choices Summit plans to address issues from many standpoints natural scientists scientists scientists social scientists environmentalists environmentalists environmentalists politicians and average citizens citizens citizens citi citi- zens to show the class the interdisciplinary interdisciplinary interdisciplinary nature of proposed Guest speakers from the US U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance and Utah Cattleman's Association will address topics such as Utah's endangered species and wilderness The benefits from the class not only include fulfilling credit toward a college degree but also educating citizens Summit said Besides learning about global warming endangered species rain rainforests rainforests rainforests forests and ozone depletion waste and growth issues students also will have a chance to further their technical technical technical cal skills Toward the end of the class students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents will have the opportunity to use what they have learned by playing the role of maker decision-maker for the United Nations in a computer simulation simulation simulation simu simu- lation Balance of the Planet In Inthis Inthis Inthis this simulation students will decide which environmentally damaging industries they would like to tax and which friendly one they would like to subsidize Through the computer simulation students will learn about the effect cause-and-effect factor To register of to learn more about courses call |
