2025-26 FS

The 12-day residency (8 credits) includes lectures, seminars, discussions, workshops, research group meetings, field trips, and mentoring sessions. The schedule will typically run from 9:00am to 9:00pm each day of the twelve-day residency, and allows for approximately 2 hours for unstructured time and transitions during the day. The first residency covers an introduction to climate studies, an introduction to climate data analysis and management, and an introduction to climate justice. The residency will also include important steps for the project team formation (for applied projects during the rest of the year), with an emphasis on project management, team skills, and collaboration. Students will engage in learning and practicing facilitation & leadership exercises that are best developed in-person. In addition, the residency will involve field work, demonstrations, and excursions to engage climate-related projects, practices, and plans. The residency will include a multiple-day regional climate summit that students will attend, engage, and reflect upon. Overall, the first residency sets the stage for the rest of the program. This set of experiences will include evaluations across multiple dimensions. Students are evaluated on a Pass/Fail basis. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.