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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Regarding Mike Sharrer’s comments
below, I asked David Franklin about UCO since he teaches there and here is his
reply …<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> David Franklin
[mailto:david@keyevado.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, August 07, 2008
10:58 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Shields, Susie<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [OKC] Environmental
Ed. in the OKC area.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>UCO incorporates
environmental issues into many of their class curriculums. In other
words, rather than have a separate class on environmental issues, their
leadership classes includes discussions on how to lead in environmental issues,
their education classes includes how to educate on the issue, and the American
Democracy Project which is a cross campus project includes an environmental
component (the <b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>history</span></i></b>
department has done field work with a group of students in Yellowstone to save
the wolves, I kid you not) to name just a few. I myself have guest
lectured to several political science classes on environmental issues in
politics and grassroots lobbying on green issues. I have also guest
lectured to biology classes on what issues are of importance to the Sierra
Club. My own computer science classes receive lectures on use of
technology to eliminate the need for paper. Saying that UCO needs to have
a separate class on environmentalism is kind of like saying that a history
major needs a separate class on democracy or a that a business major needs a
separate class on the virtues of capitalism. I promise you that no one
graduates from UCO with a science degree, leadership degree, political science
degree or many others without getting a heavy dose of environmental education.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-style:italic'>Thanks!</span></font></i><font
color="#1f497d"><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-style:italic'>David
Franklin</span></font></i><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>_____________________________________________<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b></span></font> <a
href="mailto:okc-bounces@sustainableokc.org"><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>okc-bounces@sustainableokc.org</span></font></a>
<a href="mailto:%5bmailto:okc-bounces@sustainableokc.org%5d"><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>[mailto:okc-bounces@sustainableokc.org]</span></font></a><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of</span></font></b>
<font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Mike
Scharrer<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, August 02, 2008
4:36 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Jennifer Alig'; 'List Serve';</span></font>
<a href="mailto:okc-bounces@sustainableokc.orgSubject"><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>okc-bounces@sustainableokc.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject</span></b></span></font></a><b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:
bold'>:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'> Re: [OKC] Envirinomental Ed. in the OKC area.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 color="#003300" face="Franklin Gothic Medium"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium";color:#003300'>Does
anyone attend</span></font><u> </u><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><u><font
color="#003300" face="Franklin Gothic Medium"><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium";
color:#003300'>Univ. of Central</span></font></u></st1:City><u><font
color="#003300" face="Franklin Gothic Medium"><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium";
color:#003300'> <st1:State w:st="on">Okla<span style='text-decoration:none'>.</span></st1:State></span></font></u></st1:place><font
color="#003300" face="Franklin Gothic Medium"><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium";
color:#003300'>? (…UCO…OCU…OC….OU….<i><span
style='font-style:italic'>sheesh</span></i>.) I worked a table at their
recent</span></font><b><span style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b><b><font
color="#003300" face="Franklin Gothic Medium"><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium";
color:#003300;font-weight:bold'>Earth Day</span></font></b><font color="#003300"
face="Franklin Gothic Medium"><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium";
color:#003300'> celebration, and didn’t get anywhere trying for info. on
any curricula or course work regarding Environmental Sciences…except for
some general studies in their Biology dept. One would expect that with all
of their emphasis on “greening” their campus and operations
(…and receiving State and even National attention regarding this.) that
they would also become a premier source of</span></font><u> </u><u><font
color="#003300" face="Franklin Gothic Medium"><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium";
color:#003300'>Environmental Education</span></font></u><font color="#003300"
face="Franklin Gothic Medium"><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium";
color:#003300'>! </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 color="#003300" face="Franklin Gothic Medium"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium";color:#003300'>Mike
Scharrer </span></font> <a
href="mailto:mpscharrer@cox.net"><font size=2 face="Franklin Gothic Medium"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium"'>mpscharrer@cox.net</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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