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Environmental Humanities at Chadron State College
If you love to read and write and think, you have probably asked yourself — how can I develop these interests even more, and make a living, doing what I love? How can I get paid for my passion of reading, writing, exploring and engaging great literature? AND YOU LOVE NATURE, and the outdoors, and ecology–and maybe science?
Get Outside…
English and Humanities at CSC has long been a environment where a student can be supported in the effort to “Get Outside Yourself.” Many faculty in English, Humanities and across campus share this enthusiasm to both live and study the great outdoors. From courses like ENG 344 “Literature of the Environment” & ENG 341 “Literature of the American West” or ENG 435 “Native American Literature,” to Philosophy 337 “Environmental Ethics” and HUM 336 “High Plains Humanities” to first year courses in writing such as ENG 136 “Ecocomposition,” to First Year Inquiry courses (FYI) such as “Home on the Range,” (which is co-taught between English and Rangeland faculty), and “Humans and Animals: Friends or Foes” to the ethics and citizenship course focused on healthy soils, AGRI 244 “Talk Dirty to Me” to interdisciplinary CAPSTONE courses such as “Great Plains” and “Outside: Yourself in the World,” students at Chadron State have many opportunities to explore the natural world in courses beyond just the sciences.
Moreover, students can participate in events supported by these departments in conjunction with the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Society, such as the annual conference and the Story Catcher Writing Workshop and Festival. We’ve had guest speakers on campus that explore these issues in a variety of ways, and we are always looking for opportunities to bring the outdoors into our classrooms, our studies and our writing.
Get Outside Yourself: English @ CSC 