Smith has an incredible faculty who are deeply committed to student learning. To increase the environmental literacy of all Smith students, CEEDS supports the faculty in bringing environmental concepts and context to a wide variety of courses.
Curricular Enhancement Program
Every spring CEEDS invites proposals from faculty (and teams of faculty) for modification and enhancement of existing courses.
CEEDS Curriculum Support Program Details (PDF)
2013 Application Form (DOC)
2012-13 Grantees Projects (PDF)
2011-12 Grantees Projects (PDF)
Faculty Learning Communities
Each academic year CEEDS brings together faculty from across the disciplines to discuss and explore a current environmental topic. Structured as informal lunchtime gatherings, these conversations foster a collaborative atmosphere where faculty can critically examine a topic from a variety of perspectives.
2011-12: Short Term Mill River Project
CEEDS collaborated with the Louise W. and Edmund J. Kahn Liberal Arts Institute to offer a two-day workshop which considered the Mill River from the liberal arts perspective. Participants included over twenty faculty, staff, community members and students.
2010-11: Deep Water Horizon
CEEDS partnered with the Sherred Center for Teaching and Learning to form a learning community around the Deepwater Horizon tragedy. As a result of their participation, many faculty incorporated elements of this event into their courses.
Smith News: What Can the Oil Spill Teach Us? Lessons From the Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Ada and Archibald MacLeish Field Station
The MacLeish Field Station is available year round for faculty research, field trips, and indepedent student projects.
Class Visit Proposal Form (DOCX)
Research_Project Proposal Form (DOCX)
Environmental Monitoring Data
Environmental data, collected from Paradise Pond and MacLeish Field Station, are available to faculty and students. Please visit our Environmental Monitoring pages for comprehensive data. For specific questions regarding Environmental Monitoring data, please contact Paul Wetzel at (413) 585-2646.
