Sustainability Mission and Values

Woodbury University equips students, faculty and staff with theoretical and practical knowledge that addresses sustainability issues in their disciplines, careers, community relationships and daily lives.

Woodbury encourages continued learning about sustainability through coursework, research and our engagement with campus activities. In so doing, we prompt our community to examine our natural and built environments, curriculum, co-curricular learning opportunities, and stewardship of resources in the spirit of shared and just decision making.

Climate change has critically affected how we must choose to live in the world. From water shortages to environmental pollutants, our planet has become stressed, impelling us to alter our relationship with our surroundings. Acknowledging these environmental, social and economic issues, Woodbury’s goal is to create and nurture sustainable campus life. At Woodbury, sustainability is regarded as a subject of study and is implemented in every sector of the institution.

Sustainability Initiatives on Campus


  • Healthy and Sustainable Campus Committee
  • Community Garden
  • Sustainability Hub
  • Solar Futures House
  • Free Metro Rides for Students!
  • Produce distribution days
  • Recycled Water
  • Sort Recycling from Trash

Campus Sustainability Map


Sustainability Events on Campus


Annual fruit tree harvest
Clothing swap
Garden meetings

Sustainability Courses


Current courses that center sustainability in their curriculum.

Urban Studies

  • URBS 325 Alternative Housing
  • URBS 312 The Infrastructural City
  • URBS 321 Environmental Urbanism
  • URBS 331 Food and the City
  • URBS 322 The Global Metropolis

Sustainable Practices

  • SUPR 100 Introduction to Environmental Problems and Design
  • SUPR 110 Introduction to Environmental Policy and Management
  • ENVT 100 Intro. to GIS SUPR 320 Envt Economics
  • SUPR 321 Energy & Society

Construction Management

  • DCMG 208: Sustainable Construction (3 units)

Game Art

  • GAME 140 Envt Design and Modeling 3

Game Art

  • GDES 414 Environmental Graphics 3

Philosophy

  • PHIL 325 Envt Philosophy

Politics and History

  • POHI 352 Envt Law & Policy
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