The goal of this unit’s written assignment is to get you to think about the way sustainability concepts are integrated into institutions of higher learning. Read the article: “The Beyond Greening:

The goal of this unit’s written assignment is to get you to think about the way sustainability concepts are integrated into institutions of higher learning. 

1. Read the article: “The Beyond Greening: Challenges to Adopting Sustainability in Institutions of Higher Education”, the link for which is: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=shib&db=edsglr&AN=edsgcl.490805865&site=eds-live&custid=083-900 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
2. Write a paper at least1 double spaced-page in length that follows the requirements detailed in the “Assignment Grading Rubric” below and addresses the following topics:
   1. Explain your working definition of sustainability, meaning what you currently believe the word to mean, and why you believe what you do. 
   2. Compare your definition with the concept of sustainability described in the article. Does the article’s definition match with yours? Why or why not? Does the author’s perspective cause you to modify your working definition of sustainability at all? Why or why not?
   3. Identifies which of the obstacles to integrating sustainability in higher education seems like the biggest challenge to you and how you would suggest approaching such a challenge.