After your students have watched the Primer, you can assign any number of case studies to enable students to explore the principles of FCA on their own. Each case study has a customized worksheet with additional information and web links to further student exploration and enrich their learning.
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Community Conservation Corps
Shi Center for Sustainability
Share the joy with staff, volunteers and homeowners as you learn what the Community Conservation Corps (CCC) does during a home weatherization and how this work helps the community, the university and the environment.
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Ecoacoustics: Social Activism Through Sound
Shi Center for Sustainability
Explore the exciting world of ecoacoustics as we follow the faculty and students involved in writing, creating and performing this original piece of music derived from the environmental data.
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Food Systems and Farming
Shi Center for Sustainability
Learn about the Greenville, SC Food System landscape through this discussion of food access issues, solutions currently working to improve food access and understand current research focused on the efficacy of these solutions.
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Furman Arboretum
Shi Center for Sustainability
Discover the motivations and benefits of the Furman University arboretum and what this type of stewardship can mean for students, faculty and the community.
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Swamp Rabbit Trail
Shi Center for Sustainability
Travel the Greenville Rails to Trails Swamp Rabbit Trail with a Furman student and learn about the community and economic benefits the creation of this trail has provided for the local community.
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Water Systems
Shi Center for Sustainability
Appreciate the water systems Furman University hosts on the campus and works with throughout the community.