Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark H. Minster, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

principles and practices of sustainable engineering and design only entered the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology curriculum piecemeal. The HERE program was developed as aliving-learning community to immerse students in an environment of learning about the economic,social, and environmental impacts (the triple bottom line) of their lives and work. By setting thisfoundation of sustainability early in their academic career, students will be better suited to considerthe triple bottom line when developing design solutions for complex challenges they will face asscientists and engineers, not to mention as citizens and consumers.The academic part of the HERE program consists of three complementary courses that meetgraduation requirements for most