J840 Communicating Social and Environmental Initiatives

Review the syllabus and class blog (especially the online style guides under “course documents” on the blog). 

Join the class blog.  Please use your first name and last initial as your login name and upload a picture of yourself as an avatar.  If you prefer not to upload a picture, upload some other image in its stead.  If you don’t follow this format, you will be asked to redo this. 

Write an “About Me” post for the blog by 5 p.m. on Monday 6/15.  Post under “Week 1.” Put your name at the end of ALL posts and comments (first name, last initial or your full name – your call).  Please contact Cheri LeBlond if you have any problems.  Responding to others’ posts is optional for this week but required in weeks 2,4 and 5.

Complete readings in Environmental Communication and the Public Sphere, Robert Cox. Intro (pp.xiv-xx), Chapter 1 (pp.7-29), Chapter 5 (pp.163-182), Chapter 7 (pp.245-265), Chapter 10 (pp.367-385).

Attend class on 6/19 & 6/20 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. in Regnier 154.  Class will include lectures from Jeff McIntire-Strasberg (Editor/ Founder, Sustainablog), Dr. Mark Holter (Associate Professor, KU School of Social Welfare) and Loring Henderson (Executive Director, Lawrence Community Shelter).