GreenClub
This course engages students in real-world, community-based sustainability projects through Cornell GreenClub. Structured as a student-led, engaged-learning experience, students work in interdisciplinary teams to design and implement stakeholder-focused projects that address community needs. Teams collaborate with campus or community partners to define goals, analyze constraints, gather and interpret data, and develop actionable recommendations. Class sessions function as collaborative workshops where students share progress, troubleshoot challenges, and receive feedback from peers and the instructor. The course emphasizes project management, stakeholder engagement, communication strategies, and translating research into practical solutions.
Topics
- Identify and delineate a complex problem and articulate possible solutions through community engagement.
- Characterize the trade-offs, limitations, challenges, and constraints that result from existing infrastructure systems across different stakeholders and networks.
- Collaborate with colleagues across disciplines to develop sustainable solutions using systems thinking.
- Critically analyze sustainability challenges using design thinking principles, including logic models, project planning, and project evaluation skills.
- Develop critical skills in literature synthesis and technical communication.
Official roster learning outcomes
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027
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Catalogue variants
- GreenClub · 2.0; 3.0; 1.0 · Undergraduate