Ann-Marie Burke, Assistant Professor in the Biology Department, has been awarded the Faculty Fellow in Sustainability with the southeastern Massachusetts CONNECT organization. Ann-Marie is a member of the College’s Sustainability Committee and also chairs the Recycling Subcommittee. This is her fourth year as a full-time faculty member at Massasoit Community College. Prior to working at Massasoit, Ann-Marie worked in the environmental field for fourteen years. She has worked as an environmental toxicologist with the Environmental Protection Agency, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and in environmental consulting.CONNECT is a consortium of the six public colleges in southeastern Massachusetts. This consortium has several subgroups which collaborate in specific academic and policy areas. The goals of CONNECT are to improve the quality, accessibility and affordability of higher education and also to advance economic, educational and cultural life in southeastern Massachusetts. The particular focus of the Sustainability Fellowship is to advance the commitment of the six CONNECT schools in the area of sustainability. Sustainability refers to the stewardship of our natural resources. It has been defined as “the use of current resources in a way which does not compromise the ability of future generations to use those resources.” As such it encompasses a wide range of topics including water pollution, water conservation, economics, social justice, climate science, ecology, history and politics, to name a few. This fellowship will work to develop a network of academicians from many disciplines who are committed to teaching and learning in the area of sustainability. The long-term goal of the consortium is to build collaboration and eventually partnerships between the six CONNECT schools so as to develop southeastern Massachusetts into a leader in the area of sustainability education, job training, entrepreneurship and research. Please consider working with Ann-Marie on this very important effort.
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