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Gavin Smith
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How was this project
GRAPHS
Why do a Radio Show? GRAPHS relative to the university
Sustainability is as vague as vague can be.
It is an overused and often misapplied term.
wide conversation about
IT WOULD BE GOOD TO USE THIS
In the grocery store or really any commercial
SPACE TO PROVIDE GRAPHICS THAT sustainability?
setting we are inundated by claims about the IT WOULD BE GOOD TO USE THIS
sustainability of different products. To MAY INCLUDE SPACE TO PROVIDE GRAPHICS THAT This project addressed all four major
understand the impacts of our choices we MAY INCLUDE areas of sustainability studies as outlined by
have to go far out of our everyday routines. the sustainability minor here at the University
Sustainability is a smart thing to choose, but TABLES PICTURES of Arkansas. The show was produced from a
how do we choose which dish soap is generalist point of view and as such we
sustainable and which is not? Can FIGURES TABLES
dipped into the built environment with Dr.
something be more sustainable than another MAYBE YOU WANT TO PUT IN QUOTES FIGURES
thing? What does it mean to be Braham, Dan Coody, and Gary Kahanak,
FROM STUDENTS AND OR PARTNERS IN MAYBE YOU WANT TO PUT IN QUOTES into the managed environment with John
unsustainable? What happens when things
collapse? Will it hurt? Questions are at the THE PROJECT FROM STUDENTS AND OR PARTNERS IN Sampiers and Sarah Dayringer, into the
heart of the discussion. Anyone who's tells THE PROJECT economic with Sarah Dayringer, and into the
you definitively what sustainability means is environmental with Dr. Boss, Dr. Alverson,
either a time traveler, selling something, or and Dr. Smith, and into the social with Dr.
both. A radio show is the perfect place to Brubaker, Sarah Dayringer, and Dan Coody.
parse this subject ad infinitum. If you want to
do something for the good of the planet and The project was effective and all my goals
your fellow beings, as hard and as frustrating were met, that being said my biggest goal
as it is, there is still a world of things to be Podcasts for each episode can be found on the web at kxua.uark.edu, search the site for “sustainability” was just to show up and do it. Radio is, like
done just by listening, asking questions, and all public media, an invitation to vulnerability.
talking. Losing your train of thought while
What did I do? Sustainability Show #1 Sustainability Show #6 broadcasting live is a different experience
Dr. Edmund Harriss, UA Math Dept. Dan Coody, former mayor from doing the same in a private
The first episode of the show aired the conversation. Offending your guest goes
first week of the spring semester. The show Direction and inspiration for the show Sustainable building from a small bump in the conversation to a
then aired once a week until week nine, Sustainability Show #7 public humiliation. I wanted to earn my spurs
Sustainability Show #2
when scheduling problems moved in. At the for this seemingly perilous experience.
writing of this poster the tenth show is done Dr. Steve Boss, UA Geology Dept. Gary Kahanak, energy auditor Whether or not the show was an effective
and there are four more shows planned and Home energy efficiency medium for advocating for sustainability or
Human environmental impacts.
scheduled. It is hoped another student will impacting others in any way is up for
continue producing the show in Fall 2012, Sustainability Show #3 Sustainability Show #8 discussion.
but even if no one picks it up the show will Dr. Edmund Harriss, UA Math Faculty
John Sampier, NACA director The biology series was another small
be there and can always be picked up at a
later date. Waste water treatment Current state of the literature segment that was produced on the
sustainability show. Only two segments were
There were several lessons learned while Sustainability Show #4 Sustainability Show #9 produced. The series asked the question:
producing the show. The main lesson was Dan Dean, Architect, Farmer, and Activist what can Biologist teach us about design. It
Dr. Robert Brubaker, UA History Dept.
that productive value is a function of turns out that enthusiasm for the natural
experience plus the time put into What does Collapse feel like? Dan Dean Did His Thing world is what they have to teach us. In the
preproduction planning and editing. The Sustainability Show #10 first Segment Dr. Andy Alverson shared his
Sustainability Show #5
show was a disaster several times from a love of diatoms and enumerated some of the
production perspective. There were times Sarah Dayringer, Policy expert Dr. Andrew Braham, UA Civil Engineering amazing facts surrounding this ubiquitous,
when I froze up mid question, and times Sustainability and Transportation obscure, and highly important branch of the
Rio+20 UN conference
when I gaffed the mixing board. All in all I am tree of life. Dr Smith shared the story of the
proud of the mistakes I’ve made. How else reintroduction of the black bear to the
could I have learned? Ozarks.
This poster was prepared in partial fulfillment of SUST 4103 Sustainability Capstone