In fall 2022 and spring 2023, Anthropology Ph.D. candidate Goeun Lee took her students of ANT 225 Culture, Environment, and Global Issues to a sustainable fish farm, a community garden, and UK’s own recycling warehouse. These trips, as well as guest lectures from sustainability experts and advocates, are part of Lee’s Environmental Anthropology: Community-Engaged Learning project, which was funded by the Student Sustainability Council and the Legacy Fund. 

At the core of this project are three themes: environmental stewardship, food and environmental justice, and social inclusion. As a result of this active learning, two of Lee’s students were featured on a fall 2022 episode of UK’s Green Talks radio show, hosted by Faith Roberts.