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Student Success: World Class
| USF News
When USF launched its School of Global Sustainability in early 2010, it was a venture aimed at rewriting the rules of academic programs, preparing students for an emerging field and confronting some of the world's great global challenges.
In August, a dozen students graduated with USF's first Master of Arts degree in Global Sustainability. They traveled the world exploring different facets of "green" and what can be done to make the most of limited resources.
"I began asking the what-do-you-want-to-look-back-on question, and I could think of nothing more 'enduring' than sustainability," says graduate Joy Ingram, who has a background in business and software development. "From an economic perspective, I think this is the right time for a career in sustainability — kind of like getting in on the ground floor."
The class represents an important milestone for USF and for the sustainability movement, says Kala Vairavamoorthy, founding director of the Patel School of Global Sustainability.
"For the first time, we have a class of students with in-depth studies and knowledge specifically geared toward a new way of looking at creating sustainable systems and industries."