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Skip to main content Search terms Search Sustainable Development Toggle navigation Welcome Academics Faculty & Staff Teaching & Research Farm Community Welcome Fostering community-driven development & social change We are a critical development studies department that is committed to preparing students for both thoughtful analysis of the processes of human development and applied practice in the pursuit of transformative, community-driven development and social change. Sustainable development aims to enrich human well-being, protect and conserve healthy and productive natural systems, support shared economic prosperity, and advance an ecological worldview. With more than 300 undergraduate majors and 50 minors, our students examine the interdependent complexities and challenges of the world’s most pressing environmental, economic, and social problems and envision and enact creative and innovative solutions to these challenges in the context of sustainable development. Our faculty and students are deeply committed to the creation of a just and sustainable future for all. Students in the Sustainable Development Department are exposed to key theoretical concepts and analytical tools in order to assess what development means and how it is experienced in different places and cultures in all parts of the world. Students examine how current development and livelihood challenges are shaped by globalization and environmental change. Our faculty have a strong transdisciplinary dedication to sustainable development, and our curriculum integrates theory and practice from across the social sciences, natural and agricultural sciences, and humanities. Our students concentrate in one of four degree programs: community, regional, and global development; sustainable agriculture; environmental studies; or an individually-designed program. The Department is home to one of the largest diversified teaching and research farms in the nation. Our department has deep historical roots at our university, where faculty across the campus share our commitment to sustainability. Join us as we engage in understanding and advancing the social, economic, and environmental transformations necessary to create thriving, equitable, and sustainable communities within an ecologically healthy world. Programs of study About our department Making an impact News Chickens, Cider and More! Sep 23, 2019 Join Us Oct. 5 For Open House at the Farm Want to have some fresh pressed apple cider, and check out the amazing work being done at the Appalachi... A Reading and Conversation on Stories of Climate Resilience in the South Sep 6, 2019 On Wednesday, September 25, 2019 the Goodnight Family Sustainable Development Department will host an evening reading and conversation with author Ric... Sustainable Development Fall 2019 Lunch & Learn Series Sep 6, 2019 Goodnight Family Sustainable Development DepartmentFall 2019 Lunch and Learn Series All events will take place from 12:0... Read more Subscribe What Our Alumni Are Saying "My degree in SD helped me to view projects and challenges at a macro scale, providing context for the true impacts of development beyond just simple economics." -Brian Mayfield About Alumni History News Resources Resources Programs of Study Undergraduate Bulletin Graduate Bulletin Careers Contact Dr. Richard Rheingans, Chair Sustainable Development Department Living Learning Center 828-262-7248 rheingansrd@appstate.edu Sandy Wilson Administrative Assistant 828-262-6926 wilsonsm@appstate.edu We support global learning outcomes for our students by: developing globally competent knowledge cultivating intercultural competencies, and fostering globally competent citizenship. Contact Sustainable Development Living Learning Center 305 Bodenheimer Drive Boone, North Carolina 28608 Phone: 828-262-6926 Email us Links Home Disclaimer EO Policy Privacy Policy Contact Login Networking Facebook Copyright 2020 Appalachian State University. All rights reserved....