The Campus Sustainability Committee and the Faculty Committee on Sustainability have developed the map below to track outdoor locations that are regularly used by faculty for purposes of teaching and research. The map will be updated annually as new information is solicited from Fairfield faculty and department chairs by the Faculty Committee on Sustainability. For more information please contact the current Chair of the Faculty Committee on Sustainability (found at http://faculty.fairfield.edu/gfs/Sustainability/facultycommitteeonsustainability.htm.)
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Campus Research & Teaching Map - Key
| Map location | Use | Instructor/Class | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Campus Water Quality Monitoring | James Biardi, Biology | Sampling sites for water quality measurements. Project initiated September, 2009 |
| 2 | Bird Feeders | James Biardi, Biology | Sites for bird feeder placement during the Spring semester of each academic year. Students in BI 260 monitor these feeders every other day to record the number and types of birds visiting, their position relative to the feeder (on, near, below) and climatic conditions. This data is used to test hypotheses about niche partitioning between competing species. |
| 3 | Wetlands Sculptures | James Biardi, Biology | The location of three wetlands sculptures emplaced as part of the Water Focus in 2015. These were built and installed by students in BI/CH 76 and two studio art courses. The wetlands are intended to act as living filters for nutrient and chemical pollutants. I am taking tissue samples each year to assay for pesticide residues and metals content. |
| 4 | Painting and Drawing Locations | Suzanne Chamlin, Studio Art | a. Weather permitting towards the last few weeks of the spring semester and at the start of some fall semesters, in Painting and Drawing classes Prof. Chamlin-Richer takes and assigns students to draw and paint at the pond. Students work from observation studying their environment to understand shape, composition, light and color. Specific classes during semesters when course content has a landscape focus include SA 1139 Watercolor, SA 1138 From Drawing to Painting and specific semesters of SA 1015 Introduction to Painting, and SA 2230 Advanced Painting. (https://sway.office.com/sxL3C5zwXu7fihLa) b. On the lawn in front of Bellarmine Hall, students study the horizon and draw a large expanse of land. The natural light of painting and drawing outdoors—weather permitting—offers students the opportunity to examine color and the light outdoors, a change from studio lighting. This impacts decisions about color in their work. c. I take my classes to the Japanese Gardens to have a quiet contemplative outdoor space to develop their on site drawing and painting. d. The lawn in front of DiMenna-Nyselius Library is an outdoor location where students can view a wide expanded vista and include the geometry and architecture of buildings too. In SA 1015 Introduction to Painting and SA 1139 Watercolor students paint from observation on site here. |
| 5 | Biology Study Sites | Jen Klug, Biology | I use campus water bodies and their surrounding areas as study sites for BI76, BI364 and in mentored student research. |
| [across all undeveloped areas of campus] | Bird Watching Sites | Tod Osier, Biology | Used in BI 366, Ornithology |