Whatcom Transition University? - Transition Whatcom2024-03-29T11:39:40Zhttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/forum/topics/whatcom-transition-university?groupUrl=edapgroup&commentId=2723460%3AComment%3A50705&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noTransition Whatcom University…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2011-05-14:2723460:Comment:507052011-05-14T06:29:39.947ZKyler Boyeshttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/KylerBoyes
<p><strong>Transition Whatcom University</strong><br></br><br></br>Here is a possible news clip from an <strong><em>imagined</em></strong> future article in the Whatcom Watch:</p>
<p>"<strong>All Hail Transition Whatcom's University</strong>. In times of increasing resource scarcity our newest educational institution has been surpassing previously existing institutions of post-high-school education in ability to drive forward the production of goods, and services locally which are largely independent…</p>
<p><strong>Transition Whatcom University</strong><br/><br/>Here is a possible news clip from an <strong><em>imagined</em></strong> future article in the Whatcom Watch:</p>
<p>"<strong>All Hail Transition Whatcom's University</strong>. In times of increasing resource scarcity our newest educational institution has been surpassing previously existing institutions of post-high-school education in ability to drive forward the production of goods, and services locally which are largely independent of the <em>expensive</em> and polluting fossil fuels." (This quote is fiction and is not meant to criticize our venerable institutions of secondary education)</p>
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<p>How could we possibly imagine ourselves accomplishing this task, I ask?</p>
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<p>My response to my own question:</p>
<p>I believe that we have a great amount of intelligence, skills, and natural resources available in our region. People in this area have harnessed these assets into a great variety of value creating activities- higher learning institutions, healthcare organizations, non-profit community service agencies, food farmers, arts and crafts producers, natural resource harvesters, and the list goes on... Producing great value for our community and the world.</p>
<p>At this point we only have 906 people registered on the Transition Whatcom website, but this does in no way mean that the only intelligent, hardworking, skillful, knowledgeable, and forward looking people are within that 900. I believe the number of people that live within Whatcom County, care about a good future for us, and are willing to work toward is much greater than that number. It will take some well planned efforts, and hard working people to get more engaged in the process of building resilience, but we can do it, we <em><strong>must</strong></em> do it.</p>
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<p>Those of us using the Transition Whatcom website are not the only ones making efforts to build a resilient community, but we have begun a process with Transition Whatcom that is helping the effort along.</p>
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<p>A Transition Whatcom University is an idea worthy of exploration...Anyone want to engage in this discussion and effort? We need all the Minds, Hearts, and Hands we can get.</p> Wonderful idea! I really am p…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2011-05-10:2723460:Comment:502892011-05-10T00:20:59.708ZKyler Boyeshttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/KylerBoyes
Wonderful idea! I really am passionate about education, and I would love to help in an education project like this- like it was a fulfillment of a deeply held inspiring dream.
Wonderful idea! I really am passionate about education, and I would love to help in an education project like this- like it was a fulfillment of a deeply held inspiring dream. I LOVE THIS IDEA!! I suggest…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2011-04-19:2723460:Comment:486792011-04-19T14:21:18.510ZTravis Lindshttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/TravisLinds
<p>I LOVE THIS IDEA!! I suggest we put it on the adgenda for the next meeting.</p>
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<p>Thanks Tris!</p>
<p>I LOVE THIS IDEA!! I suggest we put it on the adgenda for the next meeting.</p>
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<p>Thanks Tris!</p>