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energy efficiency and the use of solar energy, help to build a sustainable regional economy, cut long-
term costs, and provide an example to other institutions. The results of these studies should be woven
into the curriculum as interdisplinary courses, seminars, lectures, and research. No student should
graduate without understanding how to analyze resource flows and without the opportunity to
participate in the creation of real solutions to real problems.
Third, reexamaine how your endowment works. Is it invested according to the Valdez principles? Is it
invested in companies doing responsible things that the world needs? Can some part of it be invested
locally to help leverage energy efficiency and the evolution of a sustainable economy throughout the
region?
Finally, I propose that you set a goal of ecological literacy for all of your students. No student should
graduate from this or any other educational institution without a basic comprehension of: