Your musings on the campus trail walk and the selection of this site for the FGCU campus. Is it consistent with the “eco-empowerment” mission of the university? Or is it entirely incompatible? Why or why not? Does your particular background predispose you to a certain viewpoint?
I think the campus trail walk was a good experience, our professor taught us many things about the different plant and bug life we saw on the walk. Our guide, however, was so infatuated with these southeast asia orchids that she didn't do much guiding and didn't even need to be there. If our professor was not an agricultural expert, we would not have learned anything from this trip. As for the site for FGCU, i think its a bit hypocritical for them to be so eco-oriented and yet tear up wetlands to build our school. However, this area is mostly wetlands and it is hard to find a big area for a school without running into some issues. I do think it is a good thing that the campus is built here instead of some mall or condos, because they have promised to leave a certain percentage untouched... which some corporate structure may not have been so willing to do. I'm not sure if this is consistent with the eco-empowerment mission of the university, i can tell they are trying, which is why we all have to take this course, but im not sure if i am qualified to make that decision.. I don't know everything that is said or done with the school. My background makes me practical, it makes me uncertain as to what the university is doing or has done to be eco-friendly. Many people just believe what they are told, and i have learned to second guess things and not just believe everything the tv and news tell you.
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