My name is Justin Aguirre and I am a sophomore who’s currently undeclared, but who is looking to complete perhaps a poli sci major. I am from New York and a fun fact about me is that I have a puppy named Hudson. I think about sustainability on a micro level in the hopes of inspiring those around me to inspire those around them to make a sustainable change. For me, that just means recycling what I know to be recyclable like plastic bottles, cardboard boxes. Additionally, it means trip planning more precisely. While nothing will ever be perfectly green, I think smaller actions have the potential for larger and planet positive consequences. *Positive in the sense of smaller actions benefitting the larger whole*

Hi! My name is Lily Walker Money and I am a junior Sociology and Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s studies ID, major. I am from Vermont and therefore skiing has been a huge part of my life. I began ski racing at age 6 and continued through high school. When I think of sustainability I primarily think about the environment and our role in maintaining it.  Actions like composting, water usage, etc. positively contribute to the present and future natural environments we inhabit. Because of my background, growing up in Vermont, and constantly being on the ski slopes, I tend to notice environmental changes in the snowfall from year to year.

Hi, My name is Judith Guzman. I am a 19-year-old freshman majoring in Spanish and psychology. I love fashion, journaling, and love the aspect of gaining perspective. I live in Boston Massachusetts and my parents come from the Dominican Republic. When I think of sustainability I think of managing and supporting to sustain something. Sustainability has three branches; environmental, economic, and social. I went abroad my sophomore year of high school to Eleuthera, Bahamas. On that trip abroad I learned a lot about sustainability. One of the common themes was trying to enforce sustainable fishing practices. I learned the importance of all three branches. For example, when trying to create sustainability in Bahamian fisheries fishermen economically rely on the fish they catch for a living. socially and culturally, aquatic organisms like conch and grouper are incorporated into many food dishes. Environmentally, the overfishing of the ocean commons has caused a decrease in population, and organisms need to be given time to recover. Nonetheless, another factor that influenced sustainable fisheries is climate change. I remember researching with my peers at the Island School conch. We were studying how ocean acidification affects the populations of conch and the development of conch shells. This ocean acidification was caused by anthropogenic climate change, with humans releasing CO2 into the atmosphere and the ocean absorbing this CO2 and becoming more acidic. This makes fisheries less sustainable because there are fewer conch to be collected and can lead to population decline and endangerment.

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Sustainability addresses the idea of a global society founded on respect for nature, universal human rights, economic justice, and a culture of peace. It is of vital importance and will affect everyone. Mathematics is essential in identifying and analyzing the challenges. Through a sequence of sustainability and mathematical concepts, exercises, and projects, you will be brought along on this journey and confront global challenges to develop an understanding of the complex environmental, economic, and sociocultural interlinkages, and to empower yourself to become an active citizen.