Conversation among sustainability studies minor and other students, faculty, staff and interested community members about sustainability topics, on our campus at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, in our local communities and around the world. If you don't know what the sustainability studies minor is, keep reading here. What is the Sustainability Studies Minor? The University of Minnesota's Sustainability Studies Minor immerses students in the study of real-world problems from a variety of academic perspectives, incorporating disciplines from across the natural, social and applied sciences. Administered by the Institute on the Environment, the program is unique in its efforts to engage students from every college at the U of M, offering collaborative opportunities that transcend disciplines. Through these diverse perspectives, students will better understand the values, choices, technologies and policies that create a sustainable world.