Sustainability Studies Programs Introduction Master's Program Download Doctoral Program Download Program Faculty Program Recognition Akamai University is dedicated to betterment of the human condition and sustainability of the planet. Our mission is founded on the premise that amelioration of world problems and the creation of sustainable lifestyles and global practices are the hallmarks of responsible individual and corporate world citizenship. Sustainability of the human community depends upon many factors which are under human control. However, we are able to make meaningful advances to our patterns of living and improve our commitment to cooperation and responsibility across the global community only if we have the will to change and take the necessary actions in a timely manner. Roughly 1.3 billion people live in absolute poverty with nearly 25 million being added to their numbers each year. Hundreds of millions of people have no running water to drink or bathe themselves. One hundred million people do not have homes to live in and must spend their lives on the streets and pavements, their children never knowing the security of a suitable shelter. (World Bank and the United Nations) Roughly 1.3 billion people live in absolute poverty with nearly 25 million being added to their numbers each year. Hundreds of millions of people have no running water to drink or bathe themselves. One hundred million people do not have homes to live in and must spend their lives on the streets and pavements, their children never knowing the security of a suitable shelter. (World Bank and the United Nations) Already, more than ten percent of the earth's vegetated surface has been degraded, an area larger than India and China combined. This desertification, caused by overgrazing domestic animals, over-cultivation, salinization, and deforestation, has already begun to impact over 35 percent of the land surface of the Earth and the situation is orsening. (United Nations Environmental Program) The children of many nations suffer appalling abuses at the hands of their own countrymen and represent a huge and voiceless population seldom epresented in the international human rights arena. Street children are frequently abused by police, or imprisoned in inhumane conditions. Because of their vulnerable condition, young people are often used as soldiers, and bonded laborers. Governments are known to perpetrate or acquiesce in systematic human rights violations against women, citing customs and rigid concepts of privacy as justifications for the subordination of women. (Human Rights Watch) Human culture now has the potential to inflict irreversible damage on the environment and on its life sustaining systems and resources. Already, critical stress suffered by our environment is clearly manifest in the air, water, and soil, our climate, and plant and animal species. Should this deterioration be allowed to continue, we can expect to alter the living world to the extent that it will be unable to sustain life, as we know it. (Union of Concerned Scientists) More than half the world population lacks access to the badly needed essential drugs. More than 150 million children are born every year worldwide and approximately 10% of these will never see their fifth birthday. One child dies every other second, due to malnutrition, hunger and poverty. It is estimated that one quarter of the World population is subject to chronic intestinal parasitic infections, which have insidious effects on growth, malnutrition, and cognitive functions. (World Health Organization, World Health Report) It is no small aspiration to strive for a world filled with greater peace, balance, cooperation, and the promise of an evolved human fellowship. These are noble foundation stones upon which to establish the fundamentals of sustainable human culture. They are spiritual principles that demand a worthy mission, and although the tasks and goals before us seem immense, they are attainable with adequate understanding of the problems and solutions, and the full commitment and participation of the global community. Sustainability must be more than a goal, it must be a way of life, if we are to sustain a future for our human community. To assure maximum applicability, Akamai’s Sustainability Studies Program is interdisciplinary and individualized, permitting participants to pursue studies and research that cross the fields of applied psychology and human services, business and economic development, ecological and environmental studies, education and literacy, health and wellness, peace, diplomacy and international studies, and transpersonal and consciousness studies. Students are also asked to apply their studies as a required element of their program, selecting a field site, which supports their studies and research. Kind regards, Douglass Capogrossi, Ph.D. Program Director, Sustainability Studies Program Faculty Douglass Capogrossi, Ph.D. Program Director Jim Morningstar, Ph.D. Aplied Psychology and Human Services Daniel L. Huber, Ph.D. Spiritual Psychology Teresa Borja, Ph.D. Human Sexuality Stefan J. Kasian, Ph.D. Applied Psychology, Human Sexuality John L. Laughlin, Ph.D. Applied Psychology, Men’s Studies David L. Johnson, Ph.D. Applied Psychology and Human Services Premkumar Rajagopal, Ph.D. Business and Economic Development Harvey Menden, Ph.D. Organizational Behavior Seamus Phan, Ph.D. Community and Economic Development Mirjana Radovic, Ph.D. Entrepreneurship for Women Daniel Joseph O'Shea, JD International Business Law Niranjan Ray, Ph.D. Information Technology, eCommerce Anthony R. Maranto, Ph.D. Environmental Studies Michael J. Cohen, Ed.D. Applied Ecopsychology LaWanna L. Blount, Ph.D. Education and Literacy Pam Twee, Ph.D. Literacy, Educational Leadership Donald F. Logsdon, Jr., Ph.D. Educational Leadership Penny S. Billman, Ph.D Educational Leadership James Wear, Ph.D. Public Health Administration Arif Hussain Shah, Ph.D. Disease Prevention Henry Zeidan, Ph.D. Disease Prevention Mary Jo Bulbrook, EdD, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Energy Medicine James L. Oschman, Ph.D. Energy Medicine Nick Arrizza, MD Community Health and Wellness Lisa Mertz, Ph.D. Community Health and Wellness Corina Güthlin, Ph.D. Community Health and Wellness Claudine Jeanrenaud, Ph.D. Transpersonal and Consciousness Studies Joann S. Bakula, Ph.D. Consciousness Studies Peggy A. Thayer, Ph.D. Transpersonal Studies Return to Top Program Recognition American Council of United Nations University Institute for Global Education World Peace Society Regency of Lomar International Vocational Education and Training Association The Institute of Management Specialists International States Parliament for Safety and Peace American Council of United Nations University American Council of United Nations University (AC/UNU)provides an international capacity for early warning and analysis of global long-range issues, opportunities, and strategies. AC/UNU initiated the Millennium Project in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution, The Futures Group International, and the United Nations University. The project is not a one-time study of the future, but provides an on going capacity as a geographically and institutionally dispersed think tank. Akamai University was granted institutional affiliation with the AC/UNU Maui headquarters on 2 January 2003. ACUNA Website Institute for Global Education The Institute for Global Education is a special NGO consultant to the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Its goal is to educate those who desire to participate in a world where peace is a way of life. Educating and Counseling With Nature: The Institute of Global Education Department of Integrated Ecology conducts Project NatureConnect with online programs in Applied Ecopsychology and Integrated Ecology. Institute Website World Peace Society World Peace Society is a dynamic miltinational institution dedicated to advancing world peace by non-violent means. Akamai University was offered affiliation with the Places of Peace Program and World Peace School on 3 May 2004. Please be encouraged to make contact with this essential group. World Peace Website Regency of Lomar The Regency of Lomar (ROL), founded in 1997, is a non-governmental organization (NGO) providing medical and humanitarian aid, educational assistance, and documentation aid to refugees and other unrepresented and deprived people. The organization also serves local and rural development, healthcare, sustainable economy, ecology and energy. ROL has a team of volunteer diplomats representing 85 nations, with established missions and registered offices in more than a dozen countries worldwide. Akamai University serves as exclusive distance learning institution for Regency of Lomar constituents worldwide. Affiliation established 11 February 2005. Regency of Lomar Website International Vocational Education and Training Association [IVETA] IVETA is a membership association and network of vocational skills training organizations, business and industrial firms, vocational educators and other individuals and groups interested or involved in vocational education and training worldwide. IVETA is dedicated to the advancement and improvement of high-quality vocational education and training wherever it exists and wherever it is needed. Akamai University was first admitted to membership on 4 March 2005. IVETA Website The Institute of Management Specialists The Institute of Management Specialists, a British professional awarding body, was founded in 1971 to advance the knowledge, skills and achievements of professional management specialists involved in modern management, computers, technology and systems. Institute of Management Specialists Webpage International Parliament for Safety and Peace The International Parliament for Safety and Peace was founded in 1975 and is recognized by international law. It is parallel to the United Nations, and like the United Nations has representative ambassadors from all nations. The work of the delegates and ministers of ISPSP toward peace and the enforcement of the respect of life and human rights includes rendering help and support to all people of the world, observing the right of safety and peace in all aspects; moral, political, diplomatic, cultural, religious, economic and social. After looking for concurrence from all nations in the world, through their representative governments, the Parliament counts with 400 senators, 800 deputies, ambassadors and ministers, who contribute voluntarily to the cause of peace. International Parliament Website Return to Top