The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Environmental Sustainability and Decision-Making on the Staten Island campus is a distinctive interdisciplinary, social science-oriented academic program that offers the advantages of St. John's community partnerships and local environmental research. Environmental issues have become central in today's world. Citizen groups push for sustainable futures for their communities and for the earth. City officials, business consortia, and community organizations strive for economic growth and development that enhances, rather than degrades, the natural environment. Corporations seek to operate in sustainable ways and to respond to environmental concerns voiced by citizens and government. All of this activity creates exciting career opportunities in the field of environmental sustainability. This interdisciplinary program is designed to help students build environmentally-centered careers that contribute to a better future.