This blog is part of the Transformative Sustainability Project (TSP), a collaborative virtual exchange educational program between faculty and students at the American University of Sharjah in the UAE, Dickinson College and Haverford College in the USA, funded by the Stevens Initiative. This project seeks to give participants the tools to transform their local and global contexts into more sustainable communities, starting from the classroom. Participants will gain specialized theoretical and factual knowledge on the UN Sustainable Development Goals; critically approach problems and constructively debate solutions; evaluate and apply their knowledge in individual and group contexts across cultural and geographical boundaries. This course will be partnering with Dr. Jeniece Lusk’s American Society class at the American University of Sharjah.