Symposium: Campus sustainability
| Date/Time: | Monday, 09 Feb 2009 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm |
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| Location: | Great Hall, Memorial Union |
| Cost: | free |
| URL: | http://www.livegreen.iastate.edu/09/symp...mepage.php |
| Contact: | Tahira Hira |
| Phone: | 515-294-2042 |
| Channel: | Groups, governance |
| Categories: | Conferences Lectures Special events |
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Symposium on Enhancing Sustainability at Iowa State University
Feb. 9-10, 2009, Memorial Union
Monday, Feb. 9, Great Hall
7-7:55 p.m., Poster session and reception
8-9 p.m., Lecture, "Living Upstream: The Sustainable Life," Larry Shinn, president of Berea College, Berea, Ky.
For details on participating in the poster session, contact planning committee member Gene Takle, 294-9871, .
Tuesday, Feb. 10, Sun Room
7:45 a.m., Welcome by President Gregory Geoffroy*
7:55-9 a.m., Keynote address, "Turning Green: Berea College in the 21st Century," by Dr. Larry Shinn, president of Berea College, Berea, Ky., followed by Q&A session*
9-10 a.m., Panel: Faculty members discuss sustainability from their own perspectives (an environmental scientist, economist and philosopher)*
10-10:15 a.m., Break
10:15-11 a.m., Panel: Students discuss their views on sustainability issues*
11-11:45 a.m., Discussion: Recycling at ISU, moderated by Mary-Beth Golemo, ISU residence department
11:45 a.m.-1 p.m., Buffet lunch
12:30-1 p.m., Lunch talk: ISU's carbon footprint, presented by staff from ISU facilities planning and management*
1:05-2:10 p.m., Breakout groups: Viable sustainability issues for ISU and how to energize the ISU community around those issues
2:15-3 p.m., Report back on group discussions, mid- and long-term action steps
3 p.m., Wrap-up by President Gregory Geoffroy
*Session to be webcast via ISU Extension