Friday March 30, 2012
Time | Details |
9:30-10:00 |
Registration and Refreshments |
10:00-10:15 |
Welcome |
10:15-11:40 |
“Beyond Sustainability? The Environmental Justice Challenge and Struggles for a Post-Capitalist World” |
11:45-12:45 |
Lunch |
12:45-2:10 |
“Environmental Imagination: River as Bridge” |
2:10-2:20 |
Refreshments |
2:20-3:45 |
“Gluten Free” |
3:45-3:55 |
Refreshments |
3:55-5:20 |
“Conceptualizing Sustainability: A Cross-Cutting Approach” |
5:30-7:00 |
Dinner |
7:00-9:00 |
Reception |
7:30 |
Randy Wilson, Folk Artist and Activist |
Saturday March 31, 2012
Time | Details |
8:45-9:15 |
Registration and Refreshments |
9:15-10:45 |
SESSION I A. Business, ethics and non-sustainability — e-waste and worse Student Panelists:
B. Mediating Sustainability: How Media Shapes the Conversation
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10:45-11:00 |
Refreshments |
11:00-12:30 |
SESSION II A. Business, ethics and sustainability — sustainable and equitable growth? Student Panelists:
B. Integrated Aquaculture and Agriculture
C. Sustainable Communities and the Marcellus Shale Student panelists:
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12:30-2:00 |
Lunch |
2:15-3:45 |
SESSION III A. Sustainability Solutions in Traditionally Disadvantaged Communities
B. The Whence and Whither of the “Earth Charter” Students in Environmental Studies/Religious Studies 360 (Religion and Ecology) will lead a discussion of the principles and promises of the UN initiated “Earth Charter” document completed in 2000. Copies of the “Earth Charter” will be available at the session or can be read online at www.earthcharterinaction.org. Student Panelists:
C. Water, Water Everywhere, But Not A Drop To Drink |
3:45-4:00 |
Refreshments |
4:00-5:30 |
SESSION IV A. Democracy and Sustainability Student Presenters:
B. Poster and Discussion Session Students enrolled in Environmental Science 340 (World Regional Geography) will present posters and lead a discussion around plans for sustainable development in the city of Meadville. Students will present their findings from interviews with key stakeholders, data analysis using Geographic Information Systems, as well as studies of the physical, cultural, and social geography of the region. (4:00-4:45 individual poster discussion, 4:45-5:30 group discussion of project) |
5:30-7:00 |
Banquet and Roundtable Discussion |
7:00-9:00 |
Reception |