Conference schedule: UMACS 2006
- The conference will run from 1:00pm Wednesday, May 17 through 12:00pm Friday, May 19. Exhibit day for vendors will be Thursday May 18 from 9:00am to 5:00pm.
- Additional opportunities for networking, including receptions, facilitated discussion, and recreational activities including hiking and canoeing will
- be available in the evenings
- Session schedule overview:
the conference
will feature four plenary sessions and four concurrent sessions,
with presenters and topics as noted below.
Wednesday, May 17
Plenary 1: Derek Larson (The College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University) The State of the Campus Sustainability Movement
Concurrent Sessions 1:
Scott Alexander, Erica Schram, and Christine Yeager (U. Minnesota-Twin Cities): What is a Sustainable Campus? Experiences at the University of Minnesota
Tom Wojciechowski Student Environmental Leaders and Activists: Working to Change Campuses and the World
Sarah Gainey (St. John’s Arboretum) From Preschooler to Undergrad: Environmental Education at Saint John's Arboretum
Terry Gips (Alliance for Sustainability) Sustainability and the Natural Step Framework -- Can Your Institution Become a Sustainability Leader?
Bill Diesslin (Iowa State University) The "Greening" of ISU: Promoting the Culture of Sustainability at an Institution of Higher Learning
Lowell Rassmussen, Matt Abbott, and Michelle Handlin (UM-Morris) Biomass Gasification
Evening event: reception
Thursday, May 18th
Exhibits: trade show and poster session, 8:30-5:30
Plenary 2: Andrea Putman (Green Innovations) Alternative Energy: The Business Case for Colleges and Universities
Concurrent Sessions 2:
Ryan Nicholson & Kim Bro (Northland College) An Overview of Northland College’s Renewable Energy Fund
Rich Huelskamp (Sun’s Warmth) The Sustainable Energy Path: Students, Staff, or Facilities?
Jim Farrell (St. Olaf College) Campus Ecology as a Curricular Theme
Sally Grans (MN State Colleges and Universities) Facilities Master Plans: Planning for Sustainability: Green Components
Jon Jensen (Luther College) From Refuse to Resource: Campus Biodiesel Production from Waste Vegetable Oil
Plenary 3: Tom Fisher (Dean, College of Architecture & Landscape Architecture, U. Minnesota-Twin Cities) Sustainability and the Future of Higher Education
Concurrent Sessions 3:
Derek Larson (UMACS Steering Committee) The Future of UMACS: What Does Our Region Need?
David Fisher (Maharishi University of Management) Construction of a Sustainable "Building That Teaches" on the Campus of Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, IA
Greg Maxam (Architectural Alliance) Human Centered Design and the Green Bottom Line
Tom Kroll (St. John’s Arboretum) Saint John's Arboretum:150 years of Land Stewardship and Education
Kim Bro (Northland College) Composting at Northland College
Sandy Olsen-Loy, Matt Bloedel, Anne Borgendale, and Donna Bauck (UM-Morris) Local Foods Go To College
Evening events: screening of new documentary film The Power of the Sun, recreational opportunities, open time for networking
Friday, May 19th
Plenary 4: (panel discussion) Sustainability Coordinators in Higher Education: Possibilities and Perspectives
Concurrent Sessions 4:
Kim Bro (Northland College) Campus/Community Sustainability Outreach in the Lake Superior Region
Troy Goodnough & Blake Auler-Murphy (UM-Morris) Coordinating Greenness and the Role of a Campus Sustainability Coordinator on a Greening Campus
Kelly Cain (UW-River Falls) Sustainable Communities: Curricula Development at UWRF
Michael Noble (Minnesotans for an Energy Efficient Economy) Energy Security and Global Warming: The Need for Campus Leadership Toward a New Energy Economy
Jennifer Everett, Suzanne Savanick & Richard Strong (Carleton College) Campus-Based Learning at Carleton College
12:00pm Friday: conference wrap-up
For more information: email dlarson@umacs.org
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