2012 Summer Program Conference

June 18-20, 2012 | San Jose, California 

 

Dolce Hayes Mansion
200 Edenvale Ave. 
San Jose, CA 95136
Phone: 408-362-2300  /  866-981-3300
 

The 2012 Council of Environmental Deans and Directors Summer Program Conference convened June 18-20 at the Dolce Hayes Mansion in San Jose, CA. The meeting was an excellent opportunity for networking with fellow environmental leaders, sharing challenges and successes, and learning about new opportunities and initiatives to improve the environmental programs at colleges and universities.

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Conference Agenda

Monday, June 18

3:00 p.m. Executive Committee meeting

4:00 p.m. Orientation for new CEDD representatives and designees

5:00 p.m. Welcome reception                 

5:30 p.m. Dinner 

6:30 p.m. Networking and discussion continued

Tuesday June 19

6:30 – 7:45 a.m. Bird walk – David Blockstein

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Welcome and group introductions – Joyce Berry, Colorado State, CEDD President

9:00 – 11:30 a.m. Plenary Session – Advancing Environmental and Sustainability Education

11:30 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch and break

1:15 p.m. Short film: Mother Nature, CEO – Monty Hempel, University of Redlands

1:30 p.m. Summary of key points from morning discussions

2:00 p.m. Open Space Breakout Sessions around key challenges identified by CEDD members

3:00 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions

4:30 p.m. Reception with representatives of local environmental organizations

5:30 p.m. Dinner 

6:30 p.m.

  • Film: Designing Healthy Communities with filmmaker Harry Wiland, Media Policy Center, followed by discussion: "Using Designing Healthy Communities in the Classroom" – moderated by Bill Sullivan, University of Illinois- Urbana Champaign
  • Live report from Rio+20 conference
  • Networking and discussion continued

Wednesday, June 20

6:30 – 7:45 a.m. Bird walk – David Blockstein

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast

9:00 a.m. Plenary Session – CEDD Looking Back, Looking Forward– Tony Michaels, 1st CEDD   President; Joyce Berry, CEDD President and group discussion

10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Workshops

  • Connecting Environmental Science and Policy – Carolyn Bartholomew, former Chief of staff to Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Abigail Abrash Walton & James Gruber, Antioch New England University
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  • Climate Change Education – including incorporating traditional ecological knowledge – supplement to CAMEL project – Octaviana Trujillo, Northern Arizona, Lisa Bosman, College of the Menominee, Ginny Brown, NCSE
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  • Sustainable Business and Investing – New Opportunities for CEDD Members – Tony Michaels, Proteus Environmental
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  • Others

11:30 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch and break

1:30 p.m. Open space breakout sessions around key challenges identified by CEDD members                 

  • Current and Future Directions in Environmental and Educational Grantmaking –Kai Lee, Packard Foundation and other California-based foundations
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  • Continuation of discussions from previous day
    • Connections with Community Colleges – Sudeep Vyapari, Hillsborough Community College
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    • Pathways to Green Careers  – William Winner, North Carolina State University
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3:30 p.m. Plenary Discussion – Integrating Environment and Sustainability – where do we go from here?
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4:30 p.m. Concluding discussion

5:00 p.m. Reception                

6:00 p.m. Dinner 

7:00 p.m. 

  • Film: Spirit of Place – Monty Hempel, University of Redlands
  • Live report from Rio+20 conference
  • Networking and Discussion continues