We extend our most sincere thanks to everyone who attended NEBHE’s annual sustainability summit, A Climate Change on Campus, held Friday, April 23, 2010 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Worcester, Massachusetts.
You can download the conference agenda, sponsor information, and photos and biographies of all the panel speakers as well as the PowerPoint presentations they gave during the conference. (The PowerPoint files have been converted to PDF format. To view PDF files, you may require Adobe Reader.
Click here to view and save the attendee list in PDF format.
Click here to view and save the conference agenda in PDF format.
Click here to view and save biographies and photos of the conference speakers in PDF format.
PowerPoint downloads are available below by clicking on each speaker’s name..
Click here for a special discount offer from College of the Atlantic offered during the summit.
We would like to thank our partners for their participation in the conference:
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Note: To view and save PowerPoint presentations, click on the respective speaker’s name.
A Climate Change on Campus
May 23, 2010
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Worcester, Massachusetts
Welcome and Introduction
- Michael K. Thomas, President & CEO, New England Board of Higher Education
Opening Remarks
- Daniel K. Moon, President and CEO, Environmental Business Council of New England
- Washington Update: James Elder, Director, The Campaign for Environmental Literacy
Session 1A: The Economic Dynamics of Sustainability on Campus
- Facilitator: John Cusack, President, Gifford Park Associates
- Steven Winter, President, Steven Winter Associates
- Eva Klein, President, Eva Klein Associates
- Robert A. Weygand, Vice President, Administration, University of Rhode Island
- Greg Havens, Principal, Sasaki Associates
Session 1B: Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum
- Facilitator: Kenneth Hill, Academic Dean, College of the Atlantic
- Peter Papesch, Chair of Sustainability Education Committee, Boston Society of Architects
- Michele Wakin, Co-Coordinator Center for Sustainability, Bridgewater State College
- David Levy, Chair, Department of Management and Marketing and Professor of Management, University of Massachusetts Boston
Session 2A: Advancing Carbon Neutrality on Campus
- Facilitator: Jennifer Andrews, Campus Program Manager, Clean Air Cool Planet
- Brett Pasinella, Program Coordinator, Biodiversity Education Initiative and Climate Education Initiative, University of New Hampshire
- Susan Sloan-Rossiter, Principal, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
- Edward R. Terceiro, Jr., Resident Engineer, Mount Wachusett Community College
- Nancy Lee Wood, Director, Institute for Sustainability and Post-Carbon Education, Bristol Community College
Instead of a PowerPoint presentation, Nancy Lee Wood presented a short clip from the film A Short History of Peak Oil. Click to view and save the clip from A Short History of Peak Oil with an additional instructive chart attached at the end, in QuickTime format.
Session 2B:Growing the Green Workforce: The Community College Connection
- Facilitator: Susan Desmond, Federal Project Officer, U.S. Department of Labor
- Timothy D. Crowley, President, Northern Maine Community College
- Mindy Feldbaum, Director of Workforce Development, AED National Institute for Work and Learning
- Wes Golomb, Director, Energy Services and Technology Program, Lakes Region Community College
Luncheon and Keynote
- Mark Orlowski, Founder and Executive Director, Sustainable Endowments Institute
Session 3A: Renewable Energy for Colleges and Universities Connection
- Facilitator: David Hales, President, College of the Atlantic
- Carter Wall, Executive Director, Renewable Energy, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
- Joseph Donovan, Managing Director, Nelson Mullins Public Strategies
- Mary Smith, Manager, Energy Supply and Administration, Harvard University
- Habib Dagher, Director, Advanced Structure and Composite Center, University of Maine
Click here for a special discount offer from College of the Atlantic offered during the summit.
Session 3B: Preparing Transformative Leaders: Professional Degrees with a Green Streak
- Facilitator: Scott Carlson, The Chronicle of Higher Education
- Ralph Meima, Program Director, MBA in Managing for Sustainability, Marlboro College Graduate School
- Patricia Palmiotto, Director, Allwin Initiative for Corporate Citizenship, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College
- Will O’Brien, Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Management, Clark University
Presidents’ Roundtable: Climate Action Planning: Lessons Learned from ACUPCC Signatories
- Facilitator: Mitchell Thomashow, President, Unity College
- David Angel, Provost, Clark University
- Mary Fifield, President, Bunker Hill Community College
- Paul J. Fonteyn, President, Green Mountain College
- Don Zillman, President, University of Maine at Presque Isle
A Special Invitation from David Hales, President of College of the Atlantic:
Dear Colleague:
On June 16-18, 2010, College of the Atlantic will host an event centering around building, retrofitting, and maintaining green and sustainable campuses. This initiative, entitled the DELTA project, is a natural next step for participants from the New England Higher Education Sustainability Summit 2010. In addition to break-out sessions discussing real solutions for your institutions, participants in the DELTA project will also hear from expert speakers on issues of biomimicry, energy, project financing, LEED certification, and creative building solutions.
We are seeking representatives from institutions and experts to participate, identify and share solutions. This experience will be valuable to presidents, administrators, directors of campus planning, sustainability directors, and other key decision makers.
Participants from the New England Higher Education Sustainability Summit receive a 75% discount. Look for the discount code NEBHE
NEBHE discount price:
- Early Bird Registration – Until May 20 – $100.00
- Standard Registration – After May 20 – $125.00
For more information on speakers visit:
http://www.coa.edu/deltaprojectspeakers.htm
To register for this event visit:
http://www.coa.edu/deltaprojectregistration.htm
Or call: 1-800-597-9500.
On-campus accommodation in the college’s newest and “greenest” housing complex is available for an additional fee. To learn more about our green housing please visit:
http://www.coa.edu/kathyrn-w-davis-residence-village.htm
Hope you can join us,
David Hales
President
College of the Atlantic
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