Moving Campus Sustainability Forward through Collaborative Student-Faculty-Staff Projects
Fri Oct 2nd 2009 - Sun Oct 4th 2009
Regents Hall of Natural Sciences & Mathematics
St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
Friday, October 2, 2009
4:00-5:45 Arrive at St. Olaf, RNS 356 – Workshop Information packets & tour sign-up,
RNS 4th floor – Poster mounting
5:00-5:45 Optional Tours - Regents Hall of Natural and Mathematical Sciences Tour start location: RNS 356
5:45-7:00 Dinner and welcome to St. Olaf: Buntrock Commons, Kings Dining Room Complex (top floor) – Trollhaugen Room
7:00-8:00 Plenary Panel: RNS 150
“Musings and Motivations: moving campus environmental sustainability forward through collaborative partnerships.”
Jim Farrell, History & Environmental Studies, St. Olaf College
Kristen Roys ‘07, St. Olaf College, Returned Peace Corp Volunteer
Jeff Clark, Geology & Environmental Studies, Lawrence University
8:00-9:15 Dessert and Poster Session/Mixer: RNS 4th floor atrium, Institutional Synopses of Sustainability Efforts
9:30 Depart for Hotels
Saturday, October 3, 2009
7:45 Depart for STO
8:15-9:00 Continental Breakfast - RNS 356
9:00-10:30 Session 1A - RNS 290 Curricular Integration of Collaborations
- Howard Drossman, Colorado College, “Teaching the College President's Climate Commitment”
- Mark Pearson, Hope College, “Sustainability in the Statistics Classroom”
- Charles Umbanhowar, Jr., St. Olaf College “Project-based learning with a green roof”
Session 1B - RNS 190
Green Building Design and Construction
- David VanWylen, Anne Walter & Matt Richey, St. Olaf College, “The Regents Hall Story: processes & decision-making”
10:30-10:45 Break - RNS 356
10:45-12:15 Session 2A - RNS 290 Food: Production, Partnerships & Curricular Innovation
- Jeff Clark, Lawrence University, “SLUG: Sustainable Lawrence University Gardens”
- Nichole Rohlfsen & Abby Benson, STOGROW, St. Olaf College, “Farm to College: A Model of Student Sustainability”
- Dana Swanson, Jaron Gaier, & Rob Liva, Augustana College, “Sustainable Dining at Augustana College: Student-led Programs to Provide Local Foods”
Session 2B - RNS 190 Green Building Design and Construction
- David VanWylen, Anne Walter, Matt Richey, St. Olaf College, “The Regents Hall Story: processes & decision-making”
12:15-1:30 Lunch – Stav Hall, Buntrock Commons
1:30-3:00 Session 3 - RNS 290 Curricular uses of campus lands to promote sustainability
- Vince Eckhart, Grinnell College, “Integrating Curriculum and Ecological Restoration at the Conard Environmental Research Area”
- Yaffa Grossman, Beloit College, “Using the Beloit College campus as a field site for teaching and learning about sustainability”
- Kathy Shea, St. Olaf College, “Use of St. Olaf Natural Lands to Promote Sustainability”
3:15-5:00 Tours of Campus Features
Regents Hall of Natural Sciences (gather at RNS 356)
Walking tours with Student Naturalists (gather in RNS 1st floor center atrium)
Vans depart from South Parking for Composter, STOGROW, Wind Turbine
5:00-6:00 Reception at President's House;
Hosts: David Anderson & Priscilla Paton
6:30 Dinner at Kurry Kabob (Northfield, South MN Hwy 3)
8:30 Explore Northfield or Return to Hotels
Sunday, October 4, 2009
7:45 Depart for STO, Check-out of Hotel8:15-9:45 Continental Breakfast - RNS 356 / Central atrium
Informal discussions in student, faculty, and staff groups
9:45-10:30 Make personal or institutional team goals/action agendas to take home - RNS
10:40-11:30 Teams/Individual Summaries & Comments - RNS 310
11:30-Noon Final summary and remarks - RNS 310
Noon Workshop adjourns / Pick-up lunches / Depart campus