1/27/2004
Contact: K.E. Schwab --
724-738-2199; e-mail: karl.schwab@sru.edu
Public Invited
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SRU SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS SEMINAR SERIES
COVERS RANGE OF TOPICS IN WEEKLY SESSIONS
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa.
–Understanding and minimizing society's impact
on the environment, global warming policy and the
new global economy are some of the topics for exploration during
Slippery Rock University's on-going "Sustainable Systems Seminar
Series" which runs Feb. 4 through April 28. The lectures are free
and open to the public.
Organized
by Dr. Steven Doherty, assistant professor of parks, recreation and
environmental education, nearly all of the multi-part series meets
at noon Wednesdays in Room 008 of the Eisenberg Classroom Building.
Participants may attend individual lectures or the entire series.
The program is supported by the Institute for the Environment and
SRU’s College of Health, Environment and Science.
“Our
graduate program in sustainable systems supports collaborative
education and research, and this series is a way to connect with
others on our campus and in our community,” Doherty explains.
“Invited speakers include current students involved in thesis
research and campus greening projects, former students employed in
community service and sustainable business, fellow faculty
collaborating in cross-disciplinary approaches to sustainability,
professionals in public and private sector service, and leaders in
education involved in local and regional projects and outreach. We
hope those attending will help us build a dialogue to foster new
and challenging approaches to ecological health, appropriate
technologies and responsible lifestyles for lasting, fair and
livable communities.”
The schedule (note exceptions):
Feb. 4 – “The Fabric of Life: Tensegrity as a Basis for Physical
and Energetic Structure in All Life,” presented by Eric
Winder, doctor of chiropractic, and Charese Lashinsky, a massage
therapist;
Feb 11 – “Demand for Native Species in our Environment,” C.J.
Morgante and Rod Harris, Enviro-Seeds of Slippery
Rock;
Feb. 18 – “Student Food Perceptions on the Slippery Rock University
Campus,” Louise Liller, master in sustainable systems
graduate student, and Bruno Borsari, assistant professor, parks and
recreation/environmental education;
Feb. 25 – “Environmental, Educational, Economic and Health Benefits
of Energy Service Performance Contracting,” Larry Myers,
energy management consultant, Penn State Facilities Engineering
Institute, and Doherty;
March 3 – “Calculating Our Ecological Footprint: How Big, How Come,
How Do We Compare, and What We Might Do To Reduce It,” Andrea
Shannon, master of sustainable systems graduate
student;
March 17 – “Sharing Lives and Ecological Values Intentional
Communities and Ecovillages: Experiences from Twin Oaks Community,
Virginia, “ Kim Musler, master of sustainable systems
graduate student;
March 24 – “GMO Seeds: Biopiracy, Patents and Food Security, “
master of sustainable systems graduate student;
March 31 – “The Ethical Dimensions of Global Warming Policy, “
Donald Brown, senior counsel for sustainable development, director,
Pennsylvania Consortium for Interdisciplinary Environmental
Policy;
April 7 – “Energy and Technology Development from the Commonwealth
Perspective,” Daniel Desmond, deputy secretary, Office of
Energy and Technology Development, Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection;
April 14 – “A Critique of Lifeboat
Ethics,” Richard Findler, SRU associate professor of
philosophy;
April 21 – “Three Sister’s Research: Comparison of an Open
Pollinated Maize Variety to a Hybrid When Crossed with Beans and
Squash,” Nancy Heacock, master of sustainable systems
graduate student;
April 23, 7 p.m., “21st Century Blueprint
for a New Global Economy,” James Quilligan, director,
Brandt 21 Forum;
April 28 – “Undergraduate Research and the
Environment: Senior Seminar Papers 2004: A Selection of Field
Research Conducted by Students in Geography and Environmental
Studies,” Jack Livingston, assistant professor, geography,
geology and the environment at SRU.
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