| Friday, November 13th |
| 8:30am |
Check-in and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00am |
Welcome
Lucy Lewis Johnson
Professor, Department of Anthropology
Vassar College
Michelle D. Land
Director
Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities |
| 9:15am |
Keynote
Peter G. Brown
Professor,
Department of Geography
McGill University
President’s Greeting
Catharine Bond Hill
President
Vassar College |
| 10:15am |
Break |
| 10:30am |
Concurrent Roundtable Session I |
| a. |
Humanities Approaches to the Environment
"A Local Habitation and a Name: Reflections on Teaching the Hudson"
Paul Kane, Professor of English, Vassar College (Moderator)
"Writing the Natural World"
Susan Fox Rogers, Visiting Associate Professor of Writing, Bard College
"Visualizing the Environment in Word and Image"
Tom Lewis, Professor of English, Skidmore College |
| b. |
Sustainability Across the Curriculum
"A Green Marketing Course"
Fredrica Rudell, Chair, Marketing and International Business, Iona College (Moderator)
"Integrating Sustainability into Science and Finance Courses"
John Cusack, Executive Director, New Jersey Higher Education Partnership on Sustainability
"The Hudson Project"
Lucy Johnson, Professor, Department of Anthropology, Vassar College
"Making the Environmental Connection in Social Work Education"
Meryl Nadel, Associate Professor and Director, Center for Social Research, Iona College
"Addressing Environmental Themes Through Multiple Modes of Curricular Delivery"
Chris Rounds, Chair, ESC Environmental Impact Committee,
Empire State College (SUNY) |
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Infusing Environment into K-12 Curriculum
"Team-teaching to Enhance Teacher Education: A collaboration between CNR's Environmental Studies and Education Programs"
Faith Kostel-Hughes, Director of Environmental Studies
Diane Quandt, Chair of Education
The College of New Rochelle (Moderators)
"K-12 Pathways for Environmental Science Literacy in the Hudson Valley"
Alan Berkowitz, Head of Education, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
"Weaving an Interdisciplinary Curricula: “I See Freedom” Based on the Freed Slave James F. Brown’s Detailed 1829-1868 Journal About His Life in the Hudson Valley"
Susan Handler Konvit, Executive Director, The Arts Alliance of the Lower Hudson Valley
"Place-Based Education in Beacon: A Hands-on, Park-based
Program Supported by In-class Visits and Strong Partnerships"
Susan Hereth, Education Coordinator, Scenic Hudson |
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| 12:00pm |
Networking Lunch |
| 1:15pm |
Concurrent Roundtable Session II |
| a. |
Collaborative Working with the Community
"Augmenting Reality to Engage the Environment"
Matthew Slaats, Academic Computing Consultant, Vassar College (Moderator)
"Watershed Education and Outreach in Dutchess County"
Carolyn Nurre, Environmental Resource Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County
"Monitoring Glass Eels in the Tributaries"
Beth Roessler, Communications Coordinator, Hudson River Estuary Program, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
"Food or Rent"
Decora Lloyd Sandiford, Co-founder, Readnex Poetry Squad
"Community Interactions Focusing on REU Sharing Science"
Patricia Zolnik, Undergraduate Research Program Coordinator, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
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| b. |
How do you teach the Hudson when you can’t get to it?
"Historical and other mapping approaches to the Hudson Valley"
Mary Ann Cunningham, Associate Professor of Geography, Vassar College (Moderator)
"Changing Hudson Project"
Cornelia Harris, Education Program Leader, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
"Hudson River Environmental Conditions Observing System [HRECOS]"
Alene Onion, HRECOS Coordinator, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation |
| c. |
Environmental Studies and Digital Media
"Making Data Come to Life: Environmental Science Meets Digital Media"
Alessandra Leri, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Science
Rebecca Mushtare, Assistant Professor of Communication Arts, Marymount Manhattan College (Moderators)
"Hudson River Valley Heritage"
Tessa Killian, Manager of Technology and Administrative Services, Southeastern New York Library Resources Council
"DigitalHudson"
Roger Panetta, Visiting Professor of History
Michael Considine, Director of Information Technology Services
Fordham University
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| 2:45pm |
Break |
| 3:00pm |
Concurrent Roundtable Session III |
| a. |
Pre-College Education on the Environment
"When Learning Comes Naturally"
Rachel Grob, Director of the Child Development Institute (Moderator)
Cheryl French, Coordinator of the Child Development Institute
Susan Schwimmer, Lead Teacher, Early Childhood Center (ECC)
Sarah Lawrence College
"A Day in the Life of the Hudson River"
Steve Stanne, Interpretive Specialist, Hudson River Estuary Program,
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in partnership with NYS Water Resources Institute, Cornell University
"Building Capacity for Place-Based Environmental Education in Rockland County: The Role of the Nonprofit Litter-Prevention Organization"
Andy Stewart, Executive Director
Sonia Cairo, Program Coordinator
Keep Rockland Beautiful |
| b. |
Local Watersheds
"Place-Based Education on the Fall Kill, Poughkeepsie, NY"
Thomas Lynch, Associate Professor and Chairperson, Environmental Science and Policy Department, Marist College (Moderator)
"The Importance of a Local Watershed"
Stuart Belli, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Vassar College
"Engaging Undergraduate Students in Environmental Policy and Governance Research: The Kromma Kill Creekshed Environmental Democracy Initiative"
Riobart Breen, Assistant Professor, Political Science Department, Siena College
"The Black Creek Studies"
Michelle Rodden, Former Professor, SUNY Ulster County Community College
"Wicker’s Creek: Using your Local Watershed to Understand Culture Change"
Bob Spiegelman, Sullivan/Clinton Campaign
Lucy Johnson, Professor, Department of Anthropology, Vassar College |
| c. |
Teaching In/On the River
"The Hudson-Greenland Connection"
Dave Conover, Education Director, Clearwater (Moderator)
"Interdisciplinary Hands-on Courses at The New School"
Rob Buchanan, Assistant Professor of Literary Studies, Eugene Lang College, The New School
"Creating an Authentic, Hands-on, Field Based Curriculum in Environmental Science at Barnard College by Adapting a Successful Inquiry-based Immersion Program"
Timothy Kenna, Doherty Associate Research Scientist, Department of Geochemistry, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Barnard College
"Fighting the Tide - Getting Faculty and Students Out into the Hudson River Watershed...OR...adding the 'Gone fishing' Approach into Your Course!"
Margie Turrin, Education Coordinator, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University |
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| 4:30pm |
Teaching-Based Posters - Cocktail Reception
Optional: Visit to Vassar College Museum of Natural History |
| 6:00pm |
Dinner
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| 7:00pm |
Keynote -
Congressman Maurice Hinchey
New York's 22nd Congressional District
Introduction by John Cronin, Director and Chief Executive Officer
Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries |
| 9:00pm |
Adjourn |
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| Saturday, November 14th |
| 8:00am |
Poster & Presentation Set Up |
| 8:30am |
Check-in and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00am |
Welcome
Lucy Johnson
Professor of Anthropology
Vassar College
Keynote - The Hudson River in 2009: Its Past, Its Place, Its Promise
John Cronin
Director and Chief Executive Officer
Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries |
| 9:30am |
Workshops
When Learning Comes Naturally
Rachel Grob, Director of the Child Development Institute (Moderator)
Cheryl French, Coordinator of the Child Development Institute
Susan Schwimmer, Lead Teacher, Early Childhood Center (ECC)
Sarah Lawrence College
Lang on the Hudson-An Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching the
Harbor and Estuary
Rob Buchanan, Assistant Professor of Literary Studies, Eugene Lang College, The New School
Regional Opportunities for Students: Summer and Beyond
Zywia Wojnar, Research Director, Pace Law School Energy and Climate Center (Moderator)
Tami Herendeen Rice, Regional Manager, NY Employer Programs & Commuter Services, MetroPool, Inc.
Tanner Snell, Program Coordinator, The Student Conservation Association, Hudson Valley NYS AmeriCorps
Patricia Zolnik, Undergraduate Research Program Coordinator, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies |
| 10:30am |
Student/Faculty Research, Posters, Multi-Media Presentations & Forum |
| 12:30pm |
Networking Lunch |
| 1:30pm |
Adjourn - Optional Field Trips
"Walking History" Community Exploration Game (Matthew Slaats)
Children's Museum (transportation provided)
Ecological Garden and Laboratory Tour (Meg Ronsheim)
Vassar College Campus
Artist Talk with Linda Cross: "The River"
A solo exhibition by artist Linda Cross in celebration of the Quadricentennial
Palmer Gallery, Vassar College |
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