September 25th, 2009, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
The Trustees Pavilion, Ramapo College of NJ
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No fee for NJHEPS members, but participants must register. Please register and/or notify others to register at http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=185337
September 25th, 2009, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
The Trustees Pavilion, Ramapo College of NJ
Has your university signed the Presidents Climate Commitment or designed their own target for Greenhouse Gas reduction? Find out how other institutions are addressing climate change in their university? Meet staff members from other universities and enjoy presentations addressing climate change through: curriculum, design, energy and farm to table.
The workshop will kick off with a Presidents Panel lead by Dr. Peter Mercer, Ramapo College of New Jersey.
Who should attend?
- Sustainability Coordinators
- Steering Committee Members
- Faculty, Administrators, Students, Staff
- Presidents Climate Commitment Signatories
9:00 am to 9:30 am ~ Registration, Networking Breakfast and Welcome from NJHEPS Climate Change Committee and Executive Director
9:30 am to 10:30 am ~ Presidents Panel, Moderated by Dr. Peter Mercer, Ramapo College of New Jersey
Dr. G. Jeremiah Ryan, Bergen Community College
Dr. Dario Cortes, Berkeley College
Dr. Edward Yaw, County College of Morris
Dr. Rosemary Jeffries, RSM, Georgian Court University
10:30 am to 11:00 am ~ The AASHE Stars Program, Meghan Fay, Program Manager of the AASHE Stars Program
11:00 am to 11:15 am ~ Coffee/Tea Break
11:15 am to 12:00 pm ~ GCU ~ meeting the challenges of the Commitment ~ Georgian Court University, Andrew Christ, Assistant Vice President for Operations
Why they chose to sign The Commitment, operational challenges, using students to calculate your footprint, lessons learned and how they decided to purchase offsets.
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ~ Lunch
12:20 pm to 12:40 pm ~ Lunchtime Speaker: Jeana Wirtenberg, Ph.D, Director, External Relations & Services, Institute for Sustainable Enterprise, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Transitioning to Green and Green Jobs
**Roundtable discussions in three areas of focus: Curriculum, Facilities and Campus Culture***
1:00 pm to 1:45 pm ~ Round Table Thread One
- Curriculum ~ Dr. Tom Bryant, Newark School of Theology
- Facilities ~ Joe Porrovecchio, FSAME, LEED AP, CRM, Ramapo College of New Jersey
Carbon Reduction Options
- Campus Culture ~ Dr. Nick Smith ~ Sebasto, Kean University and Priscilla Hayes, Esq., Solid Waste Policy Group
Taking the Initiative with Food, Post Farm to Table ~ The Composting Initiative
1:45 pm to 2:30 pm ~ Round Table Thread Two
- Curriculum ~ Jaimie Cloud, The Cloud Institute for Sustainability
Integrating EFS Content Skills and Attitudes in to Higher Education Curriculum
- Facilities ~ Dr. Nick Smith ~ Sebasto, Kean University
How to use the campus as an example of Sustainability to the Society
- Campus Culture ~ Rachel Weiland & Nirva Singh, Bergen Community College
Paul Coraggio, Ramapo College of New Jersey
Carlos Rymer, NJ Climate March
The Student Powershift
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm ~ Refreshments, Open Networking and Student Organization Fair
3:30 pm to 4:00 pm ~ Closing Remarks from the NJHEPS Climate Change Management Committee and Adjournment
Register now via Acteva: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=185337
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