Civic Engagement
1st Annual Environmental
Conference
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
University Union, 3rd Floor
Chesapeake Rooms I and II
Please review program below prior to registration (as you will
be asked to select the sessions you plan to attend)
PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
8:30-
9:00 |
Registration and Breakfast
University Union, 3rd Floor Lobby and
Chesapeake I and II |
9:00-
9:50 |
Opening Remarks
Keynote Address
“Baltimore County: A Gem in Community Sustainability”
David Carroll, Director of Sustainability for
Baltimore County
University, Union, Chesapeake I and II
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10:00-
10:45 |
PANEL
Environmental History
Towson University History Department Faculty:
Robert Gioielli
Karen Oslund
Robert Rook
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PANEL
Nature and Sustainability in Art and Design
Towson University Art Department Faculty:
·
Jan Baum and students
·
Jessica Ring and students
Bridget Sullivan
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PRESENTATION
Calculating and
Reducing Your Carbon Footprint
Dr. Rommel Miranda, Department of Physics,
Astronomy, Geosciences
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10:55-
11:40 |
PANEL
Living Green in Baltimore
Kristen Campbell,Baltimore Collegetown Network
Ryan
Patterson, Parks and People
Greg Hanscom, Urbanite Magazine
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PRESENTATION
Environmental Activism: Empowering Students
Rachel Fauber and Heather Kangas, student activist
extraordinaires
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PRESENTATION
Green Jobs and the Economy
Daraius Irani,
Associate Vice president, and Thomas Rumeau,
Research
Economist, Division of Economic and Community
Outreach
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11:45-
1:00 |
Lunch featuring Tom Horton, former Environmental
Columnist for the Baltimore Sun and author
“Sustainability: Lessons from the Chesapeake Bay”
(University Union, Chesapeake I and II)
An organic lunch will be served |
1:05-
1:50 |
PANEL
Towson University’s Environmental Initiatives
Towson University staff from Facilities, Aramark,
Chartwells and Parking and Transportation Services
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PRESENTATION
Analyzing Energy Sources
Dr. Brian Fath, Department of Biology
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PANEL
Baltimore City Initiatives: from Green Buildings and
Watershed Restoration to the Mayor’s Office
Keith Losoya, Baltimore City Office of Sustainability
Nathan Robb, Maryland Chapter of the US Green Building
Council
Ashley Traut, Herring Run Watershed Association
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2:00-
2:30 |
WRAP-UP
“Individual take-aways for a Sustainable Community”
(University Union, Chesapeake III)
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Civic Engagement
Administration Building, Room 236C
Phone: 410-704-3921
Fax: 410-704-3441
E-mail: daccardi@towson.edu
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PRESENTATION (10-
10:45)
How to “Green” Your
Dorm Room or Apartment
Towson University Students:
Kathleen Dougherty
Darryl Glotfelty
Elliot Glotfelty
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