| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 48.18 |
| Liaison | Ken Foster |
| Submission Date | July 27, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Vassar College
Tier2-6: Sustainability Events
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0.25 / 0.25 |
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Walker College Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability |
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Does the institution hold major events related to sustainability, such as conferences, speaker series, or symposia, that have students as the intended audience?:
Yes
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A brief description of the event(s):
1. Dutchess County Natural Resource Inventory Conference (November 6, 2010)
A one-day symposium-style introduction to the newly-revised Dutchess County Natural Resource Inventory (NRI) was held on November 6, 2010 at Vassar College. Vassar professors played a large role in completing this revision, authoring or coauthoring, three out of 9 chapters. The Vassar College Environmental Research Institute provided monetary support for the symposium which included presentations by each of the chapter authors, followed by panel discussions on potential applications of the NRI in local decision-making processes. The keynote address was given by an emeritus professor of the college who had long been active in local planning issues. Attendees of the conference included members of the county government (including the commissioner of planning), representatives of local town boards, planning boards, and environmental review boards, and interested citizens.
The Dutchess County NRI can be found at
http://www.co.dutchess.ny.us/countygov/departments/planning/16138.htm
2. Annual Meeting of the Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges and Universities (November 13-14, 2009)
Vassar College professors were instrumental in helping to create the Environmental Consortium, and in November of 2009 Vassar hosted the annual conference entitled "Teaching and Learning in the Hudson Valley: Building Capacity for Place-Based Education." The conference featured keynote speakers, roundtable sessions, workshops, and student poster sessions. Attendees included faculty and students from member institutions of the Environmental Consortium.
3. 3rd Annual Student Summit of the Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges and Universities (April 25, 2008)
This conference was entitled "Engaging the Unengaged: Spreading the Green Message Beyond the Choir" and included a keynote address environmental communications master class. Attendees included students from member institutions of the Environmental Consortium.
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The website URL where information about the event(s) are available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Announcement of the ECHRVCU conference can be found at:
http://www.environmentalconsortium.org/news/archive.html
A summary of the Student Summit can be found at:
http://www.environmentalconsortium.org/news/archive.html
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