Actions Panel
Building Partnerships: Education & Community as a Path to Urban Sustainability
Date and time
Location
Rutgers University - Newark Robeson Campus Center
350 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Newark, NJ 07102Description
Join the Newark Environmental Sustainability Institute (NESI) at Rutgers University-Newark and the PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies at Montclair State University for an engaging two-day conference. Explore themes of environmental sustainability in the urban environment. Keynote speakers underline the power of community involvement, while interactive breakout sessions offer the perfect opportunity to learn from community and academic leaders to look toward solutions for the future. Please view preliminary program schedule.
BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS: EDUCATION & COMMUNITY AS A PATH TO URBAN SUSTAINABILITY
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Location: Rutgers University - Newark, NJ Robeson Campus Center Bergen Rooms 255-257
DAY ONE Thursday, October 20, 2016
LOCATION: Paul Robeson Campus Center, Rutgers-Newark, Bergen Room 255-257
Rutgers University cannot provide parking on October 20. Attendees must park in private lots/garages around the University – details to follow. Transportation will be provided to attendees to and from venues. All food, including happy hour and dinner, is complimentary.
REGISTRATION 8:00AM – 8:30AM
BREAKFAST 8:30AM – 9:00AM
WELCOME 9:00AM – 9:15AM
Dr. Nabil Adam, Distinguished Professor, and Vice Chancellor
For Research and Collaboration
Rutgers University – Newark
KEYNOTE ADDRESS 9:15AM – 9:55AM
BUILDING CENTERS & INSTITUTES
Dr. Kathleen Tierney, Director, Natural Hazards Center
University of Colorado, Boulder
Q&A session 9:55 AM-10:05AM
BREAKOUT SESSION
BUILDING CENTERS AND INSTITUTES
10:05AM-11:25AM
Rooms TBD
Breakout Session Leaders
Amy Tuininga, Ph.D., Director, PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies,
Montclair State University
Beth Ravit, Co-Director, Center for Urban Environmental
Sustainability (CUES), Assistant Research Professor, Environmental
Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences,
Rutgers, New Brunswick
Tobias Fox, Founding Director, Newark Science and Sustainability,
Newark, NJ
Timothy Raphael, Director, Center for Migration and the Global City,
Associate Professor, Arts, Culture and Media, Rutgers-Newark
Moderator: Dr. Kathleen Tierney
BREAK 11:25AM-11:40AM
Coffee and networking
KEYNOTE ADDRESS 11:40AM –12:20PM
DEVELOPING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
Akiima Price Consulting, Washington, DC
Q&A session 12:20PM-12:30PM
LUNCH 12:30PM-1:30PM
BREAKOUT SESSION
DEVELOPING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS 1:30PM-2:50PM
Rooms TBD
Breakout Session Leaders
Hannah Caswell, AeroFarms, Newark, NJ
Diane Hill, Ph.D., Office of University-Community Partnerships,
Rutgers-Newark
Winnie-Fred Hinds, Stepping Stones Resources, Newark, NJ
Bill Sheehan,Hackensack Riverkeeper, Hackensack, NJ
Moderator: Akiima Price
FIELD TRIP ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TOUR 2:50PM -5:30PM
Ironbound District, Newark
HAPPY HOUR INDIGO HOTEL ROOFTOP TERRACE 5:30PM – 7:00PM
DINNER IRONBOUND PORTUGUESE RESTAURANT 7:30PM – 9:30PM
DAY TWO Friday, October 21, 2016
Location: Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute (MERI), Lyndhurst, NJ
Rutgers University on campus paid parking will be open to attendees on October 21 on Deck 1 and Deck 2– details to follow. Transportation will be provided to and from venues.
Breakfast 8:30AM – 9:00AM
INTEGRATING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
9:00AM -9:40AM
Keynote Address
Dr. Anu Ramaswami, IGERT recipient
University of Minnesota
Q&A session 9:40AM-9:50AM
BREAKOUT SESSION 9:50AM –11:10AM
INTEGRATING RESEARCH & EDUCATION
Rooms TBD
Breakout Session Leaders
Ashwani Vasishth, Associate Professor, Sustainability Planning
Director, Center for Sustainability, Ramapo College of New Jersey
Pankaj Lal, Associate Professor, Earth,and Environmental Studies
Montclair State University
Karina Schäfer, Ecosystem Ecologist, Associate Professor,
Biological Sciences, Rutgers-Newark
Ashaki Rouff, Associate Professor, Earth, and Environmental Sciences
Rutgers-Newark
Moderator: Dr. Anu Ramaswami
KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION 11:10AM -12:10PM
Synthesis of what we have learned
BREAK 12:10PM-12:30PM
Coffee and Networking
ECO –CRUISES (includes travel time to boat launch destinations)
12:30 PM – 3:00PM
Hackensack Meadowlands
Eco-cruises depart at 1:00 PM and end at 3:00 PM. Lunch will be provided on boats. Transportation will be available to transport group back to Rutgers campus. Transportation will be provided to and from all venues.