Building Partnerships: Education & Community as a Path to Urban Sustainability

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Building Partnerships: Education & Community as a Path to Urban Sustainability

By Newark Environmental Sustainability Institute (NESI), Rutgers-Newark, and PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies, Montclair State University

Date and time

October 20, 2016 · 8am - October 21, 2016 · 5pm EDT

Location

Rutgers University - Newark Robeson Campus Center

350 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Newark, NJ 07102

Description

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

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.


For questions, concerns, or more information please contact:

Deborah Greenwood, PhD
Director, Newark Environmental Sustainability Institute (NESI)
Rutgers University–Newark
Ph: 973-353-2738
deborah.greenwood@rutgers.edu




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