Guest Speakers and Campus Conversations

The Office of Sustainability presents:

Dr. Shirley Laska from The University of New Orleans.

Fall 2011 and Spring 2012

Location	Date	Time	Speaker
Student Center, 2222	Feb. 22	4:00-5:00pm	Campus Converstaion: "Waste Less, Recycle More"
Lowder, 125A	Jan. 30	6:00-7:00pm	Speaker: Eban Goodstein: "Leadership, Careers, and Sustainability"
Student Center, 2222	Sept. 28	3:30-4:30pm	Campus Conversation: "I believe in Auburn and love it": Exploring what this looks like in action.
Student Center, 2223	Aug. 31	12:00-1:00pm	Campus Conversation: "Sustainability and YOU"

Scott Kubiszyn from Natures Tap - "Water Collection Systems".
Dr. Conner Bailey, Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Auburn University- "Faustian Bargians: Oil and Gulf Coast Communities ."
Mr. Kevin Smith, Associate Director of the Tyson Research Center at Washington University in St. Louis - "The Next Shade of Green: Building and Operating a Zero-Net-Energy "Living Building" .
Dr. Eve Brantley, Agronomy and Soils, Auburn University - "The Oil Spill and Raising Water Quality Awareness".

John T. Ackerman, Assistant Professor of National and International Security Studies, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB. "Climate Change, National Security, and the Quadrennial Defense Review: Avoiding the Perfect Storm."
Dr. Wayde Morse, Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University "Travel to Learn: Watershed Services in Cost Rica."
Dr. Art Chappelka, Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University and Dr. Gary Keever, Horticulture Dept., and Landscape Services, Auburn University "Landscape practices at Auburn and the campus tree inventory."
Professor Michael Hein, McWhorter School of Building Science "Lessons Cast in Pervious Concrete."

Dr. Carlos Morera Beita, National University of Costa Rica. "The Relationship Between Protected Areas, Local Development and Conservation in Costa Rica." James Lowery, "Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment."
Dr. Chris Newland, Dept. Psychology, Auburn University."Cleaning the Air Has Made Us Smarter, Less Likely to Kill Each Other, and May Improve Mental Health."
Mike Kensler, Water Resource Center, NRMDI, Auburn University."Cultivating Sustainable Communities: How to Ignite and Spread a Commitment to Sustainability."
Local food panel discussion: Producer Zach Randle of Randle Farms; Producer Gary Weil of Red Root; Chef David Bancroft of Amsterdam Café; John Hamme, Executive Chef, Ariccia, Auburn University Hotel and Conference Center; Dr. Michelle Worosz, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology.

Norbert Lechner, Professor Emeritus, College of Architecture, Design and Construction, "Building Sustainably."
Matt Williams, Program Manager and Lindy Biggs, Director of Office of Sustainability, "Sustainability and Auburn University."
Douglas Casson Coutts, Distinguished Visiting Faculty and Special Advisor on Child Hunger, UN World Food Program, "World Hunger and Sustainable Development."
Kirk Iversen, Auburn University, Dept. of Agronomy and Soils, "Sustainable Agriculture."

Adam Snyder, Conservation Alabama, "Conservation Lobbying in Alabama."
Jerrod Windham, Industrial Design, "Designing Sustainably."
Dr. Conner Bailey, Rural Sociology, "Rednecks, Radicals, and Cautious Souls: Multiple Voices of Alabama's Environmental Movement."
Dr. Gwyn Thomas, Polymer and Fiber Engineering, "Recycling Myths and Facts: Melting the Plastic Curtain."

Prof. Charlene LeBleu, Landscape Architecture Program, School of Architecture, "Low Impact Development."
Dr. Claire Crutchley, Department of Finance, "Sustainable Business."
Dr. Kevin Fielman, Department of Biological Sciences, "Green Genes."
Dr. Graeme Lockaby, Director AU Water Resources Center and Center for Forest Sustainability, "Healthy Forests = Clean Water."
Dr. Sushil Bhavnani , Department of Mechanical Engineering, "Solar Energy Projects at Auburn."