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President's Sustainability Symposium

March 30th – April 1st | Sustainability Symposium Agenda

Join us for a first-hand look at sustainability’s cutting edge.

Wednesday, March 30 Location
7:00pm Keynote Address
Bill McKibben
Memorial Gym
8:00pm Book Signing
Bill McKibben
Memorial Gym
Thursday, March 31
8:00am Pick Up Conference Materials & Nametag Commons, 1st Floor
9:00am Welcome Plenary Session
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY
President Duane Nellis, University of Idaho
Dr. James Eflin, Ball State University
Dr. Paul Rowland, AASHE
Avista Representative
Boeing Representative
Hartung Theater
10:40am Concurrent Tracks - Session 1 University Commons
  SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Toward Zero Energy @ UI
Frank Jacobus, UI Architecture
Aurora Room, 4th Floor
  MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN ON CAMPUS
The Role of the Student in Generating Change
Nathan Jones, The NICE
Clearwater Room, 1st Floor
  ECOLOGICAL PLANNING FOR COMMUNITY
Track Introduction by Mayor Nancy Chaney, City of Moscow
Sustainable, Affordable Housing
Rhea Miller, Lopez Community Land Trust
Horizon Room, 4th Floor
  HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND FOOD SYSTEMS 
Healthy Active Lifestyles
Emma Grindley and Helen Brown, UI HPERD
Whitewater Room, 1st Floor
  CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP 
Creating New Value through Sustainability Initiatives
John Lawrence, UI Department of Business
Crest Room, 4th Floor
11:20pm Concurrent Tracks - Session 2  University Commons  
  SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
A Decade of Energy Savings
Kevin van den Wymelenberg, UI IDL Boise
Aurora Room, 4th Floor 
 
  MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN ON CAMPUS
Session 1 Continued
Clearwater Room, 1st Floor
  ECOLOGICAL PLANNING FOR COMMUNITY
Session 1 Continued
Horizon Room, 4th Floor
  HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND FOOD SYSTEMS
Obesity by Planning
Garrett Lumens, UI Architecture Student
Whitewater Room, 1st Floor
  CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP
Session 1 Continued
Crest Room, 4th Floor
12:00pm Local Foods Lunch – Soup Kitchen
During lunch, attendees are welcome to view sustainability displays in the Wellspring room adjacent to the soup kitchen. Displays will include posters showcasing student-led sustainability projects and a demonstration of the UI/Moscow Community Interactive Green Map highlighting green features, created by Bruce Godfrey.
UI Commons, 1st Floor
1:30pm Concurrent Tracks - Session 3 University Commons
  SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Sustainable Sites Initiative
Jonathan Mueller, FASLA and President of ASLA
Don Brigham, FALSA
Jeff Stiltz, UI Landscape Architecture Student
Aurora Room, 4th Floor
  MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN ON CAMPUS
Building Effective Leadership Teams
Chelsea Thaw, The NICE
Clearwater Room, 1st Floor
  ECOLOGICAL PLANNING FOR COMMUNITY
Sambinha Architecture: Lessons for Sustainable Planning
Andy Carman, UI Architecture Grad Student 
Horizon Room, 4th Floor
  HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND FOOD SYSTEMS
Community Co-ops
Chris Norden, Lewis-Clark State College Humanities
Gary Macfarlane, Friends of the Clearwater
Whitewater Room, 1st Floor
  CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP
Building the Business Case for Change: Show me the Money!
Scott Metlen and Tracie Lee, UI Department of Business
Crest Room, 4th Floor
2:10pm Concurrent Tracks - Session 4 UI Commons
  SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 
Local Materials
Erik Keller, UI Architecture Student
Aurora Room, 4th Floor
  MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN ON CAMPUS
Session 3 Continued
Clearwater Room, 1st Floor
  ECOLOGICAL PLANNING FOR COMMUNITY 
Advances in Constructed Wetlands
Gary Austin, UI Landscape Architecture
Horizon Room, 4th Floor
  HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND FOOD SYSTEMS 
Creating a Food Revolution
Gail Feenstra, UC Davis
Colette DePhelps, Food Systems Consultant
Cinda Williams, UI Extension
Jeannie Matheison, UI Sustainability Center
Whitewater Room, 1st Floor
  CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP 
Session 3 Continued
Crest Room, 4th Floor
2:50pm Concurrent Tracks - Session 5  
  SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Environmental Art for Environmental Change
Elizabeth Graff, UI Landscape Architecture
Aurora Room, 4th Floor
  MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN ON CAMPUS
Planning Collaborative Campaigns
Jeremy Blanchard, The NICE
Clearwater Room, 1st Floor
  ECOLOGICAL PLANNING FOR COMMUNITY
Skip Recycling, Go Paperless
Brian Mahoney & Michelle Meredith, UI Student Recreation Center
Horizon Room, 4th Floor
  HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND FOOD SYSTEMS
Session 4 Continued
Whitewater Room, 1st Floor
  CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP
Sustainability at Colleges and Universities in the Inland Northwest
Facilitated by Darin Saul and Andy Carman, UI Sustainability Center
Crest Room, 4th Floor
3:30PM Concurrent Tracks - Session 6  
  SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Energy Conservation & Human Health
Phillip Mead, UI Architecture
Aurora Room, 4th Floor
  MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN ON CAMPUS
Session 5 Continued
Clearwater Room, 1st Floor
  ECOLOGICAL PLANNING FOR COMMUNITY 
Beyond the Narrow Frame
Daniel Hansson, UI Plant, Soil & Entomological Sciences
Horizon Room, 4th Floor
  HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND FOOD SYSTEMS
Session 4 Continued
Whitewater Room, 1st Floor
  CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP 
Regional Sustainability Organizers Meeting
Facilitated by Darin Saul and Andy Carman, UI Sustainability Center
Crest Room, 4th Floor
4:10PM Concurrent Tracks - Session 7  
  SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Creating a Socially Sustainable Campus Community
Xiao Hu, UI Architecture
Aurora Room, 4th Floor
  MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN ON CAMPUS 
Session 5 Continued
Clearwater Room, 1st Floor
  ECOLOGICAL PLANNING FOR COMMUNITY
Natural Water Treatment
Sherry McKibben, UI Architecture
Morgan Brown, President of Whole Water Systems
Horizon Room, 4th Floor
  HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND FOOD SYSTEMS
Session 4 Continued
Whitewater Room, 1st Floor
  CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP
Session 6 Continued
Crest Room, 4th Floor
5:30pm Film – Canyonlands: Edward Abbey and the UI Student Union Building, Great American Desert UI Student Union Building, Borah Theater
6:30pm A Conversation with the Creators of Canyonlands 
Roderick Coover, Director
Lance Newman, Co-Producer
Borah Theater
Friday, April 1
7:30am Breakfast @ Bob’s Place Wallace Residence Hall
9:00am Campus & Community Tours
Jane’s Walk of Moscow
D Nels Reese, UI Architecture

UI Student Union Building Green Roof Tour
Mark Miller, UI Commons Associate Director of Operations

Wood-fired Boiler at the Central Heating Steam Plant
Mike Lyngholm, UI Steam Plant Manager

Paradise Creek Walk to Wetlands
Chris Dixon, UI Environmental Science

UI Dairy Tour: Got Milk?
Josh Peak, UI Dairy Manager

Learn Your Bioregion Tour - Start out in TLC 147 at 9 a.m.
Morgan Bessaw and Lisa Marshall, UI Bioregional Planning & Community Design Students
Meet @ Wallace
9:00am - 3:00pm Workshop – A New Sustainable Neighborhood for Town & Gown
Introduction by Mayor Nancy Chaney, City of Moscow
Randal Arendt, National Lands Trust
Wendy McClure, UI Architecture
Bill Belknap, City of Moscow
Nels Reese, University of Idaho
1912 Center