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Welcome to Fall 2008 Start-Up August 15, 2008

Welcome to Fall 2008 Start-Up August 15, 2008. AGENDA. 8 a.m. Breakfast 8:30 a.m. Welcome 8:35 a.m. Introductions 9 a.m. United Way Presentation 9:30 a.m. President Amann’s College Update

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Welcome to Fall 2008 Start-Up August 15, 2008

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  1. Welcome to Fall 2008 Start-UpAugust 15, 2008

  2. AGENDA 8 a.m. Breakfast 8:30 a.m. Welcome 8:35 a.m. Introductions 9 a.m. United Way Presentation 9:30 a.m. President Amann’s College Update 10 a.m. “Creating a Better and More Sustainable Future: Opportunities and Resources for You” by Dr. Debra Rowe, professor of Sustainable Energies and Behavioral Sciences at Oakland Community College, and president of the U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development 12 p.m. Adjourned

  3. Activities Planned This Year

  4. Dr. Debra Rowe – Start-Up "Creating a Better and More Sustainable Future: Opportunities and Resources for You"

  5. Dr. Debra Rowe • Debra Rowe received her Ph.D. in Business from the School of Business Administration at the University of Michigan in 1991. She received her M.A. in Psychology and her M.B.A. in Business from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1989 and 1988. Debra's Bachelor's degree is from Yale University in 1977. • Debra Rowe, Ph.D. is working with higher education associations and K-12 associations on the integration of the sustainability paradigm into all levels of formal education. Dr. Rowe is also working on a national public communication campaign about sustainability. • Debra has been professor of renewable energies and energy management for over 20 years at Oakland Community College. She won the State and Regional Professional Development Award from the Association of Energy Engineers for the curricula of the Environmental Systems Technology program. She also created and teaches energy management and renewable energies in an online format. She created an Energy Awareness Center at the college and hosted many conferences and customized trainings on energy and sustainable design practices. • As a consultant to a national consortium of community colleges entitled PETE (the Partnership for Environmental Technology Education), Dr. Rowe created a model energy management degree design for community colleges, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. Dr. Rowe is the energy and sustainability consultant to the National Science Foundation funded National Science Database Library. • Debra was Interim Dean of Applied and Engineering Technologies at Oakland Community College in 2002-2003. Before coming to OCC to teach, Dr. Rowe owned a renewable energy and energy management company, conducting energy audits and designing/installing energy efficiency and renewable energy systems. She is on the education division board of the American Solar Energy Society.

  6. Start-Up Social A sustainable, low-impact party featuring • locally grown and raised foods, • an unplugged atmosphere, • nature walk, • information about beekeeping, • volleyball, and • educational opportunities. Help us launch our Green Year at CCC.

  7. Food and Film Festival September 16 – Into the Wild February 17 - A Civil Action October 21 - March of the Penguins November 18 - China Town Movies to be held on the 3rd Tuesday of Sept-Nov, Feb-April $10.00 includes pre-movie social and “dinner,” movie snacks and ticket. 6-6:45 social and dinner hour, 7:00 screen film Co-sponsored by TiGER Foundation March 24 – Gorillas in the Mist April 21 - Ferngully

  8. APC Presents: Mission: WolfWednesday, October 15, 200812:00 pm, Triangle Lounge This event is open to CCC students and employees only.

  9. Speaker Series • Dr. Debra Rowe – Fall Start-Up 2008 • Drew Monthie – How-to Education: Being Green in Your Life • John Deans – Greenpeace Student Activator • Marion Brown – A Sustainability Success Story: Ithaca College • Dr. David Orr – Walter R. Smith Visiting Scholar Series: Oberlin College Sustainability Expert. April 2009

  10. Campus Ministries Programming Events at held at 12:45 pm at CCC Spencer Hill Campus and 7:15 pm at CCC Academic & Workforce Development Center Co-Sponsors: CCC Campus Ministry (CM), Academic & Workforce Development Center, Communications/Humanities Division & Social Science/Social Services Division, Corning Vicinity Faith Communities(CVFC), Elmira Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends(Quakers), Peaceful Gatherings, Pax Christi Upstate New York & Southern Tier Interfaith Council(STIC) “Gandhi & Nonviolence: How a Hindu Soul Sustains Life” Suresh Gulati, Ph.D. Thursday, October 2, 2008 “Sustaining Hope: Practices of a Lost Boy of Sudan” Gabriel Bol Deng Thursday, December 4, 2008. An International Human Rights Week Presentation. “Poetry, Songs & Silence for the Earth” Edward Dougherty, Poet, & Maryalice Little, Harpist Thursday, November 6, 2008

  11. COOL KIDS Saturday, September 20, 2008 10 – 11 a.m., Main Dining Room Featuring: The Raptor Project Saturday, April 18, 2009 Time: TBD, Gymnasium Featuring: ECO fest, vendors, e-cycling and more!

  12. Infusion of Sustainability into the Culture of CCC JOIN AASHE.org • Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education • All students, staff and faculty can be members – simply create new login with your CCC email address

  13. Division Projects • MPTE • Great Green Race to Save the Planet: Middle School student build and test aerodynamic car models. • Communications/Humanities • Green Juried Art Show: state-wide multimedia art show with the theme of sustainability, prizes given • All Divisions: Student Sustainable Research Fair • Features projects from 2008-2009 dealing with sustainability issues (art, drama, history, science, criminal justice, etc)

  14. Civic Engagement • Infused within Courses • INDI 1000: Service Learning – featuring projects involving sustainability issues with our partners

  15. STUDENT LIFE GIVE AWAYS Featuring healthy snacks CORNfest: Tuesday, September 2nd HALLOWEEN: Friday, October 31st HOLIDAY: Monday, December 8th VALENTINE’S: Friday, February 13th ST. PATTY’S DAY: Tuesday, March 17th EARTH DAY: Wednesday, April 22nd beginning at 7:30 am in the Commons Building and Student Life

  16. Earth Week Activities 2008 Triangle Lounge

  17. The Center for Professional Development presents : 32-day Commitment: Making a commitment to a sustainable change in your life Thurs. September 18, 12:30-2:00pm(kick off) & Mon. Oct. 20 from 12:00-1:00pm (reflection) GIFTS: Fast paced group activity to share sustainability ideas Thurs. Feb. 12, 12:30-2:00pm Bring Your Own Lunch series: Gatherings in CPD discussing journal articles, books, media clips concerning sustainability Wednesdays (12-1pm) and Thursdays (12:30-1:30) in Fall and Spring 4-corners: New and veteran faculty share sustainable curriculum ideas Thurs. October 2 from 3:30-5:00pm

  18. CCC’S GREEN YEAR Focus the Nation Earth Week 2009 Sustainable Health Fair Food and Film Series Sustainability Forums – Food, Water and Waste Support Provided by: TiGER Grant, Tripp Foundation Grant, CCC Development Foundation, Dr. Amann, Dean Andrea Rubin Speaker Series Graduation Commitment Campus Ecology Events - NWF Local Food Fair Start-Up

  19. Dr. Amann Jan Amann Dean Andrea Rubin Green Campus Task Force Deb Stayer Kelly Mary Lee Welch Woody Knowles Nancy Agan Jayne Peaslee Student Government Division Chairs Physical Plant and YOU – for making this a significantly sustainable year Thank You! “The cumulative actions of the society are really the result of all the individual actions of its members.” Bob Furstenberg

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