Sustainability at Ithaca College

Curriculum and Research

Past Events

Past Sustainability Presentations

All campus sustainability events are free and open to the Ithaca College campus community and are generally advertised to the Ithaca community as well as an educational outreach effort.

2006

City Series Film Screening: “An Inconvenient Truth” and Academic Forum
Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival and 7th Art Partnership
June 30, 2006

Sustainability Film Screening: "The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil”
Co-hosted by TCLocal
June 22, 2006

Sustainability Curriculum Development Workshop: “Teaching Sustainability”
Ithaca College/Ecovillage at Ithaca Partnership Team
May 30, 2006

Sustainability Curriculum Development Workshop: “Teaching Sustainability across the Curriculum”
(Summer Faculty Institute ½-day session)
Jason Hamilton and Susan Swensen
May 25, 2006

Spring Faculty Conference presentation: An Assessment of Knowledge Regarding Colorectal Cancer (CRC) and Perceived Benefits and Barriers to Screening for CRC among College/University Employees
Srijana Bajracharya, Associate Professor of Health Promotion and Physical Education
May 9, 2006

Spring Faculty Conference presentation: “Local Environmental History, A Sense of Place, and Ecological Citizenship”
Michael Smith, Assistant Professor History
May 9, 2006

Sustainability Cafe: Wind Power
Dr. Bill Makofske, Ramapo College of New Jersey
April 27, 2006

Webcast: Renewable Energy: Saving and Making Money for your Institution"
National Association of College and University Business Officials
April 25, 2006

Earth Week Field Trip: Museum of the Earth
Sponsored by Ithaca College Environmental Society
April 22, 2006

Earth Week Picnic at Six Mile Creek Wildflower Preserve
Sponsored by Ithaca College Environmental Society
April 21, 2006

CNS Sustainability Group Earth Day Reception and Activity Showcase
CNS Sustainability Group
April 21, 2006

Earth Week Earth Fest 2006
Sponsored by Ithaca College Environmental Society
April 21, 2006

Earth Week Teach-In: “Hemp”
Sponsored by Ithaca College Environmental Society
April 20, 2006

Sustainability Presentation: Local Environmental History
Students in “History of American Environmental Thought”
April 19, 2006

Earth Week Film Screening: “The Future of Food”
Sponsored by Ithaca College Environmental Society
April 19, 2006

Earth Week Vegetarian Teach-In 2: “The Second Course”
Sponsored by Ithaca College Environmental Society
April 19, 2006

Earth Week Open Mic Night
Sponsored by Ithaca College Environmental Society
April 18, 2006

Sustainability Presentation: "Three Feet of Water: Global Warming and What to Do About It”
Mark Hertsgaard, Author of "Earth Odyssey"
April 17, 2006

Sustainability Café: “A Conversation with Mark Hertsgaard”
Mark Hertsgaard, Author of "Earth Odyssey"
April 17, 2006

ICES Presentation: “Better Paper Choices” - NRDC Paper Campaign
Natural Resources Defense Council
April 10, 2006

Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival
Sponsored by the Division of Interdisciplinary and International Studies
March 30 – April 6, 2006

CNS Sustainability Group Seminar: “Harvesting Solar Energy for Electricity and Heating Electricity Farming: How to Grow Your Own”
Gay Canough, ETM Solar Works
March 30, 2006

Teach-in: Natural and Sustainable Landscaping Practices at Ithaca College
March 23, 2006

Mug to Mug: Erasing Borders Through Conversation
Sponsored by Office of Multicultural Affairs – Various Faculty Presenters
March 16, 2006

Mug to Mug: Erasing Borders Through Conversation
Sponsored by Office of Multicultural Affairs – Various Faculty Presenters
March 16, 2006

Sustainability Event: 1st Annual Give A Damn Fair
Ithaca College Progressive Alliance
March 1, 2006

Sustainability Webcast: “Finding the Competitive Edge: The Financial Benefits of Creating a Sustainable Campus”
Hunter Lovins, Co-Author of "Natural Capitalism”
February 28, 2006

Sustainability Focus Group
Facilitated by Environmental Studies Capstone Class
February 27, 2006

Sustainability Presentation: Community-Owned Wind Projects
Sponsored by Tompkins Renewable Energy Education Alliance (TREEA)
February 22, 2006

Environmental Film Screening: “Affluenza”
Sponsored by IC Environmental Society (ICES), IC Students for Fair Trade (ICFT), Students for a Just Peace (SJP), and the Resource Environmental Management Program (REMP)
February 21, 2006

CNS Sustainability Group Seminar: “Green Building: Issues and Strategies”
Brent Katzmann, Ithaca Green Building Alliance
February 16, 2006

School of Business Sustainability Presentation: “Marketing's Footprint: Communicating with a Conscience”
Jim Armstrong, Founder and Creative Director of Good for Business
February 15, 2006

Ithacan First Tuesdays Presentation: “Environmental Literacy in Malaysia”
Professor Mohammad Zin Nordin, Dean of the School of Communication at Universiti Sains (University Science) Malaysia
February 7, 2006

Culinary Showcase Sustainability Presentation: “Sustainability and IC Dining”
Jeff Scott, General Manager of IC Dining Services
January 25, 2006

Culinary Showcase Sustainability Presentation: “Fair Trade Coffee”
Rick Peyser, Director of Social Advocacy & Public Relations for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
January 25, 2006

2005

Sustainability Presentation: “Local Environmental History”
Michael Smith and Students in Environmental History
December 7, 2005

Sustainability Film Screening: “WAL MART: The High Cost of Low Price”
Co-hosted by Students for a Just Peace, IC Students for Fair Trade, Living Wage Coalition
November 14, 2005

CNS Sustainability Group Seminar: "Practice and Reality of Renewable Energy in Ithaca and Beyond"
Art Weaver, Renovus
November 10, 2005

Faculty Colloquium: "The Beginning and End of Science: Evolution and Intelligent Design in the Classroom"
Susan Swenson, Biology
November 10, 2005

Sustainable Tompkins Master Class: “Media Construction of Environmental Issues”
Chris Sperry from Project LookSharp and Dan Flerlage from Lehman Alternative Community School
November 9, 2005

Sustainability Cafe: "Seeing Things Whole: Toxics in the Ground and Other Lessons from History"
John Finn, Licensed Professional Engineer with the RETEC Group
November 8, 2005

CNS Sustainability Group Seminar: “The Ecological and Ethical Sustainability of Local Food Systems: Ten Good Reasons to Eat Local”
John Ikerd, Author of “Sustainable Capitalism: A Matter of Common Sense”
October 27, 2005

Campus Sustainability Day Presentation: “The Economy and Ecology of Sustainability”
John Ikerd, Author of “Sustainable Capitalism: A Matter of Common Sense”
October 26, 2005

Campus Sustainability Day Webcast: “A [Recycled, Of Course] Six-Pack of Sustainability Lessons from the Past Year in Higher Education”
Society of College and University Planning (SCUP) - Various Presenters
October 26, 2005

Campus Sustainability Day Café: “Sustainability in Campus Dining Services”
Jeff Scott
October 26, 2005

Campus Sustainability Day Presentation: “What is Sustainability and What Does It Mean to Me?”
Jason Hamilton
October 26, 2005

Campus Sustainability Day III
October 26, 2005

Faculty Colloquium: "Understanding Hurricane Katrina with an Ecologist and an Environmental Historian"
Jason Hamilton and Michael Smith
September 22, 2005

Sustainability Café: “Earth Café 2050”
Michael Smith and Students from the Ithaca College Environmental Society
September 20, 2005

Career Services Presentation: “Arcology and Paolo Soleri’s Arcosanti Community”
Staff from Arcosanti
September 9, 2005

“Take It or Leave It” Collection Period
Ithaca College Environmental Society and Department of Physical Plant Facilities Services
May 2 – 8, 2005

Earth Week Earth Festival
Sponsored by Ithaca College Environmental Society
April 22, 2005

Earth Week Open Mic Night
Sponsored by Ithaca College Environmental Society
April 21, 2005

Earth Week Lecture: “What Does Sustainability Have to Do With Me?”
Jason Hamilton
April 21, 2005

Sustainability Presentation: “A Decade of Respect and Innovation”
Stephen Cochran and Dan Roth, US Partnership for the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
April 20, 2005

Earth Week Teach-in: “Hemp”
Sponsored by Ithaca College Environmental Society and Students for Sustainability
April 20, 2005

Earth Week Teach-in: “Organic Gardening and Composting”
Sponsored by Ithaca College Environmental Society and Students for Sustainability
April 19, 2005

Sustainability Webcast: “Sustainability in the Curriculum: Theory to Practice”
Society of College and University Planning (SCUP)
April 20, 2005

Earth Week Environmental Film Screening: “Blue Vinyl”
Sponsored by Ithaca College Environmental Society and Students for Sustainability
April 18, 2005

Earth Week Activity: Hiking and Trail Work at Mulholland Wildflower Preserve
Sponsored by Ithaca College Environmental Society and Students for Sustainability
April 17, 2005

CNS Sustainability Group Seminar: “Personal Sustainability: Lessons from EcoVillage Residents”
Elan Shapiro and Greg Pitts
April 14, 2005

James J. Whalen Academic Symposium – Sustainability Track
Various Student Presenters and Faculty Sponsors
April 6, 2005

C. P. Snow Lecture: "Garbology: The Archaeology of Us"
William Rathje, Author of Rubbish: The Archaeology of Garbage
March 29, 2005

Gerontology Institute Speaker Series: “Design and Environment: Living Long, Living Well”
Rosemary Bakker, Research Associate, Gerontologic Design in Medicine, Weill Medical College
March 15, 2005

CNS Sustainability Group Seminar: “Why Sustainability?”
Jason Hamilton, Biology
March, 2005

School of Business Sustainability Speaker: “Socially Responsible Investing: the Right Strategy for the Times”
Nikki Daruwala (’88), Calvert Group
February 17, 2005

Student Sustainability Summit Plenary Presentation: “Sustainability and Higher Education”
Jason Hamilton, Biology Department
February, 2005

Sustainability Café: “The 'S' Word: Is Sustainability a Dirty Word?”
Michael Smith
February 10, 2005

Sustainability Film Screening: “Blue Vinyl”
Campus Hosting of Opening Event of the 2005 Green Building Series
January 11, 2005

2004

2003

Student Activism Workshop
Students for a Just Peace, IC Environmental Society, Student Government Association, et al
December 6, 2003

Sustainability Presentation: “Ecology and Politics: The Election of 2004”
David Orr, Author of “The Nature of Design”, “Earth in Mind,” and “Ecological Literacy”
November 6, 2003

Engaging Democracy Series: "The Rope That Frays at Both Ends: Environmental Threats to Pregnant Women, Infants, and the Elderly"
Sandra Steingraber, Author of “Living Downstream”
September 18, 2003

Engaging Democracy Series: “Activism, Democracy, and the Role of the University in Troubled Times”
Ed Quevedo, Environmental Lawyer
September 17, 2003

Sustainability Presentation: “Why Higher Education Curriculum Should Teach Sustainability and How Best to Do It”
Ed Quevedo, WSP Environmental North America
September 17, 2003

Sustainability Presentation: “Fast Cars, Forward Thinking: Sustainable Management at BMW”
Ed Quevedo, WSP Environmental North America
September 17, 2003

Engaging Democracy Series: “Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in a Cynical Time”
Paul Loeb, Author of “Soul of a Citizen”
September 15, 2003

Biology Seminar: “Breast Milk: Biological Realities, Cultural Taboos, and Political Controversies”
Sandra Steingraber, Author of “Living Downstream”
September 4, 2003

Outdoor Adventure Program (Overnight Campout in Hector State Forest)
Staff of the Office of First Year Programs and Faculty, Staff and Student Volunteers
August 21-23, 2003

Sustainability Presentation: “High Performance Green Building: What is Possible for Ithaca College?”
Kurt Teichert, Brown University Environmental Coordinator
April 10, 2003

Sustainability Presentation: “Sustainability Education and Action on the College Campus: The Penn State Example”
Dr. Barbara Anderson
April 4, 2003

C.P. Snow Lecture: "Consciousness and Animal Rights"
Steven M. Wise, Former President of the Animal Legal Defense Fund
March 27, 2003

James J. Whalen Academic Symposium
Various Student Presenters and Faculty Sponsors, including Biology and Environmental Studies
March 27, 2003

Sustainability Presentation: “Living Downstream Revisited: Environmental Health in Latin America”
Sandra Steingraber, Author of “Living Downstream”
March 25, 2003

Faculty Development Colloquium: “The Ithaca College - EcoVillage Partnership: Fostering Sustainability Through Teaching”
Panel: Susan Allen-Gil, Tom Shevory, Garry Thomas, Liz Walker, Elan Shapiro
February 20, 2003

2002

“Green Building"
Andrew Gil and Paul Levesque, HOLT Architects
November 21, 2002

“Corporate Responsibility and the Public Interest”
Eliot Spitzer, New York State Attorney General
October 10, 2002

“Earth Week Presentation: "An Evening With Ralph Nader"
Ralph Nader, Former Green Party Presidential Candidate
April 21, 2002

C.P. Snow Lecture Series: “The Joy of Caring: Exploring New Pathways in Healing and Medicine”
Dr. Patch Adams
March 21, 2002

2000

Ithaca Forum: “Genetically Modified Foods: A Meeting of the Minds”
Televised panel discussion, sponsored by Roy H. Park School of Communication faculty
October 28, 2000

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