The University in the Anthropocene: The Role of Universities in Response to Climate Crisis
Conference Agenda
8:30am-9:00am | Breakfast and Registration
9:00am-10:30am | Keynote Address: Bryan Alexander, Author of Universities on Fire
Introduction: Kevin Lambert, Liberal Studies
Responses to the Keynote: Nicole Seymour, English Department and Anna Schiebeck, CSUF Student, Environmental Justice Club
Q&A moderated by Kevin Lambert, Liberal Studies
10:30am-10:45am | Coffee and Networking
10:45am-12:15pm | Echoes of the Earth: Indigenous Perspectives on Climate Change, Native Lands & the University
Mia Calles, CSUF Student, Nahua Pueblo Indigena
Sean Garcia, CSUF Student, Reconnecting Native
Bree Nesdale, CSUF Student, Lakota Sioux Nation
Kenya Perezgil, CSUF Student, Reconnecting Native
Carl Wendt, Associate Dean, CSUF College of Humanities & Social Science
12:15pm-1:00pm | Lunch
Conference Program PDF
1:00pm-2:30pm | Walking Tour of CSUF
April Bullock, Liberal Studies
Elissa Thomas, Director of Sustainability and Transportation Demand Management, University Services
Stephanie Del Rosario, Sustainability Analyst, University Services
2:30pm-3:00pm | Adaptation and Resilience: Public Higher Education in Today’s Climate Crisis
Tamara Wallace, Senior Manager of Energy, Sustainability, & Transportation Unit, CSU Office of the Chancellor
3:00pm-4:00pm | Roundtable: Is CSUF on Fire?
Elaine Lewinnek, American Studies
Chris Gibson, Sociology
Mojgan Sami, Public Health
4:00pm-5:00pm | Exhibition Opening: Art in the Anthropocene*
Jawad Ali, Liberal Studies
*This concluding event will be in the Liberal Studies common room to allow us to share food & drinks
