2011 CEDD Summer Program Conference

The Environmental Field Today and Tomorrow

June 21-23, 2011
Basin Harbor Club and Resort on Lake Champlain, VT
(45 minutes from Burlington)

***DRAFT Agenda***
The agenda is focused around the campus-based needs of individual CEDD members. All breakout
leaders will be asked to provide written reports for distribution.

Tuesday, June 21

morning Working meeting of CEDD-AIHEC Tribal College and Universities (TCU) Climate
Change Education steering committee

1:00 p.m. Pre-Meeting Workshop:

Climate Change Education – the Climate Adaptation and Mitigation E-Learning
(CAMEL) project

4:00 p.m. Orientation for new CEDD representatives and designees

5:00 p.m. Welcome Reception

6:30 p.m. Dinner

7:30 p.m. Networking and Discussion Continues

Film: Spirit of Place, Monty Hempel, University of Redlands
Film: Bloom - Issues related to phosphorus and control strategies for sources in the
Lake Champlain basin.

Wednesday, June 22

6:30 – 7:45 a.m. Bird walk – David Blockstein;

Fishing and Golf on your own

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Welcome and Group Introductions

Bill Sullivan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, CEDD President

9:00 –10:30 a.m. Opening Plenary: the Environmental Field Today

• Curriculum of Environmental Programs: report of Phase II comprehensive study – Shirley
Vincent NCSE
• Report from CEDD Strategic Planning process – Barry Benedict, UTEP
• National Academy of Sciences study: A new sustainability paradigm for EPA. Bernie
Goldtein, U. Pittsburgh, Chair
• CEDD Campus to Careers Environmental Alumni Study - Class of 2011 Results– David
Blockstein,. NCSE/CEDD
• Agriculture-Environment Education – Jay Bell, U. Minnesota
• NCSE/CEDD EnvironMentors Program – Tahlia Bear, Program Manager
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10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Breakout sessions on CEDD strategic areas
• Curriculum
• Diversity
• Partnerships
• Professional Development
• Research and Education
• Workforce

11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Lunch – Tables organized by Carnegie Classification of colleges and
universities

12:45 – 1:30 p.m. Get outside and take a short hike or boat ride

1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Plenary Session: The Environmental Field Tomorrow: Meeting the Major
Challenges faced by Environmental Programs
Opening Speaker: TBD
Group discussion

3:00 – 3:15 p.m. Break

3:15 – 4:30 p.m. Breakout sessions around key challenges identified by CEDD members
e.g. Connecting Curriculum to Student Needs and Hopes
Program Asssessment and Learning Outcomes
Surving a Change in University Leadership
Leadership Training
Enhancing Diversity

4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Break, hiking and networking time

5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Reception with representatives from Burlington area environmental and
sustainability organizations

6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Dinner at the lakeshore

Thursday, June 23:

6:15 – 7:30 a.m. Bird walk – David Blockstein

Fishing and Golf on your own

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast

CEDD Executive Committee Meeting

8:45 – 9:30 a.m. Plenary Discussion: Continued Discussion of the Environmental Field
Tomorrow

9:45 - 11:00 a.m. Breakout sessions

• NCSE 2012 National Conference: Environment and Security – Peter

Saundry, NCSE

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 • Professional Science Masters Programs – Carol Lynch, Council of Graduate
Schools, Jean Schaake, National Professional Science Masters Assn., U.
North Texas
• Institute of Professional Environmental Practice - Diana Kobus, Executive
Director

Plenary discussion:

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Closing Plenary Discussion: CEDD Next Steps
Discussion of CEDD’s future activities and opportunities; Bill Sullivan, University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign, CEDD President; Joyce Berry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CEDD-President-elect

12:00 p.m. Closing Lunch

1:00 p.m. Buses to University of Vermont for meeting of Association for Environmental
Sciences and Studies (AESS) meeting: Confronting Complexity http://aess.info
(AESS meeting continues through mid-day Sunday June 26; CEDD members encouraged to
attend)

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1101 17th Street, N.W. • Suite 250 • Washington, DC 20036
Voice 202-207-0005 • Fax 202-628-4311 • CEDD@NCSEonline.org • www.CEDD.org