GVSU CCESS AGENDA, OCTOBER 17 & 18, 2023

DAY 1: Tuesday, 17 October: Face-to-Face Only

GVSU HAGER-LUBBERS HALL & LOOSEMORE AUDITORIUM, DEVOS CENTER, 401 WEST FULTON STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MI

3 :00- 4:00 PM Climate Expo and conversations in Hager-Lubbers Hall, DeVos Center

4:00 – 4:50 PM

  • Announcements by Elena Lioubimtseva, CCESS2023 Planning Committee Chair

  • Welcome by Jennifer Drake, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

  • Remarks by Fatma Mili, Provost, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

  • Presentation "Education for Climate Justice" by Deirdre Nieves, Director of Climate Solutions and Justice, WMEAC, introduced by Elena Lioubimtseva

  • Presentation “Connecting Education to Climate Action in Michigan” by Denise Keele, Executive Director, MICAN, introduced by Christine Rener, Vice Provost Instructional Development & Innovation.

Short Break

5:00 – 6:10 PM

  • Keynote presentation “What is the future of higher education in the age of climate crisis?” by Bryan Alexander, Georgetown University Senior Fellow, Future of Higher Education Observatory Creator, introduced by Provost Fatma Mili

  • Q&A with Deirdre Nieves, Denise Keele, and Bryan Alexander • Universities on Fire: Higher Education in the Age of Climate Crisis book signing opportunity.

6:10 - 7 PM Reception: Mediterranean Mezze buffet (vegan) and dessert (vegetarian)

7:00 - 8:00 PM

  • Interactive discussion with Stephanie Baiyasi-Kozicki and Zigmond Kozicki, the Great Lakes Environmental Festival, sharing about the power of media in climate action.

  • Preview of documentaries Great Lakes: One Water for Life (2022), Drought and Deluge (2023), and How to Communicate About Climate Change (2023).

DAY 2: Wednesday, 18 October: Virtual Only

LINKS ARE POSTED ON THE CCESS2023 WEBPAGE

10:00 - 10:40 AM Racial Capitalism, Climate Change, COVID-19, and Public Health: A Conversation with Dr. Whitney L. Pirtle and John Biewen, moderated by Brian Deyo, GVSU English Department.

11:00 AM - 12:40 PM CCESN Community Presentations, moderated by Elena Lioubimtseva, GVSU Geography and Sustainable Planning Department.

  • 11:00 – 11 :15 David Crookall, Université Internationale de la Mer. Université Côte d'Azur: "The Trilogy of Ocean, Climate, and Coast: The Urgency and Exigency of Literacy".

  • 11:20 - 11:35 Christine Malmsten, GVSU Libraries: "Cohousing for Climate Resiliency".

  • 11:40- 11:55 Peter Boogaart and David Fraker, Citizens Climate Lobby: "CCL - Our Story".

  • 12:00 - 12:15 Dave Chapman, American Meteorological Society, Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education: "Ice, Climate, and K-12 Education".

  • 12:20 - 12:35 Dee Jones, Jump Ahead L3C: "How Esports Can Help to Address Climate Change".

  • 12:40 - 12:55 Marshall Kilgore, West Michigan Environmental Action Council, "Combatting Eco-Anxiety in Communities of Color".

Lunch Break

2:00- 2:55 PM Collaboration Toward Climate Action on Michigan Campuses - Panel discussion with Steven Bertman, Western Michigan University, Jessica Ostrow Michel, University of Michigan, Jessica Thompson, Northern Michigan University, Denise Keele, Michigan Climate Action Network, Thomas Wassmer, Siena Heights University, Stephanie Baiyasi, Saginaw Valley State University, Zigmond Kozicki, University of Detroit Mercy, and Elena Lioubimtseva, GVSU, moderated by Steven Bertman.

3:00- 3:55 PM Documentary streaming Great Lakes: One Water for Life (2022) by Zigmond Kozicki and Stephanie Baiyasi, Great Lakes Environmental Festival.

4:00 - 4:55 PM Documentary streaming Climate Sisu, vers.2 (2023) by K. Davis, E. Lioubimtseva, and L. Anderson.