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May12atDalhousieUniversity,COLLABORATIVEHEALTHEDUCATIONBUILDING(CHEB),5793UniversityAvenue
8:30am Coffee
9:00am Welcome(PeterMushkat,Dalhousie&DonJardine,NSCC)
9:10am WelcomebytheDirectors:CollegeofSustainability&EnvironmentalScience
9:20am WelcomebyStephenBocking,Co-Chair,CCUEN
9:30am EnvironmentandSustainabilityStudiesinPost-SecondaryEducation:Reflectionsonthepast,present,andfutureTarahWright,Dalhousie,EnvironmentalScience;MarjadeJongWestman,Capilano;TrishO’Connor,Fleming
10:30am NutritionBreak
10:45am SessionOne:SustainabilityLeadershipCertificateAndrewBergel,Dalhousie,CollegeofSustainability;AlexanderRipley,DalhousieSessionTwo:CommunicatingScienceMeganNourse,ManagingEditor,AlternativesJournal+;MeganLeslie,WWF;CharlotteArmstrong,Strategist:Science,Education,andCommunications,AlternativesJournal+;StephenBocking,Trent;DebraRoss,CollegeofSustainability,Dalhousie
12:00pm Lunch
01:15pm InterpretingInterdisciplinarity:theCaseofEnvironmentalStudiesIngridStefanovic,
01:45pm SessionOne:TeachingforStudentLearningAnn-MarieRyan;Dalhousie,CentreforLearningandTeachingSessionTwo:ClimateActionPlanningCatherineAbreu,EcologyActionCentre;MeinhardDoelle,Dalhousie,SchulichSchoolofLaw;KikiWood,CanadianYouthClimateCoalitionSessionThree:EnvironmentandtheCampusasaLivingLaboratory/GreeningtheCampusTarahWright;Dalhousie,EnvironmentalScience;RochelleOwen,DalhousieOfficeofSustainability;StephenBocking,Trent
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03:00pm NutritionBreak
03:15pm KeynoteSpeakerJulianKeniry,NationalWildlifeFederation
04:30pm CCUENAGM
06:00pm ReceptionatSteeleOceansScienceBuilding
07:00pm DinneratSherriffHall
May13atNSCC,WaterfrontCampus,80MawiomiPlace,Dartmouth
8:30am Coffee
9:00am WelcomebyDeanLucyKanaryandPaulLittle,Principal,WaterfrontCampus
9:10am WelcomebyLindaSkilton,Co-ChairCCUEN
9:20am STARSCertificationsDonJardine,NSCC;RochelleOwen,Dalhousie,OfficeofSustainability;JohnWood,TheKing’sUniversity
10:30am NutritionBreak
10:45am SessionOne:RenewableEnergy–NovaScotia’sImperativeAlainJoseph,NSCCSessionTwo:CoastlineMappingTechnologiesandtheirApplicationtoEnvironmentalProgrammingKateCollins,NSCC
12:00pm Lunch
01:15pm ECOUpdateMichaelKerford,ECO
02:00pm SpeakersForum/What’sHappening–Fillinginthegapswithbriefstatements/Q&AonspecifictopicsLindaSkilton&StephenBocking,Co-ChairsCCUEN
03:30pm Wrap-up&ClosingRemarks
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EnvironmentandSustainabilityStudiesinPost-SecondaryEducation:Reflectionsonthepast,present,andfutureTarahWright,Dalhousie,EnvironmentalScience
TarahWright,associateprofessorintheFacultyofScience,teachesclassesintheEnvironmentalSciencesprogram.Butdon’tthinkforaminutethat’sthebeginningandendofherresearchinterests.Dr.Wrightisalsocross-appointedinInternationalDevelopmentStudies(IDS),theSchoolofPlanning,theSchoolforResourceandEnvironmentalStudies,andtheCollegeofSustainability.Sucharangeofappointmentsandinterestsgoeshandinhandwithherviewthat“We’vefragmentedandsectoralizedourselvesandourthinkingontheenvironment,”andthatit’simportanttoadoptamoreholisticwayoflookingatsolvingenvironmentalproblems.Currently,Dr.Wrightisheadingapan-Canadianstudy“lookingatuniversityleaders’understandingsofsustainabilityandtheroleuniversitiescanplayinbuildingasustainablefuture.We’reinterviewingabout260peoplefromfourcohorts:universitypresidents,facilitiesmanagementdirectors,leadersofstudentunions,andleadersoffacultyassociations.
MarjadeJongWestman,Capilano
MarjadeJongWestman,instructorandcoordinatorintheFacultyofBiology.Marja’spassionforthenaturalworldisaninherentpartofhercharacter.AftergraduatingfromUBC,thispassionfoundahomefor10yearsinherworkattheVancouverAquarium.SheispresentlyaninstructorandthecoordinatoroftheDepartmentofBiologyatCapilanoUniversity.Outsidetheclassroom,Marjahasbeenactiveintheworldofenvironmentalstewardship,foundingtheNorthShore'smostrespectedenvironmentalstewardshipgroup,TheLighthouseParkPreservationSociety,andworkingastheConservationandEducationCommitteeChairfortheValdesIslandConservancy.Dr.WestmanhasbeenrecognizedwithaHeritageAwardfromtheWestVancouverMunicipality,andalsowiththeFrankSanfordawardforoutstandingcommunityachievementbestowedbytheVancouverNaturalHistorySociety.MarjafeelsherCreerootsspeaktheloudestwithinher.Whensheisnotteachingsheisinthefield,birdwatching,searchingforrareplantsandtravellingtobiologicalhotspotsgatheringstoriestobringbacktotheclassroomandherstudents.
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TrishO’Connor,Fleming
TrishO’ConnoriscurrentlytheLeadfortheOfficeofSustainabilityandaSpecialProjectsLeaderatFlemingCollegeandhasworkedforthecollegeforseveralyearsinavarietyofleadershippositions.Trishisanenvironmentalplannerbyprofessionandhasworkedinadulteducation,training,changemanagementandcontinuousimprovementforthepast25yearsinthepublicsector.PriortojoiningFlemingCollege,TrishworkedinenvironmentalplanningandpolicydevelopmentwiththeOntarioMinistryofNaturalResourcesandtheMinistryofMunicipalAffairsandHousing.TrishholdsBachelordegreesinEnvironmentalandResourceStudies,EconomicsandEducation,andaMastersDegreeinAdultEducationwithafocusonCommunityDevelopmentandEducationforSustainability.
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SessionOne:SustainabilityLeadershipCertificateAndrewBergel,Dalhousie,CollegeofSustainability
AndrewBergelisaPhDCandidateinDalhousie’sDepartmentofPoliticalScience,aDoctoralFellowattheEuropeanUnionCentreforExcellence,aKilliamScholar,andanInstructorattheDalhousie’sCollegeofSustainability,whereheisalsotheacademicleadfortheRBCSustainabilityLeadershipCertificate.Andrewalsohasaprofessionalbackgroundininternationalfinance,andhiscurrentresearchisintheinteractionbetweenglobalmarketvolatilityandpoliticaldecision-making.
AlexanderRipley,Dalhousie
AlexanderRipleyrecentlycompletedhisMastersdegreeinPoliticalScienceatDalhousieUniversity.Heispassionateaboutresearchandeducationinmattersrelatingtosustainabilityandinternationaleconomicrelations.Previously,AlexanderearnedaB.A.(Hons.)fromTrinityCollegeattheUniversityofToronto.
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SessionTwo:CommunicatingScienceMeganNourse,AlternativesJournal+
MeganisA\J'smanagingeditor,aloverofjournalism,andgraduateoftheUniversityofWaterloo'sFacultyofEnvironment.
MeganLeslie,WWFSeniorConsultant–NationalOceansGovernance
MeganisaformerMemberofParliamentforHalifax,DeputyLeaderoftheNDPandViceChairoftheStandingCommitteeonEnvironmentandSustainableDevelopment.
CharlotteArmstrong,Strategist:Science,Education,andCommunications,AlternativesJournal+
CharlotteArmstrongisAlternativesJournal’sKnowledgeandCommunityEngagementStrategistaswellasanactivesciencecommunicatorfortheLaurierCentreforWomeninScience,ScienceBorealis,andlocalchaptersofNerdNite,andThePlanetarySociety.
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StephenBocking,Trent
StephenBockingisaprofessorandresearcheratTrentUniversity.HehasbeenamemberoftheEnvironmentalandResourceStudiesProgramatTrentUniversitysince1994,aswellastheUniversityofBritishColumbia,YorkUniversityandattheUniversityofToronto,whereheobtainedhiseducationinbiologyandthehistoryofscience.AtTrentUniversity,Stephenteachesavarietyofcoursesinenvironmentalstudies,andconductsresearchonvariousaspectsofenvironmentalscienceandpolitics,bothhistoricallyandincontemporarycontexts.StephenisalsotheChairoftheEnvironmentalandResourceScience/StudiesProgram(ERS),Canada'sleadingundergraduateenvironmentalstudiesprogramthatprovidesawidearrayofstudyoptions.In2010theERSbecamethefirstenvironmentalscienceprograminCanadatobeaccreditedbyECOCanada,andinSeptember2011launchedCanada'sfirstBAandBScdegreeprogramsinSustainableAgricultureandFoodSystems.
DebraRoss,Manager,Outreach&Partnerships,CollegeofSustainability,Dalhousie
Debra(B.A.UniversityofOttawa;M.A.,AnnenbergSchoolofCommunications,USC)mostenjoysfacilitatingcollaborationbetweenESSstudentsandcommunityorganizations,government,andbusinessesinthird-yearinternshipsandfourth-yearCapstoneprojects.
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InterpretingInterdisciplinarity:theCaseofEnvironmentalStudiesIngridStefanovic,SimonFraserUniversity
IngridLemanStefanovicisDeanoftheFacultyofEnvironmentatSimonFraserUniversity,Vancouver,Canada,andProfessorEmeritus,DepartmentofPhilosophy,UniversityofToronto.ShehasservedasExecutiveCo-DirectoroftheInternationalAssociationforEnvironmentalPhilosophy;SeniorScholarattheCenterforHumansandNature,ChicagoandNewYork;andAcademicFellowofthePotomacInstituteforPolicyStudies,Arlington,Virginia.Herteachingandresearchcenteronhowvaluesandperceptionsaffectpublicpolicy,planningandenvironmentaldecisionmaking.RecentbooksincludeSafeguardingOurCommonFuture:RethinkingSustainableDevelopmentandTheNaturalCity:Re-EnvisioningtheBuiltEnvironment.
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SessionOne:NovelteachingtechniquesAnn-MarieRyan;Dalhousie,CentreforLearningandTeaching
Ann-MarieRyan,EnvironmentalProgramsandCentreforLearningandTeachingatDalhousieUniversity.AnneMarieRyanhasbeeninvolvedinthedevelopmentanddeliveryofnumerousandvariedworkshopsandpresentationsonteachingandlearningoverthepast10years,locallyandinternationally.Sheisanawardwinningteacher,whoisafacultymemberinearthsciencesandaFacultyAssociatewiththeCentreforLearningandTeachingatDalhousieUniversity.Herteachinginvolvesfirstyearearthsciencescoursesandafourthyearcourseinscienceleadership,aswellasasecondyearcourse,EnvironmentalIssuesinEarthSciencesandafourthyearcapstonecourse,"EnvironmentalGeoscience".Inadditiontoclassroomteaching,sheworkswithundergraduatesinresearchoncitysoils,overseesafacultyCommunityofTeachingPractice(science),andworkswiththeCentreforLearningandTeachinginavarietyofways,astheneedarises.
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SessionTwo:ClimateActionPlanningCatherineAbreu,EcologyActionCentre
AstheEAC’sEnergyCoordinator,CatherineAberuadvancespoliciesthatenhanceCanada’sinvestmentsinenergyefficiencyandrenewableenergywhilephasingouttheuseoffossilfuels.SheistheformerCoordinatoroftheAtlanticCanadaSustainableEnergyCoalition(ACSEC).Catherineiscommittedtoworkthatconfrontsclimatechangehead-on,wieldingboldandcreativestrategies.Shethinksalotaboutcitizenship,community,andbeauty,anddoesherbesttoincorporatethesevaluesintoeachofherendeavours.Mostrecently,shewasproudtojointheofficialCanadiandelegationatthe21stConferenceofPartiestotheUnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChangeinParis,France.
MeinhardDoelle,Dalhousie,SchulichSchoolofLaw
ProfessorofLaw,andAssociateDean,Research,SchulichSchoolofLaw,DalhousieUniversity,Director,Marine&EnvironmentalLawInstitute.ProfessorMeinhardDoellespecializesinenvironmentalandenergylaw,withafocusonclimatechangeandenvironmentalassessmentprocesses.HehasbeeninvolvedinthepracticeofenvironmentallawinNovaScotiasince1990andinthatcapacityservedasdrafteroftheNSEnvironmentActandaspolicyadvisorontheCanadianEnvironmentalAssessmentAct(1992).ProfessorDoellewasanon-governmentalmemberoftheCanadiandelegationtotheUNclimatechangenegotiations;hewasavisitingscholarattheEnvironmentalLawCenteroftheIUCNinBonn,Germany.Heco-chairedastrategicenvironmentalassessmentontidalenergyintheBayofFundy,servedontheLowerChurchillJointFederal-ProvincialReviewPanel,andco-chairedaprovincialpanelonaquaculture.
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KikiWood,CanadianYouthClimateCoalition
KikiisacommunityorganizerworkingandlivinginHalifaxonuncededMi’kmaqterritory.Sheidentifiesasawhite,queer,settler,whoisinterestedinbuildingresilientcommunitiestowardssocialandenvironmentaljustice.Kikihasbeenworkingandvolunteeringonissuesofsocialjusticesince2007.ShenowworksprimarilyinclimatejusticeorganizingastheNationalDirectorfortheCanadianYouthClimateCoalition-anationalgrassrootsorganizationthatworkstoconnectandempoweryouthtowardsenvironmentaljustice.Shebelievesintheabilityofpeoplepowertocreatesystemchangeandfurtherajusttransitiontowardsabetterfuture.
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SessionThree:EnvironmentandtheCampusasaLivingLaboratoryTarahWright;Dalhousie,EnvironmentalScience
TarahWright,associateprofessorintheFacultyofScience,teachesclassesintheEnvironmentalSciencesprogram.Butdon’tthinkforaminutethat’sthebeginningandendofherresearchinterests.Dr.Wrightisalsocross-appointedinInternationalDevelopmentStudies(IDS),theSchoolofPlanning,theSchoolforResourceandEnvironmentalStudies,andtheCollegeofSustainability.Sucharangeofappointmentsandinterestsgoeshandinhandwithherviewthat“We’vefragmentedandsectoralizedourselvesandourthinkingontheenvironment,”andthatit’simportanttoadoptamoreholisticwayoflookingatsolvingenvironmentalproblems.Currently,Dr.Wrightisheadingapan-Canadianstudy“lookingatuniversityleaders’understandingsofsustainabilityandtheroleuniversitiescanplayinbuildingasustainablefuture.We’reinterviewingabout260peoplefromfourcohorts:universitypresidents,facilitiesmanagementdirectors,leadersofstudentunions,andleadersoffacultyassociations.
RochelleOwen,DalhousieOfficeofSustainability
RochelleOwenhasworkedintheenvironmentandsustainabilityfieldforover25yearsatnon-profit,government,andacademicinstitutions.ShecurrentlyworksastheDirectoroftheOfficeofSustainabilityatDalhousieUniversity.Rochelleusesfacilitation,communitydevelopment,programmanagement,andanalyticalskillstodesignprogramsandinvolvepeopleinsustainabilityissues.RochelleholdsaBScincommunityhealth,aMastersinEnvironmentalStudies,andisaLEEDGreenAssociate.Shewritessustainabilitycolumnsfornewspapersandmagazines.
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StephenBocking,Trent
StephenBockingisaprofessorandresearcheratTrentUniversity.HehasbeenamemberoftheEnvironmentalandResourceStudiesProgramatTrentUniversitysince1994,aswellastheUniversityofBritishColumbia,YorkUniversityandattheUniversityofToronto,whereheobtainedhiseducationinbiologyandthehistoryofscience.AtTrentUniversity,Stephenteachesavarietyofcoursesinenvironmentalstudies,andconductsresearchonvariousaspectsofenvironmentalscienceandpolitics,bothhistoricallyandincontemporarycontexts.StephenisalsotheChairoftheEnvironmentalandResourceScience/StudiesProgram(ERS),Canada'sleadingundergraduateenvironmentalstudiesprogramthatprovidesawidearrayofstudyoptions.In2010theERSbecamethefirstenvironmentalscienceprograminCanadatobeaccreditedbyECOCanada,andinSeptember2011launchedCanada'sfirstBAandBScdegreeprogramsinSustainableAgricultureandFoodSystems.
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KeynoteSpeakerJulianKeniry,NationalWildlifeFederation
JulianKeniry,SeniorDirector,CampusandCommunityLeadershipHeadquartersfortheNationalWildlifeFederation,ispassionateaboutrealizingthepotentialofUScollegesanduniversitiestomodelsustainabilityintheircurriculum,managementandcommunityrelations.Sheco-foundedtheNationalWildlifeFederation’sCampusEcologyProgram(thenCoolit!)in1989tofurthertheinnovationsinhighereducationnecessarytorealizethisvision.InherroleattheNationalWildlifeFederationandasavolunteerservingonboardsandadvisorycouncils,JulianhashadtheopportunitytodeveloprecognizedprogramsandpublicationsandtogivetalkstocollegeanduniversityaudiencesallacrosstheUSandabroadintendedtomotivateandinspiretowardsanewvisionofwhateducationisfor.
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STARSCertificationsDonJardine,NSCC
DonJardine,AcademicChair,EnvironmentalSustainabilityandDevelopment,NovaScotiaCommunityCollegehasover24yearsofexperienceasaneducatorandlearnerwithNovaScotiaCommunityCollege.DonledacademiclearningadvancementsinthedesignandconstructionofNSCC’sCentrefortheBuiltEnvironment(WaterfrontandAkerleyCampussites).Donhasledprofessionaldevelopmentininterdisciplinary,project-basedlearningprogramdeliveryandisresponsibleforleadingsustainabilityliteracywithintheSchoolofTrades&Technology.CoupledwiththeintegrationofAppliedResearchintoprogramming,thesearethepillarsofNSCC’s“CentrefortheBuiltEnvironment”philosophy.DonisanactivememberofcampusandCollegesustainabilitycommittees,co-chairofNSCC’sSustainabilitySteeringCommittee,memberofAASHE,co-chairofNSCC’sSTARSinstitutionalaccreditationteam,memberofElectricityHumanResourcesCanada’sRenewingFuturesSteeringCommittee,academicleadoftheinternationalproject“EnergyEfficiencyintheBuiltEnvironment”,anddesignerandfacilitatorof“EnvironmentalSustainability”workshopforCICan’sSt.VincentandtheGrenadines/DominicaYouthSkillsDevelopment,EducationforEmploymentproject.
RochelleOwen;Dalhousie,OfficeofSustainability
RochelleOwenhasworkedintheenvironmentandsustainabilityfieldforover25yearsatnon-profit,government,andacademicinstitutions.ShecurrentlyworksastheDirectoroftheOfficeofSustainabilityatDalhousieUniversity.Rochelleusesfacilitation,communitydevelopment,programmanagement,andanalyticalskillstodesignprogramsandinvolvepeopleinsustainabilityissues.RochelleholdsaBScincommunityhealth,aMastersinEnvironmentalStudies,andisaLEEDGreenAssociate.Shewritessustainabilitycolumnsfornewspapersandmagazines.
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JohnWood;TheKing’sUniversity
Dr.JohnR.Wood,Dean,FacultyofNaturalSciences,TheKing’sUniversity,Edmonton.MemberoftheBoardofDirectors,CCUEN-RCCU.Dr.Wood’sresearchinterestslieinurbanecology,campuslanduseandattitudesaroundedibleinsects.HehasstudiedthebehaviorofWhite-tailedJackrabbitsandtheirpopulationfluctuationsinEdmonton.Andhehaspublishedonuniversitycampuslanduseandsustainabilitypractices.Forthelast15years,togetherwithDr.HeatherLooy,hehasexploredhownewfoodadoptionpracticesarechangingoneaspectofWesternexceptionalism–ourculturalblindspottowardfoodinsects.HisrecentpublicationsincludeImagination,Hospitality,andAffection:Theuniquelegacyoffoodinsects?;HowThenShallWeEat?Insect-EatingAttitudesandSustainableFoodways;andStewardingtheGiftofLand:Christiancampusesaslandmanagementmodels.
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SessionOne:RenewableEnergy–NovaScotia’sImperativeAlainJoseph,NSCC
AlainJosephisaResearchScientistwiththeAppliedEnergyResearchLab(AERLab)attheNovaScotiaCommunityCollegeandanAdjunctProfessorinDalhousie’sDepartmentofMechanicalEngineering.Hisdoctoralresearchfocusedonmodelingsustainablebioenergyusingsystemsanalysistechniques,andheworksacrossanumberofenergydisciplines.AlainhashelpedtoestablishNSCC’senergyresearchprogramthroughseveralNSERCfundedprojectsinareassuchascommunity-focusedsolarandenergydataanalyticsresearch.Hiscurrentfocusisappliedresearchthatintegratesenergyhardware,software,anddatatechnologiestoimproveenergymanagement.Alainenjoysworkingwithcollegeanduniversitystudentresearcherstomoveinnovationsfromconcepttoreality.
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SessionTwo:CoastlineMappingTechnologiesandtheirApplicationtoEnvironmentalProgrammingKateCollins,NSCC
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KatehasbeenaResearchAssociateatNSCC-AGRGsince2011,andspecializesincoastalapplicationsincludingbathymetriclidardata,eelgrassdistribution,aquaculture,andhydrodynamicmodelling.Ms.CollinshasanMScinPhysicalOceanographyfromUBCandworkswithvariousdatatypesinallstages,fromfieldacquisition,toprocessingandanalysis,modelling,visualrepresentation,finalreportpreparationandpublicationofresults.
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ECOUpdateMichaelKerford,ECO
MichaelKerford,PresidentandCEOofEcoCanada,isresponsibleforprojectandbusinessdevelopmentandprovidesstrategicvisionandleadership.Hisexperienceinstrategicplanning,humanresourcemanagement,andproductdevelopmenthashadawide-reachingimpactontheenvironmentalsectorinCanada.UnderMichael’svision,ECOCanadahasdevelopedacertificationsystemtorecognizethespecificcompetenciesofenvironmentalprofessionals,Canada’slargestonlineenvironmentaljobboard,andthefirstnationalsalarysurveyfortheindustry.
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SpeakersForum/What’sHappening–Fillinginthegapswithbriefstatements/Q&AonspecifictopicsLindaSkilton,Fleming
AsPrincipaloftheFrostCampus,FlemingCollegeandDeanoftheSchoolofEnvironmentalandNaturalResourceSciences,LindaSkiltonplaysaleadroleinplanning,development,marketing,delivery,maintenanceandtheon-goingreviewandevaluationofcoursesandprograms,aswellascampusinfrastructureincludinglandmanagementandfacilitiesconstructionandrenewal.Inaddition,shehasbroadaccountabilityforensuringthatcampusservicesarealignedwiththecampusdirections.PriortoassumingtheleadershiproleattheFrostCampus,Dr.SkiltonledFleming’sSchoolofLawandJusticeattheCollege’smaincampusinPeterboroughfrom1999to2005.LindabeganhercareeratFlemingCollegeasaProfessorintheCustomsAdministrationprogramandtookonanumberofrolesincludingprogramcoordinator,studentadvisorandcollegecouncilfacultyrepresentative.Dr.SkiltonisagraduateofBrockUniversitywheresheearnedaBachelorofArtsinEnglishLiteratureandBachelorofEducation.ShecompletedherMasterofArtsinEducationin1992fromCentralMichiganUniversityandcompletedherPh.D.inhighereducationfromOISEatUniversityofTorontoin2013.
StephenBocking,Trent
StephenBockingisaprofessorandresearcheratTrentUniversity.HehasbeenamemberoftheEnvironmentalandResourceStudiesProgramatTrentUniversitysince1994,aswellastheUniversityofBritishColumbia,YorkUniversityandattheUniversityofToronto,whereheobtainedhiseducationinbiologyandthehistoryofscience.AtTrentUniversity,Stephenteachesavarietyofcoursesinenvironmentalstudies,andconductsresearchonvariousaspectsofenvironmentalscienceandpolitics,bothhistoricallyandincontemporarycontexts.StephenisalsotheChairoftheEnvironmentalandResourceScience/StudiesProgram(ERS),Canada'sleadingundergraduateenvironmentalstudiesprogramthatprovidesawidearrayofstudyoptions.In2010theERSbecamethefirstenvironmentalscienceprograminCanadatobeaccreditedbyECOCanada,andinSeptember2011launchedCanada'sfirstBAandBScdegreeprogramsinSustainableAgricultureandFoodSystems.