Jim Proctor,
Lewis and Clark College.

Mitch Thomashow, President, Unity College.

Stephanie Kaza,
University of Vermont.

Kimberly Smith,
Carleton College.

Bill Freudenburg, UCSB.

1A. Role of place in environmental studies training (Peggy Barlett, Emory U., Rachel May, Syracuse U and SUNY-ESF, Jim Proctor, Lewis&Clark College)

1B Is there a core body of knowledge or an overarching paradigm for environmental studies? (Will Focht, Oklahoma State, Dick McNeil, Cornell, Gregg Adelson, Wellesley, Richard Hazlett, Pomona College) NEW: links to (a) Will Focht's summary of the session, and (b) student assistant's summary of this session (Word document)

1C Interdisciplinary scholarship, collaboration, and professional advancement (Stephanie Pfirman, Barnard College, Sharon Moran, SUN-ESF) NEW: link to summary of this session (Word document)

1D Bringing objective valuations of the natural world into the environmental studies classroom. (Refereed panel)
John Confer, Ithaca College, "Environmental changes in the last half century".       
Jennifer Rivers Cole, Northeastern University, "Back Bay groundwater monitoring and declining water levels."
Joe Siry, Rollins College, "The challenges of wildlife protection due to rapidly changing climate." NEW: link to summary of this session (Word document)

2A What do students expect in a 21st-century environmental studies program? (a panel of students, coordinated by Maya Fischhoff, Mich State U) NEW: link to summary of this session (Word document)

2B What is the Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address and what can you learn from Traditional people that can benefit the world today? (Freida Jacques, Onondaga Nation School)

2C Innovative models for college/community collaborative research – experiences from the field. (Christine Feurt, U of New England, Candie Wilderman, Dickinson College) NEW: link to summary of this session (Word document)

2D Environmental Program Design and Review (Bruce Coull. President CEDD and ex-Dean at South Carolina College of the Environment; Will Focht, Oklahoma State University; Ravi Shrinivas, St. Thomas at Houston, and Richard Smardon, SUNY/ESF) NEW: link to summary of this session (Word document)

2E Developing an environmental studies journal (Tony Rosenbaum, U of Florida, Lindy Paul, Springer Press)

3A Curricular innovations for undergraduate environmental studies programs (Peter Wilshusen, Bucknell, Candie Wilderman, Dickinson College, Phil Brick, Whitman College) NEW: link to summary of this session (Word document)

3B Making interdisciplinarity more integrative (Jim Proctor, Lewis&Clark, Glenn Adelson, Wellesley College, Michael Reiter, Delaware State U) NEW: link to summary of this session (Word document)

3C --Examining the relationships between environmental scholarship and advocacy/activism (Deb Callahan, North Star Strategy, Stephanie Kaza, UVM, Rhea Jezer, Cazenovia College)

3D --Examining the relationships between environmental studies and environmental education (Fred Stoss, SUNY-Buffalo)

3E --Examining the relationships between environmental studies and economics (Jack Manno, SUNY-ESF, Eban Goodstein, Lewis&Clark, Karin Limburg, President, US Society for Ecological Economics) NEW: link to summary of this session (Word document)

4A A conversation with publishers and editors about publishing in the field (Springer, MIT, Wiley, SUNY Presses) NEW: link to summary of this session (Word document)

4B Examining the relationships between environmental studies and environmental health (Brenda Nordenstam, SUNY-ESF, Katrina Korfmacher, U of Rochester)

4C Examining the relationships between environmental studies and campus sustainability efforts (Jason Hamilton, Ithaca College) NEW: link to summary of this session (Word document)

4D Examining the relationships between environmental studies and environmental science (Mark Meisner, SUNY-ESF, Lorelei Hanson, Athabasca U, Kenneth Townsend, Hampden-Sydney College)

5A Focus the Nation -- how can ES programs help spur discussion of global warming solutions? This session will be a follow-up to Eban Goodstein's lunchtime talk, for those who want to brainstorm more substantively about how to make the event matter on our campuses. NEW: link to summary of this session (Word document)

5B Role of "soft skills" in environmental studies (How do we teach and learn listening, collaboration, negotiation, and other skills relating to human interactions?) (Maya Fischhoff, Michigan State U NEW: link to summary of this session (Word document)

5C ES at the graduate level: How is it defined? What kinds of standards or common threads run among different programs? (Robyn Hannigan and Malathi Srivatsan, Arkansas State U) NEW: link to summary of this session (Word document)

5D Teaching strategies in environmental studies (refereed panel)
Edward Whitesell, Evergreen State College, Empowering Undergraduates to Research, Write and Publish a Book
Richard Feldman, Marist College, Attracting and reaching college students in environmental science -- challenges and approaches
Robert Kaufman, Boston University, Teaching Environmental Science Using Environmental Footprints NEW: link to summary of this session (Word document)