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Preliminary Program (2/22/06)
Santa Barbara Summit on Environmental Studies

Maps and directions to the two Summit locations are available for download at:  http://www.es.ucsb.edu/essummit/directions.html

Thursday, February 23   (Santa Barbara Harbor, Downtown Santa Barbara)

3:30 - 5:30PM    Whale Watching on Condor Express

5:30 - 6:30PM    Reception, Santa Barbara Maritime Museum

6:00PM             Welcoming Remarks 

Friday, February 24   (Bren Hall & the Marine Science Research Building, UCSB)

8:30AM             Registration and Coffee

9:00AM             Welcome and Overview of the Meeting Schedule and Objectives – Robert Wilkinson
         Chancellor Henry Yang; Josh Schimel, Keith Clarke, Ernst von Weizsaeker, Constance Penley

9:30AM             Assessing the Landscape of Environmental Programs in Higher Education
                             Remarks by Aldemaro Romero, Will Focht, William Freudenburg

10:30AM           Break

10:45AM           Breakout Groups: How do we build on the past as we build for the future?

•    What are the works/concepts that every “environmental” student should know?
•    Environmental Science and Policy:  Old and new perspectives – Walter Rosenbaum, Lorelei Moosbrugger
•    What are the best ways for Environmental programs to move beyond “Doom and Gloom?”– Richard Jurin
•    The special challenges of interdisciplinary environmental programs – Joan Marie
•    Equity and the Environment:  What have we been missing? – Lisa Berry, Richard Norgaard, James Boyce
• Ecopsychology, then and now - Marc McGinnes. Emeritus Faculty, Environmental Studies Program, UCSB
•    Using the internet to translate science for the public (video conference) - Andrew Revkin

12:00PM           Lunch (on your own)

1:30PM             Future Directions I:  Taking Environmental Education to Society 
     Remarks by David Orr, Walter Kohn, Deb Callahan

2:30PM             Breakout Groups: What are the best ways to relate to the world we study and serve?

•    How should environmental programs balance objectivity and advocacy?
•    What do we know about the graduates of our programs?  What do they say about us? – Eric Zimmerman
•    What are the most effective ways to translate our scholarship for the broader society? – Randolph Haluza-DeLay
•    Environnmental Health and Environmental Studies – Justin Malin, Gary Erbeck
•    Re-examining Environment-Agriculture relationships – David Cleveland, Alex Cohen
•    Film: The Power of the Sun - Walter Kohn/John Perlin

3:30PM             Break

4:00PM             Plenary Discussion
                             Remarks by Ernst von Weizsaeker, David Blockstein, Stephanie Pfirman, Kai Lee

5:00PM             Adjourn for the Day

8:30AM             Registration and Coffee

9:00AM             Future Directions II:  Interdisciplinary Success in a Disciplinary World
                             Remarks by William Schlesinger, Debra Davidson, Monty Hempel

10:00AM           Break

10:15AM           Breakout Groups: What works? What doesn’t?  Lessons learned

•      Advising and learning from (untenured) leaders of tomorrow –  Debra Davidson, Samantha Song, Brenda Parlee
•    “Lessons learned” in existing Environmental Organizations – Michael Reiter, Richard Jurin, Randolph Haluza-DeLay
•    Innovative approaches for teaching environmental courses – Patricia Mynster, Krys Stave
•    Integrating Sustainability into Environmental teaching and research – Harald Heinrichs
•    Challenges and opportunities in building environmental programs – Jen Huntley-Smith
•    PBS film, Edens Lost and Found - Harry Wiland, Executive Producer

12:00PM           Catered Lunch – “Central Messages” from Summit Participants

2:00PM             Future Directions III: Exploring Opportunities for Collaboration and Synergy – Robert Wilkinson            
2:45PM             Breakout Groups: Discussion of opportunities and options

•    Possible options for new or modified Environmental Professional Organizations – David Blockstein, Dylan Hallerberg    
•    What are best ways to improve publication options for interdisciplinary research? – Maurie Cohen, Leo Wiegman
•   What are the most promising approaches for research on “linked” human-natural systems?
•    Can we build better links across undergrad/grad/professional programs?
• Environmental "Studies" and "Science" - building bridges?
•    Advancing Environmental Studies via Collaborative Student Research – Jim Proctor

3:45PM             Break

4:00PM             Plenary Discussion: Directions, Opportunities, and Plans
                             William Freudenburg, Robert Wilkinson

5:00PM             Reception