Green Mountain College Speakers Bureau

Contact: Mark Jordan, (802) 287-8394

Speakers

Dr. John Nassivera, Assistant Professor of Theater/ Speech

Presentation titles include:

• "The Columbus Controversy and the Ecology of the Conquest"

• "Transracial Adoption: Is Adoption a Civil Right or: Should Honkies Raise Black Kids"

Dr. Thomas Mauhs-Pugh, Dean of the Faculty; Professor of Education

Presentation topics include:

• Education policy, history and philosophy

Rebecca Purdom, J.D. Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Law & Policy; Director of Pre-Law Program

Presentation topics include:

• Environmental Law, Vermont Water Resource Law, Wetlands Administration, Public Lands, Land use, Vermont Supreme Court, Small/Nonprofit Business Formation, Landscape and Land Protection, First Amendment, Free Speech

Presentation titles include:

• "Citizen Protection of Vermont Wetlands"

• "Where the Rivers Flow North; Legal Issues for Vermont Rivers"

• "The Nonprofit Next Door: Nonprofits and Community Groups in Local Projects and Planning"

• "The National Historical Landscape Project: Protecting Vermont's Unique Changing Landscape"

• "Vermont Civil Unions: Understanding the Gay Marriage Debate"

Dr. William Throop, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs; Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies

Presentation topics include:

• Ethics, Environmental Ethics, Science, Technology and Society, Theory and Knowledge

Presentation titles include:

• "The Healer and The Gardner: Two Paradigms of Ecological Restoration"

• "Plain Members of the Biotic Community; Leopold's Land Ethic"

• "Educating Citizens, Animals and Ecosystems; Managing the Moral Dilemmas"

Dr. Mitch Lescarbeau, Professor of English; Chair, Department of English, Philosophy, and Communications

Presentation topics include:

• Poetry and Literature

Presentation titles include:

• "Nature in Poetry"

• "Romantic and Victorian Poetry"

• "Modern American Poetry"

• "Literature of the Sea"

Dr. Laird Christensen, Associate Professor of English Literature and Environmental Studies

Presentation topics include:

• Environmental Literature, Native American Literature, Poetry, Intentional Communities, Bioregionalism

Presentation titles include:

• "Ecology and Religion; Writing the Watershed"

• "Sacred Poetry in the Age of Ecology"

Dr. Jim Wright, Associate Professor of Mathematics

Presentation titles include:

• "Topology of Mohiosstrips"

• "Tangrams, Graph Theory and Connect the Dots"

• "Electoral Reform"

• "Mathematics of Voting"

Dr. Meriel Brooks, Associate Professor of Biology; Director, Environmental Liberal Arts Program; Program Director of Biology

Presentation topics include:

• Management of Freshwater Ecosystems, Fish, Fisheries, Aquatics Ecology, Evolution, biology, Biotechnology, Bagpipes and Pipe Bands

Presentations titles include:

• "Assessing Ecological Risk in Agricultural Biotechnology"

• "Is Fisheries Management Missing the Boat?"

• " What's in your Water?" (for children)

Dr. Thayer Raines, Professor of Recreation and Outdoor Studies

Presentation topics include:

• Avalanche Safety, Mountain Travel/Safety, Camping, Skiing, Adventure Recreation, Wellness and Fitness, Stress Reduction, Orienteering, Survival Training, Outdoor Recreation

Presentation titles include:

• "Selecting A Summer Camp For Your Child"

• "Leisure in Your Life"

• "Leisure Lifestyle Planning"

• "Safe Winter Travel"

• "Uses of Adventure Education"

• "Effective Team Development"

• "Building Self Esteem in Children"

• "Survival Skills"

• "Leave No Trace Trekking"

• "Trekking with Children"

Dr. Michael Blust, Professor of Biology

Presentation topics include:

• Birds, insects

Presentation titles include:

• "Birds eye View"

• "Bugs Eye View"

• "Birds of Korea"

Richard Weis, Professor of Fine Art; Director of International Studies Programs

Presentation topics include:

• Studio Art, Painting, Drawing, Design, Contemporary Issues in Art

Presentation titles include:

• "Painting Materials and Techniques"

• "Preparing Portfolios for College Admission"

• "Traditional Media in Non-Traditional Times"

• "Censorship"

• "Contemporary Issues in Art"

To schedule a speaker, please contact Mark Jordan, (802) 287-8394. When you call, please have the following information available:

• Your name, address, phone number

• Your organization

• The date, time and place of the meeting

• The nature of the occasion and the age and size of the audience

• The type and length of presentation you desire

• The topic(s) you wish to be covered