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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

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