Faculty Notes
From GMC Journal
Week of April 29, 2013
Prof. Sam Edwards (environmental studies) recently presented his research “Free Speech and the Digital Right to Assemble: The Digital Revolution and Constitutional Law" at the 67th Annual Conference of the New York State Political Science Association. His research focuses on how the US legal system is struggling to adapt 1st Amendment doctrine to the rapidly changing world of digital communications. This research is part of his upcoming book Revolutionizing the Interaction between State and Citizens through Digital Communications.
Sophomore Plenary Speaker Dr. William H. Schlesinger
From GMC Journal
Week of March 25, 2013
Green Mountain College will welcome William Schlesinger to campus as the 2013 Visiting Scientist and Sophomore Plenary speaker on March 26 at 7 p.m. in Ackley Auditorium. His lecture is titled “Climate Change: Causes, Impacts and What to Do.” All students, faculty, staff, and residents in the surrounding community are invited to attend.
Few scientists today can match the intellectual and geographical breadth of Schlesinger’s research, from plant transpiration in the Chihuahuan Desert to the biogeochemistry of phosphorus in soils in Krakatau.
Schlesinger investigates chemical pools and fluxes in Earth’s biosphere, and the environmental chemistry behind global change. Among the first to estimate the global pool of carbon in soils, he has led research on the influence of soils on atmospheric carbon dioxide. Similarly, he has estimated the influence of trees (through carbon storage in wood) on atmospheric carbon dioxide.
His peer-reviewed publications number more than 200 and he has been featured in numerous media outlets including the New York Times, Scientific American, NOVA and CNN.
Currently president of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Schlesinger has served as the James B. Duke Professor of Biogeochemistry and the dean of the Nicholas School of the Environmental and Earth Sciences at Duke University.
Profs. Sam Edwards and Vance Jackson Research Presentation
From Gmc Journal
Week of February 11, 2013
Profs. Sam Edwards (environmental studies) and Vance Jackson (psychology) recently presented their research “Interfaces for trust: the effects of the medium in online communications” at the Werner Institute of Creighton Law School’s Cyberweek annual conference on online dispute resolution. Their presentation combined psychology, law, and technology and offered an interdisciplinary approach to building and repairing trust when professionals engage in dispute resolution using online platforms. This conference brings together dispute resolution specialists from all over the world and provides an opportunity to explore ways that technology can be used to enhance the dispute resolution process. Read more...
Prof. Mittlefehldt awarded the Forest History Society's Alfred D.Bell Fellowship
From GMC Journal
Week of February 04, 2013
Prof. Sarah Mittlefehldt (environmental studies) was recently awarded the Forest History Society’s Alfred D. Bell Fellowship. Mittlefehldt is currently working with her Undergraduate Research Assistant, Ali Putnam ‘13, to explore the social and political history of biomass-based energy in the Northern Forest. This fellowship will be used to support their research in the Forest History Society Archives in Durham, North Carolina.
Prof. Edwards Presented his Research at Pepperdine University
From GMC Journal
Week of January 21, 2013
Prof. Sam Edwards (environmental studies) recently presented his research “Apologies and the Law: Saying I'm sorry in Collectivist Cultures” at a symposium at Pepperdine University School of Law's Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution. His talk featured aspects of apologies in Micronesia, Japan, and the United States.
The symposium, “Rescuing Relationships: Apology, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation” featured a combination of current practitioner experience in the area of dispute resolution as well as academic discussion on the subject of rescuing relationships through apology and forgiveness. The symposium combined philosophy, psychology, and practitioner experience to fully explore the application of apology and forgiveness in the modern legal practice and in dispute resolution
Prof. Coker presented at the NAAEE's Conference
From GMC Journal
Week of October 15, 2012
Prof. Teresa Coker (environmental studies) presented a workshop on October 11th at the North American Association of Environmental Education’s annual conference program with six other educators on the standards for environmental education. The conference is the largest gathering of environmental educators in North America.
Publication of Prof. Sam Edwards' article in The Advocate
From GMC Journal
September 10, 2012
Prof. Sam Edwards (environmental studies, law & policy) recently had an article published in The Advocate. This edition of the publication discusses the evolution of animal law since its inception 20 years ago. Edward’s article highlights GMC’s innovative animal studies program and the work students have done in GMC’s wildlife law and policy course. See page 8 here to read the article.
Prof. Sam Edwards' article was published in the International Journal of Cultural Property.
From GMC Journal
September 3, 2012
Prof. Sam Edwards (environmental studies) wrote an article "Protecting Culture and Marine Ecosystems Under the Law in Micronesia" which was published in the latest edition of the International Journal of Cultural Property, a Cambridge University Press publication. Edwards presents a new legal theory linking culture and marine ecosystems. The purpose of the article was to form persuasive precedent so courts could adopt his new damage theory in future marine damage cases.
Prof. Eleanor Tison attended "Food Connections: Reconnecting Hands, Mouth and Mind through Food System Education"
From GMC Journal
May 7, 2012
Prof. Eleanor Tison (E.S., Sust. Ag.), Garland Mason, and Dave & Cindy Ondria (Chartwells) recently traveled to Bar Harbor, Me. to attend "Food Connections: Reconnecting Hands, Mouth, and Mind through Food Systems Education" at College of the Atlantic to represent GMC during the opening plenary session “Bringing Sustainable Food Systems Home” which included reps from Unity College, UMass, McGill University, and was moderated by Chef Stu Comen of Yale University.
Prof. Sam Edwards Presents Paper at Conference at Wagner College
From the GMC Journal
Week of April 30, 2012
prof. Sam Edwards (environmental studies) presented his paper “Community based alternative dispute resolution in criminal cases in the Federated States of Micronesia: A Community Mediation Fantasy”, at the 66th Annual New York State Political Science Association Conference at Wagner College in New York City. His research focuses on community based mediation in criminal cases.
Meiko Lunetta ’13 is Named Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact
From the GMC Journal
Week of March 26, 2012
Meiko Lunetta ’12 was named by Campus Compact as winner of a national 2012 Newman Civic Fellow Award. Meiko is one of just two students from a Vermont higher educational institution to receive this honor. These students are demonstrating a personal commitment to creating lasting change for the better in their communities. Through service, community-based research, and advocacy, the 2012 class of Newman Civic Fellows are making the most of their college experiences to better understand themselves and the root causes of some of the most pressing social issues that challenge us all.
Letendre Receives VCC Engaged Scholar Award
From the GMC Journal
Week of March 12, 2012
GMC prof. Steve Letendre (REED, environmental studies) was selected as the recipient of Vermont Campus Compact’s 2012 Engaged Scholar award. The award honors one faculty member from a VCC member campus whose academic life embodies Ernest Boyer’s definition of the “scholarship of engagement” wherein community engagement and problem solving are an integral part of his/her teaching and research.
Prof. Sam Edwards and Prof. Vance Jackson Presents “The Effect of Technology on Addressing Emotions in Dispute Resolution: Using the Right Tools for the Job”
From the GMC Journal
Week of February 27, 2012
Prof. Sam Edwards (environmental studies) and prof. Vance Jackson (psychology) recently gave a conference presentation titled “The Effect of Technology on Addressing Emotions in Dispute Resolution: Using the Right Tools for the Job” at the Cyberweek conference sponsored by the National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution at the University of Massachusetts and Creighton University School of Law’s Werner Institute for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution. Their presentation examined how the various forms of communication affect emotions and gave recommendations for matching technology with types of disputes.
Steven Letendre Presents "Journey to Climate Neutrality: GMC's Combined Heat and Power Plant" at Vermont Woodchip
From the GMC Journal
Week of February 13, 2012
On January 16, prof. Steven Letendre presented at the 2012 Vermont Woodchip and Pellet Heating Conference in Montpelier. His presentation was titled, "Journey to Climate Neutrality: GMC's Combined Heat and Power Plant." On January 31, Letendre participated in Vermont's inaugural meeting of Project Get Ready, a state-wide effort to prepare for the introduction of plug-in electric vehicles. Project Get Ready is a non-profit initiative led by Rocky Mountain Institute, in conjunction with a wide array of partners and technical advisers to help prepare America for clean, plug-in vehicles hitting the nation's automobile showrooms in increasing numbers. The meeting had representatives from Vermont state agencies, utility companies, academics, and consultants with an interest in electrifying the state's vehicle fleet.
Joel Salatin Visits GMC
From the GMC Journal
From the week of November 14, 2011
Full-time farmer, lecturer, and author Joel Salatin visited GMC on November 14 to tour Cerridwen farm and give a number of lectures throughout the day. Polyface Farm, “the farm of many faces,” arguably represents America’s premier non-industrial food production oasis, with a mission to develop emotionally, economically, environmentally enhancing agricultural enterprises and facilitate their duplication throughout the world.
Starting in 1961 when William and Lucille Salatin moved their family to Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, purchasing the most worn-out, eroded, abused farm in the area near Staunton, they used nature as a pattern, and they and their children began the healing and innovation that now supports three generations. Joel holds a BA in English and writes extensively in magazines such as Stockman Grass Farmer, Acres USA, and American Agriculturalist. The family’s farm has been featured in Smithsonian Magazine, National Geographic, Gourmet, and countless other radio, television, and print media.
Prof. Ackerman-Leist presents at Dickinson College
From the GMC Journal
From the week of October 24, 2011
Prof. Philip Ackerman-Leist (environmental studies, farm and food director) was recently the keynote address at the Mother Earth News Fair in Seven Springs, Penn., with a presentation titled “Playful Practicality.” Additionally, he presented at the “Seeding the Change” conference at Dickinson College with a presentation titled “The Practical Arts & the Liberal Arts: Cross-Pollination on the College Farm.” Later this week, Philip will be heading to Lakeside, Montana to give a keynote address titled “Sustainability Begins at Home” for the annual AERO meeting.
Prof. Van Hoesen Presents at Conference
From the GMC Journal
Week of October 17, 2011
Prof John Van Hoesen (geology, environmental studies) attended the Geological Society of America Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota during Oct 7-11 where he was a co-instructor for a short-course titled "Virtual Field Experiences in Geoscience Education."
Steven Strong Presents at Green Mountain College
From the GMC Journal
Week of October 12, 2011
Internationally acclaimed author, entrepreneur and energy expert Steven Strong will be at GMC Thursday, October 13 to present his talk "Energy: Building the Bridge to the Post-Petroleum World” in a program sponsored by the College and renewable energy non-profit Energize Vermont. The presentation will be held at the Gorge in Withey Hall 6-8 p.m.
Strong began his own company called Solar Design Associates, and installed the first solar panels on the White House during the Carter administration. As his expertise and reputation grew, Time magazine named Strong an Environmental Hero for the Planet in 1999. More
Edwards Presents Paper at Conference
From the GMC Journal
Week of April 11, 2011
Prof. Sam Edwards (environmental studies, law and policy) presented his paper, "Protecting Environmental and Cultural Property: Legal Theories for Valuation of Environmental and Cultural Property in Micronesia", at the 65th annual New York Political Science Association annual conference at Niagara University on April 8.
Faculty Colloquium Series: Steve Letendre
From the GMC Journal
Week of March 14, 2011
Steven Letendre (environmental studies, economics) will discuss the various ways to use solar energy to power and heat a home this Wednesday, March 16 from 12 - 1 in Terrace 124.
He will provide important insights based on his experience installing both solar thermal and solar electric systems on his super insulated straw-bale home located in Middletown Springs, Vt.
The colloquium will include an overview of the federal and state incentives that help to reduce the overall costs of investing in solar energy equipment.
Van Hoesen Publishes Article, Maps
From the GMC Journal
Week of March 28, 2011
Prof. John Van Hoesen (geology, environmental studies) had an article published in the Journal of Archaeometry titled “Characterizing the Micromorphology of Sediments Associated with Chinchorro Mummification in Arica, Chile, Using SEM and EDS.” Read the article here.
Additionally, he had a surfical geologic map published by the Vermont Geological Survey of the town of Dover, and also created an online virtual geologic tour of Dover with the help of Rebecca Tellar ’11. See the map here, and the tour here. (note: Google Earth required to view tour)
Mittlefehldt Invited to Speak at Middlebury College
From the GMC Journal
Week of March 14, 2011
Sarah Mittlefehldt (environmental studies, natural resource management) was invited to speak as part of Middlebury College's Howard E. Woodin's Environmental Studies Colloquium Series. The series brings together students, faculty, and staff at Middlebury College to gather over lunch and learn about conservation and environmental topics. Professor Mittlefehldt's talk was entitled "The Appalachian Trail and the Tangled Roots of Environmental Politics in the U.S."
Mittlefehldt Publishes Article
in Environmental History Journal
From the GMC Journal
Week of January 31, 2011
Prof. Sarah Mittlefehldt recently had an article entitled, “The People's Path: Conflict and Cooperation in the Acquisition of the Appalachian Trail,” published in the journal Environmental History. Sarah is currently writing a book on the complex political dynamics involved in building the Appalachian Trail and the history of the environmental movement in the United States. The book will be published as part of the University of Washington Press’s Weyerhaeuser Environmental Book Series. Read the article here.
Mittlefehldt on VPR
From the GMC Journal
Week of January 31, 2011
Prof. Sarah Mittlefehldt was featured in a Vermont Public Radio story last week about local sourcing of fuel for the College's biomass plant.
Mittlefehldt provided some background for a recent $73,658 grant the College received from the Rutland Regional Planning Commission (including funds from the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program), the High Meadows Fund, the Riverledge Foundation and the Luce Foundation. Partnering with the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation (HBRF), the new initiative, called the Poultney Woodshed Project, will study the feasibility of using locally produced fuel for GMC's biomass plant. The project is aimed at maintaining the ecological sustainability of local forests, boosting the local economy, and creating a template other colleges or communities could use.
Listen to the story here.
GMC Prof Returns from Pacific Research Expedition
From the GMC Journal, Week of October 4, 2010
Prof. John Van Hoesen (geology and environmental studies) was one of 17 educators selected to participate in an annual earth science education program known as the "School of Rock," coordinated by the Deep Earth Academy, an education program of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP). The program took place off the coast of western Canada on the research vessel JOIDES (Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling) Resolution.
During the expedition, Van Hoesen and his colleagues learned how to interpret Earth's history from marine sediment cores and processed water samples for chemical analyses. He also had the unique opportunity to watch the installation of a permanent hydrologic observatory into the seafloor. "We were eyewitnesses to the beginning of a ten year research program that will improve our understanding of earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest -- that's pretty exciting," remarked Van Hoesen.
Mittlefehldt Presents at Agricultural Historical
Society Conference
From the GMC Journal, Week of September 13, 2010
Prof. Sarah Mittlefehldt (environmental studies) presented a paper titled “The Appalachian Trail and American Environmental Thought: Blazing Connections between Rural Needs and Urban Desires” at the 2010 annual meeting of Agricultural History Society in Orlando, Fla. Sarah is currently writing a book on the social and environmental history of the Appalachian Trail.
Van Hoesen Leads GIS Workshop
From the GMC Journal, Week of September 13, 2010
In August Prof. John Van Hoesen (geology) was an invited speaker at a four-day workshop in Bozeman, Mont. hosted by the National Association of Geoscience Teachers and sponsored by the National Science Foundation. The workshop focused on "Using GIS and Remote Sensing to Teach Geoscience in the 21st Century." John presented a talk titled "Landscape Interpretation and Visualization Using a GIS," in addition to help review curriculum and online resources for other geoscience educators.
Van Hoesen to Set Sail on Research Vessel
From the GMC Journal, Week of September 6, 2010
Prof. John Van Hoesen (geology) was one of 16 people selected to participate in the School of Rock Program and sail on the JOIDES Resolution, a deep ocean drilling research vessel that will depart from Victoria, British Columbia on September 9 and stay at sea for two weeks. The group will learn about ocean drilling science, explore both sediment and bedrock cores, support the installation of a sub-sea floor observatory, and most importantly tell the story of the expedition through media rich curriculum and online resources. One of the goals of this program is to increase awareness of and better explain ocean drilling science.
Monga '11 Garners National Volunteer Award
Orlane Monga '11 (at right), an international student from the Democratic Republic of Congo at Green Mountain College, has been named a Gold recipient of the 2010 President's Volunteer Service Award. This national honor is awarded in recognition of outstanding volunteer service and in conjunction with National Volunteer Week, April 19 - 25, 2010. The President's Volunteer Service Award is a nationwide award created in 2003 by President Bush's Council on Service and Civic Participation to recognize individuals throughout the United States who are engaged in volunteer service. Orlane is a senior majoring in environmental studies with a concentration in human sciences and public policy, and a minor in biology. She is the liaison of UNICEF in the International Awareness Club at Green Mountain College and serves as the representative for the North East Region for the Campus Initiative National Council at the U.S. Fund for UNICEF.
Letendre Contributes to V2G Grid Report
From the GMC Journal, Week of May 10, 2010
A report published by the University of Vermont's Transportation Research Center was recently published including Prof. Steven Letendre (management & environmental studies) as one of the main authors. The report, titled “Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Research Project: Phase II,” was the result of a collaborative research project between Steve and several researchers at the UVM Transportation Research Center. Steve’s contribution to the report includes an assessment of the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) resources in Vermont based on projections to 2030 of the number of advanced electric drive vehicles in the state.
Green Mtn. Club Hosts Talk From Mittlefehldt
From the GMC Journal, Week of May 10, 2010
Prof. Sarah Mittlefehldt (environmental studies) hosted a talk titled “The Appalachian Trail: Blazing the 'People's Path'" on April 30 at the Green Mountain Club in Waterbury, Vt. Sarah talked about her research on the social and environmental history of the Appalachian Trail (AT). When Congress passed the National Trails Act of 1968, the AT shifted from primarily being a regional grassroots endeavor to being part of the national park system. As the National Park Service began to acquire land for the corridor, private citizens who once maintained the trail through informal, handshake agreements became directly involved in one of the most complex federal land acquisition programs in U.S. history. Sarah discussed the complicated political dynamics involved in creating the AT, and the impact that the AT project has had on environmental policy in the U.S.
Renewable Energy Publishes Article
From the GMC Journal, Week of May 3, 2010
Prof. Steven Letendre (management & environmental studies) and Prof. John Van Hoesen (geology) recently had an article published in Renewable Energy titled "Evaluating potential renewable energy resources in Poultney, Vermont: A GIS-based approach to supporting rural community energy planning. This research was supported by a GMC Trustee Research Award.
Authors of Carbon Free Home to Visit GMC
From the GMC Journal, Week of April 26, 2010
Stephen & Rebekah Hren, authors of The Carbon-Free Home, host a public presentation today at 7 p.m. in the Gorge. Their talk is titled "Carbon Costs for Construction: Technology Choices for the Homestead & Farm." The Hrens live in Durham, North Carolina, where they are both actively involved with renewable energy, natural building, and edible urban gardening.
Rebekah works with Honey Electric Solar, Inc., as a professional designer/installer of photovoltaic systems and domestic solar hot-water systems. Stephen is a professional restoration carpenter, focusing on antebellum houses. He teaches natural-building classes and workshops at the local community college, and in any spare time works with Bountiful Backyards, an edible-landscaping cooperative. Having weaned themselves completely from fossil fuels in their conventional 1930s urban house, Rebekah and Stephen Hren will talk about how others may do the same thing.
GMC Features CarShare Vermont Presentation
From the GMC Journal, Week of April 12, 2010
Annie Bourdon, executive director of CarShare Vermont, hosts a public presentation on April 13 at 2:30 p.m. in Terrace 124. The talk is titled "Alternatives to Car Ownership: The Environmental, Economic and Social Impact." Founded in 2007 by a group of local people who share a common vision for our community, Carshare Vermont is a misson-driven nonprofit organization that recognizes car-sharing as a practical, easy, and fun way to reduce car dependence, increase mobility, and improve the health of our community and environment. The presentation is sponsored by the GMC Business and Environmental Studies Programs.
Van Hoesen Completes Maps for Vt. Geologic Survey
From the GMC Journal, Week of April 12, 2010
Prof. John Van Hoesen (geology) recently had a suite of maps published by the Vermont Geological Survey related to field mapping completed within the town of Rutland characterizing the surficial geology and groundwater resources. View the maps.
Van Hoesen Hosts Talk in Natural History Series
From the GMC Journal, Week of April 6, 2010
Long ago the Champlain Valley was covered in more than a mile of ice. As the glaciers moved south then north they deposited sediment and shaped the landscape we see today. In a talk on April 7 as part of The Nature Conservancy's 11th annual Vermont Natural History Series, Prof. John Van Hoesen (geology) plans to explore how glaciers affected the way valleys look today. His talk, titled "In the Footprints of Glaciers," begins at 6:30 p.m. at The Nature Conservancy's West Haven office.
Mulder Article Published in Corporate Examiner
From the GMC Journal, Week of April 6, 2010
GMC Farm Manager Kenneth Mulder (environmental studies) is coauthor of an article titled: “Energy and Water: The Real Blue Chips" published in the current issue of The Corporate Examiner, a publication of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility.
Van Hoesen a Finalist for Teaching Award
From the GMC Journal, Week of March 29, 2010
Prof. John Van Hoesen (geology) was recently selected as a finalist for the Vermont Campus Compact statewide Excellence in Community-Based Teaching Award. This award recognizes innovative teaching and curriculum employing service-learning or community-based research that develops student voice, civic agency, and critical thinking using real-life application and relevance, and that includes community voice, partnership, and impact to inform the academic objectives and outcomes.
Alum Authors Story for National Magazine on Off-Grid Systems
From the GMC Journal, Week of March 22, 2010
The cover of the April/May issue of Home Power Magazine, the most widely circulated renewable energy magazine in the country, features the familiar visage of Prof. Philip Ackerman-Leist (environmental studies), his wife Erin, and the couple's children, Asa, Ethan, and baby Addie (Margaret Adelaide). The photo was taken by Khanti Munro '04, who wrote the accompanying cover story "Design Your Own Off Grid System." Khanti installed the Ackerman-Leist’s solar electric system before he graduated from GMC, and used his handiwork as a case study for the article.
Mulder Lead Author of Ambio Article
From the GMC Journal, Week of March 15, 2010
GMC Farm Manager Kenneth Mulder is lead author of an article titled “Burning Water: A Comparative Analysis of the Energy Return on Water Invested” which will be published in the upcoming issue of Ambio. The article compares the energy and water demands of various renewable and non-renewable energy technologies.
Van Hoesen Hosts Talk in Montpelier
From the GMC Journal, Week of February 22, 2010
Prof. John Van Hoesen (geology) presented a talk titled "Open-Source GIS: A Shopping List For Beginners" at the Society of American Foresters, Green Mountain Division Meeting January 29 in Montpelier, Vt.
Environmental Activist to Discuss Coal Mining
From the GMC Journal, Week of February 15, 2010
Environmental activist Dave Cooper visits GMC today for a talk titled “Mountaintop Coal Mining in Appalachia.” The talk begins at 7 p.m. in the East Room.
In Virginia, West Virginia and eastern Kentucky, coal companies blast as much as 600 feet off the top of the mountains, then dump the rock and debris into mountain streams. Over 300,000 acres of the most beautiful and productive hardwood forests in America have been turned into barren grasslands. Mountaintop removal mining increases flooding, contaminates drinking water supplies, cracks foundations of nearby homes, and showers towns with dust and noise from blasting. Cooper, from Lexington, Kentucky, will explain human rights issues associated with this controversial practice.
His visit is sponsored by the GMC Environmental Studies Program and the pre-law program.
Van Hoesen & Garrard Publish Article
From the GMC Journal, Week of February 8, 2010
Prof. John Van Hoesen (geology) and Amber Garrard, GMC Sustainability Coordinator, had an article published in GIS Educator and ESRI's ArcUser Magazine. The article highlights two natural resource management majors, Jane Day and Kyla Jaquish, for the community project they worked on in the spring 2009 Introduction to Geographic Information Course. Jane and Kyla worked with Amber to begin estimating the amount of carbon consumed as a result of faculty and staff commuting to campus.
Van Hoesen Awarded Fulbright Grant to Study in Chile
From the GMC Journal, Week of February 1, 2010
Prof. John Van Hoesen (geology & environmental studies) has been awarded a Fulbright grant to conduct research in Chile. His work may answer questions about the behavior and migration patterns of the Chinchorro people who developed mummification techniques about 3,000 years before the Egyptians. Van Hoesen will collaborate with Dr. Bernardo Arriaza, the Instituto de Alta Investigación, Universidad de Tarapacá and the San Miguel de Azapa Archaeological Museum. During his stay in Chile scheduled for the spring of 2011, Van Housen will teach a course on GIS and involve students in his field research. He will also hold skill-based workshops.
Ackerman-Leist Participates in Panel Discussion
From the GMC Journal, Week of January 25, 2010
Prof. Philip Ackerman-Leist (environmental studies) participated in a panel discussion January 7 as part of the Sustainable Agriculture Panel Series at the Franklin Environmental Center at Hillcrest. Philip’s topic was “Sustainability & Sustenance: A Vision for Sustainable Agriculture in the Liberal Arts.” Other panelists included Melina Shannon-DiPietro, a director of the Yale Sustainable Food Project, Ben Waterman from the UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Gregory Peck, a pomologist and scientist. The Middlebury College Organic Garden sponsored the series.
