*Thursday, April 22*
*Reception 6 p.m., Lecture 6:30 p.m.*
*Tickets $10*
*The Revolution in Sustainability Education *with Peter Bardaglio
The challenge of building a more sustainable civilization has
far-reaching implications for those of us who are committed to educating
the citizens, professionals, and leaders of tomorrow. Even as we
acknowledge the demands of this challenge, we should recognize the
opportunities that it affords. As Frank H. T. Rhodes, president emeritus
of Cornell University, contends, the concept of sustainability offers “a
new foundation for the liberal arts and sciences.” It provides a new
focus, sense of urgency, and coherence at a time of drift,
fragmentation, and insularity—what Rhodes calls “a new kind of global
map.” Bardaglio will discuss the latest developments in sustainability
education at the secondary and postsecondary levels, exploring how these
developments are leading to breakthroughs in more effective teaching and
learning.
PETER BARDAGLIO is a senior fellow at Second Nature, a non-profit
committed to the promotion of sustainability in higher education. He is
currently coordinating the Tompkins County Climate Protection
Initiative, a regional effort involving education, business, government,
and community leaders in the Ithaca area.
Bardaglio served as the provost and vice president of academic affairs
from 2002 to 2007 at Ithaca College, where he helped lead the campus's
nationally recognized sustainability initiative. Bardaglio serves on the
Senior Council of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability
in Higher Education, the editorial board of Sustainability: The Journal
of Record, and as a Higher Education Sustainability Fellow with the
Society for College and University Planning. He is also vice chair of
the board of trustees for the New Roots Charter High School in Ithaca,
NY and a member of the Cayuga Medical Center board of directors, the
EcoVillage at Ithaca board of directors, and the History Center in
Tompkins County board of trustees.
He received his Ph.D. and M.A. in History at Stanford University and his
B.A. in History and English at Brown University.
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