Our Shared Futures: The Language of Sustainability

Language of Sustainability poster
Please note this event occurred in the past.
November 01, 2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET
John W. Olver Design Building Room 170

The School of Earth & Sustainability, the Anthropocene Lab, and the Environmental Humanities Initiative at UMass Amherst  are excited to welcome faculty, staff, and students to “Our Shared Futures: The Language of Sustainability.” Registration is now closed.

This event is a community workshop with moments for learning, discussion, and reflection.  Together, we explore the language of sustainability and consider what a Sustainability Charter means for SES operations, its partners, and our lives as scholars and students.  This event builds upon discussions and ideas generated over the last decade here at UMass. 

AGENDA

2:00 – 3:00 PM

  • Introductions – Malcolm Sen (Faculty, English, Environmental Humanities)
  • Interdisciplinarity – Lupe Davidson (Dean, College of Humanities and Fine Arts)
  • Reflections on the Draft Charter – Grace Ziegel (Undergraduate, English)
  • Reflections on the Draft Charter – Anthoni McElrath (Graduate, Comparative Literature, ELEVATE Fellow, Energy Transition Institute)
  • Sustainability for the Common Good – Rob DeConto (Provost Professor, School of Earth & Sustainability, College of Natural Sciences)

Break – 5 mins

3:05 – 4:00 PM

Engaging the Charter: Participatory Session (Led by Thad Miller, School of Public Policy)

 

Our Shared Futures tan flier with a large pink moth and duplicate softer image in teal with a series of moons. Flier includes language on the event and event details as well as a QR code