Dear Colleagues,
Great news! We are pleased to announce Marc Edwards, Virginia Tech Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will be the opening keynote speaker for the 2016 AASHE Conference & Expo taking place in Baltimore, Maryland from Oct. 9 - 12, 2016. You may recognize him as the man credited with leading the research teams that uncovered severe water quality problems in Flint, Michigan and Washington D.C. In both cases, Dr. Edwards successfully challenged government agencies who had previously dismissed the risks of contamination.
We are excited to have Dr. Edwards share his perspective on how the incentives on faculty and the constant pressure to get funding is undermining the idea of science as a public good and eroding trust in science, as we explore this year's conference theme, "Beyond the Campus."
A particular interest to this group may be the pre-conference Colloquium on Business Education, which focuses on specific strategies being used to develop sustainable business education - curriculum, pedagogy, research and grants, student and faculty attitudes and behaviors, community outreach and administrative efforts. Make sure to browse the entire program and register now to take advantage of early bird rates by tomorrow, May 31. Sincerely,
Daita
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Daita Serghi, PhD
Programs Coordinator
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
www.aashe.org |
daita.serghi@aashe.org | (888) 347-9997 ext. 124