Second Nature Midwest Regional Workshop

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Second Nature
Midwest Regional Workshop
Shaping a Sustainable Future: Best Practices in Higher Education
June 7-10, 2001
Waycross Conference Center
Morgantown, Indiana


"Design is more than how we make things--it is how we make things that fit
harmoniously in an ecological, cultural and moral context. Second Nature's
Midwest Regional Workshop will give you a new perspective on how design is a
part of your work as an administrator, faculty, staff or student."
--Dr. David Orr, Chair and Professor of Environmental Studies at Oberlin
College

Attend this exciting workshop to promote your campus sustainability
activities and to acquire resources and strategies to increase their impact.
Leave feeling inspired and energized having strengthened connections with
colleagues from your campus and built relationships with peers from other
institutions across the U.S.  One special focus of this workshop will be
sustainable design and the unique teaching and learning opportunities design
initiatives can provide for administrators, faculty, staff and students.


WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS

Scheduled Presenters include renowned leaders in sustainability

--> ANTHONY CORTESE - sharing a vision of sustainability in higher education
--> DIANE DILLON-RIDGLEY - presenting a global perspective on how to foster
institutional transformation by creating leadership
--> HILLARY BROWN - outlining high performance design and the practical
concerns and opportunities involved with building projects
--> WILLIAM McDONOUGH - discussing sustainable design and the broader
implications for climate change and our health

Poster Session

Workshop participants are requested to present posters depicting their
campus activities.  Posters provide an engaging and creative mechanism for
participants to share their efforts and provide an important context for
conversations throughout the entire workshop.

Team Application Time and Resources

Workshop location and format facilitate reflection and application of the
workshop content.  Interactive presentations and experiential exercises have
been designed to provide teams with opportunities to meet productively.
Materials have been developed to be useful during the workshop and once
participants return to their campuses.

Concurrent Roundtables

There are designated times for participants to organize or attend sessions
on topics that are not outlined in the formal  agenda.  Do you... Have a
teaching technique that you want to share? ...Need feedback on a new project
that you want to implement? ...Want to learn more about a specific success
mentioned during the workshop?  These breakout sessions are your
opportunities to share or acquire this information.

Networking

Throughout the workshop, we have structured formal and informal
opportunities for teams and individuals to exchange information and ideas.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

The deadline to receive a discount on your registration fee is May 10, 2001.
Space is limited so don't delay.  For detailed information on the workshop,
please visit http://www.secondnature.org or contact
workshops@secondnature.org.