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Tours | Tuesday, February 6th, 2018 Transportation Sponsor:
3:00-4:30pm	Viking Pavilion + Karl Miller Center Tour ▼ Karl Miller Center: The Karl Miller Center (KMC) is a state-of-the-art LEED Platinum facility housing the School of Business and Office of International Affairs at PSU. This innovative building boasts numerous sustainability achievements including: - Energy efficient design projected to cut energy use by half despite increasing square footage by 42 percent - A new pavilion and atrium that are passively-cooled and 100% naturally ventilated - Low VOC, FSC certified, and locally sourced materials - Five ecoroofs totaling 7,000 square feet...and more! Viking Pavillion: In April 2018, PSU will open a new multi-purpose venue in the heart of downtown Portland - Viking Pavilion Regional Event Center. The OHSU-sponsored Viking Pavilion will be a LEED Gold Certified, functionally flexible venue that can accommodate up to 3,400 guests. Join us for a hard hat tour to get a sneak peak of this impressive space before it opens. Special Requirements: Wear long pants, long sleeves and close toed, slip proof shoes. Hard hats and other PPE will be provided for the Viking Pavilion portion of the tour. Meeting Point Address: KMC 615 SW Harrison St., 2nd floor near the bronze bust at the Broadway entry. Max Capacity: 20 | Reserve your spot during registration
3:30-4:30pm	The Redd Tour ▼ The Redd on Salmon Street is a new Ecotrust development located in the heart of Portland's historic Central Eastside designed to support local food enterprises, connect chefs, foodservice directors and entrepreneurs to independent farmers, ranchers and fishers in the region, and help scale a robust, regional food economy across the Pacific Northwest. The Redd tour will begin at the B-line roll up door on the corner of 7th and Salmon to highlight key functions and concepts of the Redd West building (office, kitchen production, and warehousing space), and conclude with a visit to the Redd East building for Q&A. Meeting Point Address: 831 SE Salmon St., Portland, OR 97214 Max Capacity: 20 | Reserve your spot during registration
3:30-4:30pm	Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure Walking Tour ▼ Join us for this tour of the transportation facilities on the PSU campus. Attendees will get to see the many different options for transport including the Bike Hub- an awesome student run bike co-op, Vike Bikes- long term & departmental bike rentals, the PSU bike garages, BIKETOWN collaboration, Portland City transportation infrastructure through TriMet such as the street car, buses and the MAX, the PSU Bike Challenge, Fixit repair stands and more. We will also discuss the influence that transportation and PSU have had on each other. Meeting Point Address: PSU Bike Hub, 1818 SW 6th Ave. Max Capacity: 25 | Reserve your spot during registration
4:00-5:00pm	Collaborative Life Sciences Building and Tilikum Crossing Tour ▼ The Collaborative Life Sciences Building brings together Portland State University (PSU), Oregon State University (OSU), and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) health and life sciences programming on a single campus. The building achieved LEED Platinum certification due to its host of sustainable features including green roofs, a stormwater collection system for non-potable water, energy-efficient climate control and lighting, and extensive use of recycled and sustainable materials. CLSB is adjacent to the stunning Tilikum Crossing, or Bridge of the People. The first bridge of its kind in the U.S., the Tilikum Crossing carries MAX trains, buses, streetcars, cyclists and pedestrians over the Willamette River, but no cars. Meeting Point Address: 2730 SW Moody Ave, Portland, OR 97201 Max Capacity: 50 | Reserve your spot during registration
Opening Night | Tuesday, February 6th, 2018
5:00-6:30pm	Opening Night Reception Collaborative Life Sciences Building | 2730 SW Moody Ave, Portland, OR 97201 Keynote by: Brian Gibbs, Ph.D., M.P.A. | Vice President, Equity and Inclusion, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
Day One | Wednesday, February 7th, 2018
	Equity & Diversity SMSU 296/298	Engagement SMSU 328/329	Academics SMSU 294	Operations & Facilities SMSU 327	Community SMSU 333
8:00am	Breakfast & Registration | Smith Memorial Student Union, 3rd Floor
9:00-9:15am	Welcome Remarks | Ballroom Rahmat Shoureshi | President, Portland State University
9:15-9:30am	Opening Keynote | Ballroom Desirée Williams-Rajee | Owner, Kapwa Consulting & Former Equity Program Manager, Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
9:30-10:30am	Chief Diversity Officers | Collaborative Leadership to Align Sustainability Programming with Diverse Communities Jade Aguilar | Vice President of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Willamette University Narce Rodriguez | Executive Director, Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Pacific University Rickey Hall | Chief Diversity Officer, University of Washington Linda Herrera | Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, Chemeketa Community College
10:30-11:00am	Networking and Coffee Break
11:00am-12:15pm	Identity as an Asset | First Generation, Low-Income, Disability and Intersecting Identities Beyond Institutional Comfort Zones   Nicholas Wooten | Program Coordinator, TRiO Student Success, The Evergreen State College	Zero Waste Workshop: Leading by Example   Gwen Larned | Zero Waste Coordinator, Western Washington University	Building Faculty Learning Communities for Sustainability Across the Curriculum   Grace A. Wang | Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Western Washington University Brian Henning | Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies, Faculty Fellow for Sustainability, Gonzaga University Jean MacGregor | Co-Director, Curriculum for the Bioregion, The Evergreen State College	Low-Carbon Space Heating: Charting the Transition from Natural Gas Moderator: Steve Mital | Sustainability Director, University of Oregon   Lucy Pierce | Graduate Student, The Evergreen State College   Rhys Roth | Director, Center for Sustainable Infrastructure   Scott Morgan | Director of Sustainability, The Evergreen State College	Sustainability at the Core, Equity at the Center: New Lessons From Community Engagement   Jennifer Joyalle | Instructor, Civic Leadership Minor; Doctoral Student, Portland State University Kevin Kecskes | Associate Professor of Public Administration, Portland State University Erin Elliott | Instructor, Civic Leadership Minor; Doctoral Candidate, Portland State University Peter Chaille | NTT Faculty and Undergraduate Curriculum Lead for Public Administration Department, Portland State University
12:15-1:15pm	Lunch
12:30-12:45pm	McKinstry Champions of Sustainability Scholarship Awardee Recognition Dale Silha | Vice President of Energy and Technical Services, Mckinstry
12:45-1:15pm	PSU Eats Sustainable Food Practices Showcase: How to Eat Seasonally and Locally Moderator: Mark Harris | Sustainability Manager, PSU Eats Matt Steele | Executive Chef, PSU Eats Jesse Nichols | Co-Owner, Manager and Farmer, Stoneboat Farms
1:15-2:30pm	Forging a New Normal: Paths to Youth Leadership in Equity and Sustainability Moderator: Erica Wagner | Ahlbrandt Professor & Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs, Portland State University School of Business Rachel CentariczkiDirector of Teen Services- Education & Career, Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland Yareli Rincon | STEAM Student, Junior, Forest Grove High School   Tia Johnston Brown | Director of Youth Venture Inc., Ashoka	Networking Sustainability, Multiplying Student Power   Scott Davis | Graduate Student - Project Manager, University of Washington Sustainability Action Network Sky Stahl | Undergraduate Project Leader, University of Washington Sustainability Action Network	Navigating Environmental Grief: Resilience and Hope in an Age of Climate Consequences   Jennifer Atkinson | Faculty, Associate Director of the Pre-Major Program and Discovery Core, University of Washington Bothell	The Business Case | Campus Sustainability as Key Component of Institutional Strategic Planning Vincent M. Smith | Associate Professor and Chair of Environmental Science & Policy, Southern Oregon University   Claudia Frere-Anderson | Director, UW Sustainability, University of Washington	Collaborative Social Justice Service-Learning: Transitioning to Inclusive Sustainability in an Insecure and Divided World Diane Shingledecker | CBL CTE District Faculty Coordinator, Portland Community College   Joe Culhane | Student, Director of Student Services & Sustainability Coordinator, Portland Community College Cascade Campus Rylie Wolff | Student, Co-op Director, Portland Community College Rock Creek Campus   Nick Carmack | Student President, Portland Community College Cascade Campus Brittney Chesher | Graduate Intern, Human Services Resource Center, Oregon State University
2:30-3:00pm	Networking and Coffee Break
3:00-4:15pm	Intersectional Environmental Justice Education and Programming: Listen, Organize, Act Serena Carmona-Hester | Student, Gonzaga University   Saiyare Refaei | Coordinator for Sustainability Integration, Diversity Center, Pacific Lutheran University Tess Matsukawa | Resident Director, Pacific Lutheran University	The Sweet Spot: Where Campus-Wide Partnerships Converge to Implement Institutional Changes Moderator: Elaine Cole, Ph.D. | Rock Creek Campus Sustainability Coordinator, Portland Community College Jenny Nitzky | Sustainability Coordinator Assistant, Southern Oregon University   Briar Schoon | Sustainability Manager, Portland Community College   Heidi Sickert | Business Faculty, Sustainability & Curriculum Council Chair, Portland Community College	Whales, Silence, and Community Resilience: The Role of Contemplative Practice in Engaging Complex Sustainability and Justice Challenges   Jean MacGregor | Co-Director, Curriculum for the Bioregion, The Evergreen State College Marie Eaton | Professor Emerita, Fairhaven College and Director, Palliative Care Institute, Western Washington University Kate Reavey | Instructor, Peninsula College Holly Hughes | Adjunct Instructor, Peninsula College	Transformative Energy Leadership   Sponsored by: Jimmy Jia | Faculty, Presidio Graduate School   Seth Vidana | Sustainability Manager, Western Washington University Elin Shepard | New Buildings Program Outreach Manager, Energy Trust of Oregon Chris Breitmeyer | President, Clatsop Community College	Hands on Learning in the Metro Region: Portland State University's Community Environmental Services   Emily Murkland | Project Manager, Portland State University Kyenne Williams | Program Specialist, City of Portland Jennifer Stefanick | Portland Event Recycling Project Lead, CES, Portland State University
4:15-4:30pm	Networking Break
4:30-5:30pm	Poster Session | Click to view all poster presenters ▼ Sustainability Mentorship Program; Supporting The Next generation of Sustainability Professionals - Mary Vance | Career Counselor, Sustainability Focus, Portland State University - Melia Tichenor | Sustainability Mentorship Program Coordinator, Portland State University Encouraging Business Sustainability Practices Through Green Leasing at Portland State University - Emily Quinton | Graduate Student, Portland State University Portland State University Off Site Renewable Energy Opportunity and Feasibility Study with Multi-Criteria Decision Considerations - Emily Quinton | Graduate Student, Portland State University - Max Nielsen-Pincus | Assistant Professor & Graduate Committee Chair, Department of Environmental Science and Management, Portland State University Food Equity and Service Learning, an Unintended Outcome of a Community Partnership - Stephania Fregosi | Sustainability Coordinator, Chemeketa Community College - Adam Holden | Student Leadership & Civic Engagement Coordinator, Chemeketa Community College The UW All-STARS Framework for Reporting, Improving Performance, and Creating Synergies - Sean Schmidt | Sustainability Specialist, University of Washington Make Positive Environmental Impact in Your Community, Take Recycling 101 - Gregg Hayward | City of Gresham Business Sustainability Coordinator, Education Chair Addressing the Issue of Food Loss and Waste at Gonzaga University's Main Dining Facility: A Holistic Systems-Based Approach - Meghan Lowry | Student, Gonzaga University - Sarah Godbehere | Student, Gonzaga University - James Sulser | Student, Gonzaga University - Dee Dee Brown | Student, Gonzaga University Bringing Upcycling to your Campus - Ron Hawk | Director of Collaborative Sales, Looptworks
	CAREER FAIR SESSIONS
	Advancing Your Career in Sustainability: Where to Start, Who to Know, & How to Get There   Katie Secrist | Consultant, Sustainable Business Consulting		Preparing the Global Workforce for a Sustainable World   Elaine Aye, IIDA, LEED Fellow, WELL AP | Associate/Regional Manager, RWDI / Green Building Services Izabel Loinaz | Director, Center for Sustainable Business, Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon Charles A. Vescoso, Jr. | Associate Technical Editor, American Technical Publishers
4:30-5:30pm	Communications Managers and Coordinators Meetup | 326 Pacific Rim This is an opportunity for communications managers and coordinators to collaborate with colleagues about best practices, what's working, challenges, etc.
5:30-6:30pm	Networking Reception
7:00-9:00pm	Dine Arounds Here's your chance to get out and have a taste of Portland! We have set up several reservations around downtown as well as recommendations of restaurants in the area. Check them out here >>
Day Two | Thursday, February 8th, 2018
7:00am	Yoga | Lincoln Hall 255
7:30am	Breakfast & Registration
7:30-8:30am	Food Service Meetup | Room 326 Pacific Rim
8:30-9:15am	Opening Keynote Pandora Thomas | Teacher, Writer & Designer
9:15-10:30am	The Big Picture: Campus Sustainability Through the Lens of Executive Leadership Moderator: Robert Liberty | Director, Institute for Sustainable Solutions, Portland State University Michael Harwood | Associate Vice President, University of Oregon Carol Long | Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, Willamette University Mark Mitsui | President, Portland Community College Barbara Wingerson | Associate Vice President & Chief of Staff, University of Washington
10:30-11:00am	Networking and Coffee Break
11:00am-12:15pm	Examining Privilege in Sustainability: The Importance of Self Reflection For Transformational Leadership and Facilitation   Megan Schneider | Education Coordinator, Facilities & Property Management, and MS Candidate, Leadership for Sustainability Education, Portland State University MacKenzie Eiden | Peer Mentor, University Studies Program, and MS Candidate, Leadership for Sustainability Education, Portland State University	Strategies for Inclusive and Entertaining Engagement Amy Dvorak | Sustainability Director, Lewis & Clark College	Pollinator Gardens and Hives | Beekeeping as a Teaching Tool on College Campuses Moderator: Elaine Cole, Ph.D. | Rock Creek Campus Sustainability Coordinator, Portland Community College Anne Lesenne | Landscape Department Technician and Faculty, Portland Community College Rock Creek   Evan Sugden | Faculty Instructor, University of Washington   Mary Whitfield | Department of Chemistry, Edmonds Community College Dr. Daniel Najera | Department of Biology, Green River College	Food Waste Prevention Programs on Campus Domenic Calabro | Waste Prevention Specialist, U.S. EPA   Lara Seng | Regional Sustainability Manager, Sodexo   Brandon Lesowske | Waste Management Coordinator, Portland State University;   Mark Freeman | Senior Manager of Global Dining Services, Microsoft	Native Habitat Restoration and Campus Sustainability Erik Budsberg | Sustainability Coordinator, Eastern Washington University Guillermo Giannico | Associate Professor, Fisheries Extension, Oregon State University   Robin O'Quinn | Associate Professor of Biology, Eastern Washington University
12:15-1:15pm	Lunch
12:30-12:45pm	Keynote Jessica Finn Coven | Chief Resilience Officer, City of Seattle and Director, Office of Sustainability & Environment
1:15-2:30pm	Incorporating Social Justice, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education Green Fund Programs   Moderator: Emma Sharpe | Green Fund Chair, Willamette University Anna Belinski | Student Body Association Sustainability Chair, Gonzaga University Alexander Butler | Chair of the Food Systems Working Group, Evergreen State College Kyle McDermott | Campus Sustainability Fund Coordinator, University of Washington   Joe Culhane | The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF), Portland Community College Johnathan Riopelle | Sustainable Action Fund, Western Washington University	Hosting a Campus Climate Dialogue and Connecting Your Campus to Sustainability Through Events   Abigail Lynam, Ph.D. | Faculty Sustainable Practices, Cascadia College Atlas Turner | Student, Cascadia College Eric Jonsson | Graduate, Cascadia College John Kuykendall | Graduate, Cascadia College Toren Elste | Sustainability Programs Specialist, University of Washington Daimon Eklund | Sustainability Communications Coordinator, University of Washington	Tapping into Student Talent to Build Bridges and Scale Implementation   Izabel Loinaz | Director, Center for Sustainable Business, Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon Megan Banks | Manager, Sustainable Cities Year Program, Sustainable Cities Initiative, University of Oregon Llyswen Berna | MBA Candidate in Sustainability, University of Oregon Kerry Edinger Snodgress | Program Support GE, Sustainable Cities Initiative, University of Oregon	Scalable and Adaptable Tools for Climate Action Planning: Creating Resiliency in an Era of Climate Change   Thea Kindschuh | CRUX Project Coordinator, Portland State University J. Alexander Maxwell, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Gonzaga University Elaine Aye, IIDA, LEED Fellow, WELL AP | Associate/Regional Manager, RWDI / Green Building Services	Eco-Reps And Clean Energy Ambassadors: Driving Outreach and Encouraging a Culture of Sustainability Shaun Taylor | Education Director, University of Washington - Clean Energy Institute   Lety Cavazos | Oregon State University Sustainability Office
2:30-2:45pm	Networking and Coffee Break
2:45-3:00pm	Closing Remarks Jenny McNamara | Campus Sustainability Director, Portland State University

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