Tuesday, November 1st

8:00 PM                         Informal pre-conference networking social at the microbrewery the Guilded Otter located in downtown New Paltz at 3 Main Street.  Cash bar.  Food is also available to order.

Wednesday, November 2^nd

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM        SUNY Sustainability Coalition Meeting & Breakfast (SUNY staff and faculty only; sustainability, energy, and facilities staff and faculty are encouraged to attend) – Energy topics begin at 10 AM.  Student Union Building Room 62/63.

• CORE / REC Presentation with Merrill Kramer

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM      Registration & Lunch – 2nd Floor of the Student Union Building – Multipurpose Room

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM        Welcome & Keynote Speech – The State of Sustainability in Higher Education With Heather Finnegan of Sightlines and Jennifer Andrews of University of New Hampshire

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM           Vendor Showcase – 2nd Floor of the Student Union Building

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM           Session 1 – 4th Floor of the Student Union Building

• Sustainable Food Across New York State with Dan DeZarn (SUNY Geneseo), Katrina Light (Bard), Billie Golan (SUNY New Paltz), and Levi Rogers (Skidmore) – Room 418
• Change Agents Scholars Initiative: Shifting Focus from Eco-Reps to Leadership Fellows with Jess Kozlowski-Russell and Brian Stuhlmiller (UBuffalo) – Room 401/405
• Community Distributed Generation Development with Max Joel (NY-Sun Initiative/NYSERDA, Chris Carrick (Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board), Scott Starr (Dynamic Energy) and Matthew Brubaker (SUNY Cortland) – Room 407

3:00 PM – 3:50 PM           Session 2 – 4th Floor of the Student Union Building

• How We Saved $70,000+ Through a Behavioral Energy Conservation Competition with Cassidy Drasser (UAlbany) – Room 418
• Resilient Buildings: The Real Sustainability with John Plodinec (Community and Regional Resilience Institute) – Room 401/405
• Energy Performance Contracting to Meet EO-88 Goals with Tom Lanzilotta, (Stony Brook), David J. Jones (Honeywell) Bruce Alexander (Jefferson Community College), Dave Taylor (TRANE), Nicholas Palumbo (Suffolk County Community College) – Room 407
• Advice for Students from a Veteran Climate Change Activist with Sandra Steingraber – Room 409

4:00 PM – 4:50 PM           Session 3 – 4th Floor of the Student Union Building

• Climate Smart Communities: The Value and Process of Campus-Community Partnerships in Advancing Climate Action with Chris Carrick (Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board), Dazzle Ekblad (NYSERDA), and Gaby Weiss / Libby Zemaitis (NYS DEC) – Room 418
• Initiating and Optimizing a Student-Led Move Out Program: Winning Friends, Getting Great Press, and Decreasing Greenhouse Emissions with Josh Goldowitz, Enid Cardinal, and Sarah Quirk (RIT) and Nimrun Dhillon (Post Landfill Action Network) – Room 401/405
• Reducing Resource Consumption in Student Housing through Feedback and Motivation with Amanda Sherman (Clarkson University) – Room 407
• Graduate Opportunities in Sustainability at Bard College with Katie Boyle and Caitlin O’Donnell (Bard College) – Room 409

5:15 PM – 6:30 PM           Evening Keynote with Sandra Steingraber in Lecture Center 100

6:30 PM – 9:00 PM

For Faculty, Staff and Exhibitors: Evening Reception with Sandra Steingraber Book Signing in Wooster Hall Main Lobby
For Students: Sustainability Student Leader Roundtable with dinner in Student Union 418

Thursday, November 3^rd

7:00 AM – 8:45 AM          Breakfast

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM          Session 4 – 4th Floor of the Student Union Building

• Fostering Civic Engagement on Climate Policy with Clara Fang (Higher Ed Liasion to the Citizens Climate Lobby) – Room 418
• Improving the Campus Carbon Calculator and CarbonMAP to Further Campus Sustainability with Jennifer Andrews (University of New Hampshire) – Room 401/405
• Deep Energy Cuts in Lab Buildings with David Gordon (Green Building Partners), Sandy DeJohn (Binghamton), and Catherine Kaleita (SUNY Plattsburg) – Room 407

9:00 AM – 9:50 PM          Session 5 – 4th Floor of the Student Union Building

• Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum with Hannah Morgan (SUNY Oneonta), Will Hong (SUNY New Paltz), and Marian Brown (Wells College) Room 418
• Campus Forests in Mitigating Climate Change and Meeting Carbon Goals with John Pumilio (Colgate) and Alex Poisson (SUNY ESF) – Room 401/405
• Financing and Implementing Energy Master Plan Projects to Meet EO-88 Goals with Indu Lnu (UAlbany), Christopher Marcella (State University Construction Fund), Jodi Smits Anderson and Sandy Daigler (DASNY), and Nathan Anctil (NYPA) – Room 407

10:00 AM – 10:30 PM      Mid-Morning Snack at Vendor Showcase Area

10:30 AM – 11:20 AM      Session 6

• The Role of Arts and Creative Expression in Campus Sustainability with Dan DeZarn (SUNY Geneseo) – Room 418
• The Power Dialog: NYS Higher Education Institutions Harnessing the Power of Student Inquiry to Advance Clean Energy Policy with Mary Ellen Mallia (UAlbany), Curt Gevich (SUNY Plattsburgh), and John Pumilio (Colgate) – Room 401/405
• A 15-Year Journey Towards Sustainability Through Demand-Side Conservation Efforts at Cornell University with Mark Howe and James Hatch (Cornell University) – Room 407

11:30 AM – 12:20 PM      Session 7 – 4th Floor of the Student Union Building

• REV Campus Challenge Updates and Opportunities with Lindsay Holle (NYSERDA) – Room 418
• Rain Gardens, Green Roofs, Rainwater Harvesting, Permeable Pavement, and Bioretention Areas: Campus Green Infrastructure Projects Funded through the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation with Melissa Cadwell (Syracuse University), Laurie Husted (Bard), Indu Lnu (UAlbany), and Sean Vormwald (Onondaga Community College) – Room 401/405
• Green Revolving Funds Across New York State with Michael Sheridan (SUNY New Paltz), Josh Arnold (SUNY ESF) and Sandy DeJohn (Binghamton) – Room 407

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM        Lunch – 2nd Floor of the Student Union Building

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM          Closing Thoughts and Final Keynote with Clara Fang, Higher Education Liaison to the Citizen’s Climate Lobby

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM           Two tour opportunities:

• Tour of the campus farmers market, led by Farmers Market Coordinator Billie Golan.  Meet at the Coffee/Tea table at 1:30.
• Tour of LeFevre Residence Hall (a LEED Gold Major Renovation completed in August 2016) and Ridgeview Residence Hall (a LEED TBD Major Construction Project completed in August 2015) with Architect Mary Kate Young of Architecture+ – Meet at the lunch buffet at 1:30.

Thank you to our conference sponsors!