Workshop Schedule

DATES: Friday and Saturday, May 16 and 17

LOCATION: Cascade Culinary Institute dining room

DAY ONE SCHEDULE

8:30-8:45 Coffee, tea, baked goods, and gather
8:45-9:00 Welcome and introductions
9:00-9:30  Sustainability overview: What is it? How does it connect?
9:30-10:00  Presenter #1: Social perspectives - Gabriann Hall, COCC Ethnic Studies
10:00-10:30  Small group discussion: Class connections
10:30-10:45  Break
10:45-11:15  Presenter #2: Environmental perspectives - Bret Michalski, COCC Forest Technology
11:15-12:00  Small group discussion: Class connections
12:00-12:45  Lunch*
12:45-2:15 Guided walk @ Shevlin Park - Hal Deshow, COCC Geology
2:15-2:30 Announcements
2:30-3:00  Presenter #3: Campus Sustainability Initiatives - Noelle Copley, COCC Sustainability Coordinator
3:00-3:30  Nine ways to change a course
3:30-4:00  Reflection exercise
4:00-4:30  Whole group synthesis, goals for tomorrow, book table request

DAY TWO SCHEDULE

8:45-9:00 Coffee, tea, baked goods, and book browsing
9:00-9:15  Announcements, check-ins, poetry
9:15-9:45

Overview of higher ed, sustainability, and interdisciplinary fluency

9:45-10:15

Cohort discussion: Principles of sustainability and big ideas in your field

10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-10:45  Cohort exercise: Learning outcomes and activities
10:45-11:30  Cohort reports
11:30-12:00  Presenter #4: Sustainability in action - Megan Kellner-Rode, Boundless Farmstead
12:00-12:45  Lunch*
12:45-1:45 Guided walk in the woods - Tim Peterson, Outdoor Leadership
1:45-2:00 Break
2:00-2:30 Bioregional engagement: ideas, opportunities, discussion
2:30-4:00 

Whole group reflection and discussion

- Plans for continuation

- Next steps: summer, September deadline, report-back

- Stipend approvals

- Final thoughts 

*Meals will be prepared from locally-sourced ingredients and served by COCC Culinary students and staff.