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Schedule

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Colorado State University - Lory Student Center

Schedule subject to change slightly as event planning progresses.

CHECK IN BEGINS

9:00-9:20 AM

Check-in will occur from 8:30am-9:20am on the third floor of the Lory Student Center, outside the main ballrooms.

WELCOME & KEYNOTE

9:30-9:50 AM

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Attendees will gather in the LSC main ballroom for a full group welcome presentations by:

  • PSD and CSU's Climate Leadership Summit student coordinators

  • Keynote Speaker Emily V. Fischer, PhD, Associate Professor- Department of Atmospheric Science 

BREAKOUT SESSION ROUND 1

10:00-10:35 AM

Attendees can choose between five breakout session options listed in their program. Breakout sessions will be in the presentation rooms on the 3rd floor of the Lory Student Center.

BREAKOUT SESSION ROUND 2

10:45-11:20 AM

Attendees can choose between five breakout session options listed in their program. Breakout sessions will be in the presentation rooms on the 3rd floor of the Lory Student Center.

BREAKOUT SESSION ROUND 3

11:30-12:05 PM

Attendees can choose between five breakout session options listed in their program. Breakout sessions will be in the presentation rooms on the 3rd floor of the Lory Student Center.

LUNCH (Provided)

12:15-1:00 PM

Lunch is provided. CSU undergraduate and graduate students will host table talks for interested summit attendees.

CLOSING KEYNOTE & RAFFLE

1:10-1:30 PM

Attendees will reconvene in the main ballroom for a final keynote from Dr. Eugene F. Kelly, Professor of Pedology, Associate Dean Extension, Colorado State University, fun giveaways, and a farewell message from our student coordinators.

DISMISSAL

1:30pm

To accommodate bussing, the summit will dismiss at 1:30pm. 

Check back for minor adjustments as the final schedule comes into focus.

Session Topics Below Will be Facilitated by Climate Experts From CSU's Faculty and Community Experts, including:

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  • Dr. Sonali Diddi, CSU Associate Professor, Dept. of Design and Merchandising

  • Dr. Katie McShane, Professor of Philosophy, Environmental Ethics

  • Dr. Andrew Seidl, Extension Specialist – College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

  • Dr. Tony Cheng, Department of Forest & Rangeland Stewardship, Director, Colorado Forest Restoration Institute

  • Dr. Stephanie Malin, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, School of Global Environmental Sustainability

  • Dr. Colleen Duncan, Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology

  • Dr. Meagan Schipanski, Assistant Professor, Soil and Crop Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences

  • Micah Warners, Stephanie Crecca, Tanner Guinn, FTC Utilities Department

  • Trudy Trimbath, PSD Sustainability Department

  • Dr. David Rojas-Rueda - underserved populations/equity/health, Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, College of Public Health

  • Dr. Russ S. Schumacher, Colorado State Climatologist, Professor, Department of Atmospheric Science

  • DrBecky Bolinger, Assistant State Climatologist, Colorado Climate Center

  • Dr. Ryan Scott, Assistant Professor, Political Science, and Dr. Iasmin Goes, Assistant Professor, Political Science

  • Dr. Jason Quinn, Director, Sustainability Research Laboratory, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering 

    • With Student Ambassadors: Mayca Saavedra - environmental engineering student and Rachel Lorenzen - mechanical engineering student​

  • Dr. Hussam Mahmoud, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Environmental Engineering

Our Climate Future

Climate & Human Health

Climate & Agriculture

PSD Sustainability

Climate Justice & Grief

Fashion and Sustainability

Built Environment

Cryptocurrency & Environment

Climate & Energy

Climate, Biodiversity, Economics

Fire & Forests

Climate Ethics

Wildlife Populations Health

Climate & Water in CO

High School Student Idea Exchange

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MORE ABOUT THE SUMMIT

The Climate Leadership Summit is a solution focused event designed by high school students for students in collaboration with CSU to provide and inspire other students who are interested in STEM, entrepreneurship, leadership, climate change, and environmental sustainability. The Climate Leadership Summit connects high school and college students from the Northern Colorado region with leaders in all facets of climate science. It brings students together with people, ideas and information that point to making a healthy, and more inspiring future.

 

Our aim is to translate environmental knowledge and concern into action that supports a new economy through all of our careers and activities in the future. The potential students hold for making changes in their own communities and the world is incredible. Our goal is to deliver a message of inspiration and hope. 

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