3rd Annual Sustainability Symposium
[download the PDF flier for the 2012 Symposium]
Friday, September 21, 2012
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Legislative Assembly Room (2.302)
Student Activity Center (SAC)
Opening remarks by Provost Steven Leslie.
The President’s Sustainability Steering Committee hosted UT Austin’s 3rd Annual Sustainability Symposium on Friday, September 21, 2012. Each year the symposium integrates scholarly work and practical pursuits in hopes of finding new opportunities for collaboration and innovation on campus and beyond. The symposium featured 26 short presentations from students, faculty, and staff.
For questions or more information, please contact Alice Gerhart at alice.gerhart@austin.utexas.edu.
2012 Symposium Essays and Presentations
NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, the essays and presentations below are PDF files and require Adobe® Reader® or compatible software. All links will open in a new browser window or tab.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
| Presentation Title | Presenter | Affiliation |
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| Welcome | Dr. Patricia Clubb | Vice President for University Operations |
| Opening Remarks | Provost Steven Leslie | Executive Vice President and Provost |
| President's Sustainability Committee Report | Jim Walker | Director of Sustainability |
Curricula & Teaching
| Presentation Title | Presenter | Affiliation | Essay | Presentation |
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| Ethics and Sustainability: New Initiatives in Ethics Education at UT Austin | Jess Miner (Staff) | School of Undergraduate Studies |  |
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| Teaching GeoDesign: A Campus-Wide Initiative | Ming-Chun Lee (Faculty) | School of Architecture | |
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| Sustainability and McCombs MBAs | John Doggett (Faculty) | McCombs School of Business | |
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| Teaching Sustainability: Lessons in Time, Space and Complexity | Gloria Lee (Faculty) | College of Fine Arts | |
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| A Vision for UT Austin: Integrating Sustainability into Higher Education | Michael Webber (Faculty) | Cockrell School of Engineering | |
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| Service Learning for Sustainability | Scott Swearingen (Faculty) | College of Liberal Arts | |
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Global Impacts
| Presentation Title | Presenter | Affiliation | Essay | Presentation |
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| Studio Africa: A UT Austin School of Architecture Design Studio for Developing Sustainable Schools in Africa | Michael Garrison (Faculty) | School of Architecture | |
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| Environmentally Sustainable Initiatives: Ghana as a Case Study | Natasha Sharma (Student) | College of Liberal Arts; School of Social Work | |
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| “Let Them Eat Cactus?” Early Thoughts on Bioprecipitation by a Law Professor, Spurred by the Drought | Jane Cohen (Faculty) | School of Law | |
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| Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on High Mountain Glacial Watersheds in the Andes and Himalayas | Rachel Chisolm (Student) | Cockrell School of Engineering | |
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| Sustainable Development in Haiti: Challenges, Lessons, and Hope | Justin Baker, Katrin Greisberger, Danny Guerra, Sofia Leon, and Julia O'Rourke (Students) | Cockrell School of Engineering; Jackson School of Geosciences; LBJ School of Public Affairs; McCombs School of Business | |
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Operations & Resource Management
| Presentation Title | Presenter | Affiliation | Essay | Presentation |
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| Leveraging Social Norms Marketing and Socially Responsible Investment Funds to Fuel Energy Conservation at The University of Texas at Austin | Liv Isham, Jay Kleberg, Spencer Jones, Caroline Kolb, Lara Cottingham (Students) | McCombs School of Business | |
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| Implementation of a Green Laboratory Program | Dennis Nolan (Staff) | Environmental Health and Safety | |
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| Making Our Urban Forest More Sustainable | Jim Carse (Staff) | Facilities Services | |
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| 20/20 Vision: Energy and Resource Conservation at UT Austin | Mike Frisch (Staff) | Facilities Services | |
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| The New Wave: Irrigation Sustainability | Markus Hogue (Staff) | Facilities Services | |
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Campus Master Plan
| Presentation Title | Presenter | Affiliation | Essay | Presentation |
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| A History of Planning at UT Austin | Larry Speck (Faculty) | School of Architecture | |
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| An Overview: The Campus Master Plan | David Rea (Staff) | Campus Planning and Facilities Management | |
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| Planning for the Future: Energy and Resource Conservation | Steve Kraal (Staff) | Campus Planning and Facilities Management | |
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| Transportation and Mobility Across Campus | Jeri Baker (Staff) | Parking and Transportation Services | |
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| A Key Component: Sustainability in the Campus Master Plan | Jim Walker (Staff) | Office of Sustainability | |
Research and Initiatives
| Presentation Title | Presenter | Affiliation | Essay | Presentation |
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| The Green Fee: Promoting and Facilitating Campus Sustainability Research and Development Through Projects Led by Students, Faculty, and Staff | Sam Hermitte and Collin Poirot (Students) | College of Communication; College of Liberal Arts; LBJ School of Public Affairs | |
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| Responses of Gambusia affinis to Changes in Hydrologic Regimes in Waller Creek, Texas | Ben Bonney (Student) | College of Natural Sciences | |
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| Going Solar: Consumer Investment Behavior for Residential Photovoltaic Installations | Ben Sigrin (Student) | Jackson School of Geosciences; LBJ School of Public Affairs | |
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| Sustainable Employees: A Wellness and Green Partnership | Adrienne Howarth-Moore (Staff) | Human Resource Services | |
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| The Opportunity to Cycle: The UT Safe Cycling Campaign | Kate Bedford (Student) | School of Architecture | |
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2011 Symposium Presentations
To read the essays or view presentations from last year's symposium, please visit our 2011 Symposium page.