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Sus Ag Programs at ISU
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Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium
(SUSAG 600)
Spring 2012
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Unless otherwise noted, meetings are 3:10 to 5:00 PM on Wednesdays
in 3140 Agronomy Hall.
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| Date |
Program |
Location |
| 11 January |
Dennis Keeney, ISU Emeritus Professor of Agronomy and Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering,
Senior Fellow with the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy,
"My Journey to Research Enlightenment: Doing Science
for the Public." |
3140 Agronomy |
| 18 January |
Jeff Hafner, farmer from Panora, IA, "Working in Silos with
the Military: Agricultural Extension in Afghanistan." |
3140 Agronomy |
| 25 January |
Fritz Nordengren, assistant professor, Des Moines University,
"Don't Talk with your Mouth Full: Lessons Learned from 20 years on the
Internet about Social Media, Social Networking,and Bridging Cross-Disciplinary Divides." |
3140 Agronomy |
| 1 February |
Graham Meriwether, filmmaker, "American Meat: Discussion with the
Director (with movie screening Monday, January 30th at 6:00 PM, 3140 Agronomy). |
3140 Agronomy |
| 8 February |
Matt Russell, Drake Agricultural Law Center,
"Policy for the Whole System." |
3140 Agronomy |
| 15 February |
Mary Swander, Distinguished Professor, ISU Department of English,
MFA Student Presentations. |
3140 Agronomy |
| 22 February |
Ricardo Salvador, W.K. Kellogg Foundation,
"Time, Place and Sustainability: Learning to Connect the Big Picture with the Moment."
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210 Bessey |
| 29 February |
Leo Louis, North Star,
"Urban Connections in the System." |
3140 Agronomy |
| 7 March |
Jean Goodwin, associate professor, ISU Department of English, and
Michael Dahlstrom, assistant professor, ISU Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication,
"Science, Policy, and Communication." |
3140 Agronomy |
| 14 March |
Spring Break |
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| 21 March |
Robert Mazur, professor, ISU Department of Sociology, Nana Osei-Kofi,
assistant professor, ISU Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, and Francis Owusu,
associate professor, ISU Department of Community and Regional Planning,
"Working and Learning Together: A Conversation about International Research."
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210 Bessey |
| 28 March |
Deborah Koons Garcia, filmmaker,
"Symphony of the Soil: Discussion with the Director." |
3140 Agronomy |
| 4 April |
Laura Jackson, professor, Department of Biology, University of Northern Iowa,
"Sustainable Agriculture through the Lens of Restoration Ecology." |
3140 Agronomy |
| 11 April |
10th Anniversary GPSA Research Symposium. The keynote speakers for the
program will be John Pesek, ISU Distinguished Professor Emeritus, who will provide an historical
overview of sustainable agriculture, and John Landis, professor of entomology at Michigan State
University, who will present "Redesigning Agricultural Landscapes for Multiple Ecosystem
Services." The presentations will be followed by a research poster session and refreshments. |
Sun Room & South Ballroom, ISU Memorial Union |
| 18 April |
Dana Jackson, senior program associate, Land Stewardship Project, Minneapolis,
Minnesota, "The Land Stewardship Project 'Buy Fresh, Buy Local' Campaign." |
3140 Agronomy |
| 25 April |
Emily Krengel, Cass County Health, "The Intersection of Health
and Food: Lessons from Cass County Health System." |
3140 Agronomy |
| 2 May |
Finals. |
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