6:30 p.m. Registration, Welcome and Introductions
Sentry Room(SR)
Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute(SOEI)
7:30 p.m. Opening Keynote Address by Terry Gips, Sustainable Associates
"The Natural Step: Joining Together for a Sustainable Future" Terry Gips is a widely published ecologist, agricultural economist, green business consultant, Natural Step instructor, speaker and author with more than 20 years experience in global environmental leadership, government policy, sustainable development, business management and consulting.
Gips is President of Sustainability Associates, which works with business, communities, government agencies, educational institutions and non profits to improve performance and strategic position, reduce costs, and achieve ecological soundness and social responsibility through leading edge sustainability thinking, eco-auditing, technical consulting, organizational learning, team building, public policy, strategic marketing, and capital formation.
8:30 p.m. The Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute Reception for NAAGE - refreshments will be served
8:30 a.m. Round Table Discussion: Sharing Member Institution Profiles (SR - SOEI)
10:00 a.m. Break "Fire Ring" (SOEI rain location)
10:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
Bioregional Environmental Histories
Wheeler Hall (Wh) (40 minute sessions)
12:00 Lunch "On the Mall" ("Smoked Chub" rain location)
Catered by the Black Cat Coffee House
1:00 p.m. Task Group Discussions in Wheeler Hall
I Student Exchange Programs
II Faculty Exchange Programs
III Web Based Collaborative Curriculum
IV Collaborative Fund Raising
2:30 p.m. Break "Fire Ring" (SOEI rain location)
3:00 p.m. Sharing of "Task Group" outcomes and follow-up recommendations for the rest of the conference and for after we return to our respective camp uses (SR - SOEI)
3:45 p.m. Open Discussion on the future of The National Alliance for Green Education and an organizational charter.
4:30 p.m. President's Reception President Parsonage's Home
5:30 p.m. Dinner on your own
7:00 p.m. Depart for The Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua Concert "Riding the
Wind"
* Meet at the Baldwin Student Center. Big Top Chautauqua's most popular
house show, "Riding the Wind," is a compelling mixture of original music, drama
and history, illuminated by hundreds of historical photographs, celebrating the
history and beauty of Bayfield and the Apostle Islands. Lively songs and stories bring to life the days of a booming town in the northern woods of Wisconsin. Commissioned by the Apostle Islands Foundation of Arts and the
Bayfield Heritage Association, Inc. Created by the Nelson-Ferris Concert Company. Songs by Warren Nelson.
*Conference fee does not include this optional activity
7:30 a.m. Field Trips
Choose one (optional)
I Paddle Lake Superior
Go in a 36' long birch bark Montreal canoe through a section of the Apostle
Islands National Lakeshore. Ron Hobart from "The Spirit of the Voyageur" enacts
trusted guide Louis Baron from the 1681-1682 La Salle Expedition. Louis is the
self proclaimed king of the voyageurs and promises not only a fine paddle to the
sweet chansons of the French fur trader and the telling of cleverly crafted lies
but a visit to the Madeline Island Historical Museum and replica 17th century
ice cream cones from "Grampa Tony's!"
Weather permitting (Conference fee does not include this optional activity)
($25)
II Peter's Field Station
Visit the Colleges Peter's Field Station, check out their low ropes course and
finish the morning by paddling a section of the White River. The White is known
for its eagle population, as an important artery in the fur trade and for its
fine fishing. Some previous paddling experience is recommended.
Weather Permitting (Conference fee does not include this optional activity)
($10)
III Accompany the Voyageur canoe
Using Sea Kayaks, go alongside the Voyageur canoe from the Village of Bayfield
to Madeline Island and back (5 mile round trip). Previous kayak experience
helpful but not required.
Weather permitting (Conference fee does not include
this optional activity) ($15)
12:00 Lunch on your own
1:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions -- Student-Centered Green Initiatives
Sunshine Community Initiative
- Northland College
The Environmental Leadership Center and the Chlorine Free Paper Consortium
- Northland College
Butte Creek Restoration Project
- Prescott College
National Awards for Environmental Stewardship
- EcoSage Corporation
Semester Long Environmental Field Program
- Antioch College
Solar Schools Project and Internships
Prescott's Center for Cultural and Ecological Studies in Mexico
- Prescott College
Student Environmental Network
- Prescott College
Interdisciplinary Service-Learning Project
- Unity College
(additional sessions may be available)
2:30 p.m. Break "Fire Ring" (Rain location SOEI)
3:00 p.m Tour "Environmental Living and Learning Center"
4:30 p.m. Wrap up Circle - Establish final agenda for Sunday morning
7:30 p.m. Les Fils du Voyageur
Les Fils du Voyageur is a men's acappella group performing French and English
songs of the fur trade that were sung while paddlers were moving furs and trade
goods across North America. Their enchanting and oft times haunting music will
take people back to the ancient wilderness, early native traders and the front
edge of economic expansion on this continent. Les Fils will also perform
classic songs sung during the lumbering, mining and sailing eras that had such a
huge impact on this northern part of Wisconsin. Come join in!
9:00 a.m. Concurrent Sessions (Wh)
Creating the NAAGE Poster
Round Table Discussions re: final agenda recommendations
10:30 a.m. Break "Fire Ring"
11:00 a.m. Final Wrap-up Presentations and Follow up recommendations for future organizational development. Naming of the 1999 Conference Host.
12:00 Lunch and Close
| Name | ||
| College | ||
| Address | ||
| City | State | Zip |
| Email address | ||
| Housing options: Check one | ||
| Campus Residence Hall Housing @ $12/night | $36 | |
| or area hotel/motel on your own (Confirmation packet will include Chamber information) | ||
| Conference registration fee, postmarked ... | by July 10, $35 | |
| after July 10, $45 | ||
| at the door, $50 | ||
| Big Top Chautauqua option: | $15 | |
| Conference Field Trips: (Circle one): | Voyageur, $25 | |
| Sea Kayak, $15 | ||
| Canoe, $10 | ||
| Total enclosed (checks payable to Northland College): | ||
Return this form with payment to:
Matt Toavs
Northland College
Ashland, WI 54806
Don Albrecht
dalbrech@wheeler.northland.edu
NORTHLAND COLLEGE