SN Presentations and Consultations

The following partial list from 1999-2007 is representative of SN speeches, keynotes, presentations, and consultations by SN’s President, Anthony Cortese. (To view a more complete listing, please see Dr. Cortese's Curriculum Vitae).

2007

• Presentation, Rocky Mountain Sustainability Summit, Colorado University-Boulder, Feb. 22-23, 2007

• University-wide Lecture and Consultation, University of North Carolina - Greensboro, April 17-18, 2007

• Consultation, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, April 19, 2007

• Presentation, NAEP Sustainability Institute, Arizona State University, April 30-May 1, 2007

• Presentation, Annapolis Group, (Presidents of Small Liberal Arts Colleges) Annapolis, MD, June 19, 2007

• Keynote Presentation, EPA National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy & Technology, Boston, MA, Aug. 9, 2007

• University-wide Lecture and Consultation, Green Mountain College, Sep. 5-6, 2007

• Keynote Presentation, Massachusetts Colleges & Universities Conference, Dartmouth, MA, Sep. 20, 2007

• Presentation and Consultation, Rachel Carson Symposium & Robert Morris College, Pittsburgh, PA, Sep. 28-29, 2007

• Presentation and Consultation, University of Idaho Sustainability Conference, University of Idaho, Oct. 1-2, 2007

• Presentation, National Association of Independent Colleges & Universities (NAICU) Conference, Washington, DC, Oct. 14, 2007

• Keynote Presentation, AGB Board Meeting, Washington, DC, Oct. 15, 2007

• Keynote Presentation and Consultation, Virginia Sustainability Conference & Washington & Lee College, Oct. 17-18, 2007

• Presentation, Syracuse University, Teleconference, Oct. 24, 2007

• Presentation, Powershift Conference (National Youth Summit to solve the climate crisis), College Park, MD, Nov. 3-5, 2007

• University-wide Lecture and Consultation, Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo, Nov. 8-9, 2007

• Presentation, National Association of State Universities and Land Grand Colleges (NASULGC) Partners meeting, New York, NY, Nov. 11, 2007

• Participant, NOAA Environmental Education Advisory Group, Washington, DC, Nov. 19, 2007

• Keynote Presentation, Pacific Consortium of West Coast Small College Business Officers (PAC-CON) Conference, Palm Desert, CA, Dec. 2-3, 2007

2005

• “Sustainability in Higher Education”, university-wide Lecture, Michigan State University, January 19-20, 2005



• Keynote Presentation, Education for Sustainability Summit, University of Colorado Boulder, February 3-4, 2005



• Keynote Presentation, Signing of the Talloires Declaration, University of Puget Sound, February 10, 2005



• Keynote Presentation, Signing of the Talloires Declaration, University of Idaho, March 3-4, 2005



• Consultation on institutionalizing sustainability, University of Alaska, March 8-11, 2005



• University-wide Lecture and Consultation, University of Florida, April 13-14, 2005



• Keynote Presentation, Signing of Talloires Declaration, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida, April 20, 2005



• Presentation, Second Annual Sasaki Green Day, Sasaki Associates, Boston, Massachusetts, May 20, 2005



• University of California Los Angeles Sustainability Task Force Consultation, July 12, 2005



• Keynote Presentation, Greening the Campus Conference VI, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, September 15-17, 2005



• Campus Sustainability Day 3.0 webcast, October 26, 2005

2004

• “Making Sustainability the Foundation of Education and Practice for Planners, Engineers and Architects”, a presentation to leaders of 12 design and building professional organizations, Washington, DC, March 26-27, 2004



• Keynote Presentation, University of Rhode Island, April 2, 2004



• Keynote Presentation and Consultation, Signing of Talloire Declaration, University of Alaska Anchorage, April 13-14, 2004



• Earth Day Presentation, Alaska Pacific University, April 18, 2004



• Keynote Presentation and Consultation, Water Sustainability Workshop, Pacific Lutheran University, June 3-4, 2004



• Presentation on Sustainability to Trustees, Auburn University, June 10, 2004



• Keynote Presentation, Workshop on Integrating Appropriate Sustainable Technology and Service Learning in Engineering Education, University of Colorado Boulder, September 27-29, 2004



• University-wide Lecture and Consultation, Evergreen State College, October 20, 2004



• Keynote Presentation, "Crossing Borders, Crossing Hands," Conference on Global Ethics and Governance, Kennesaw State University, October 25-26, 2004



• SCUP Audiocast: “2004 Report to the Academy: The State of the Sustainability on Campus”, October 28, 2004

2003

• Consultation on institutionalizing sustainability, La Grange College, April 16-17, 2003



• The Importance of Involving Higher Education in Helping Create the Mindset to Achieve a Healthy, Just and Sustainable Society”, Northwest Sustainability Forum, Portland, Oregon, May 29-30, 2003



• Sustainability in Higher Education Lecture and Consultation, Auburn University, October 27-28, 2003

2002

• Keynote, North American Association for Environmental Education Annual Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, August 6-10, 2002

2001

• "Green Campuses: Practicing Sustainable Development at Local University Level", Harvard University, December 2001.



• Guest speaker, Harvard Business School, November 2001



• "Sustainability on Campuses: Integrating Green Buildings, Smart Energy Management, Curriculum and Responsible Investments", Campus Environmental Leadership Summit of New England, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts. November 2001.



• Keynote: "Accelerating the Transition to Sustainability Through Formal Education", New York State Association of Independent Schools/Connecticut Association of Independent Schools Annual Heads of Schools Conference, New Paltz, NY, November 2001.



• Plenary speaker: "Education for a Sustainable Future", Oregon Sustainability Forum and West Coast University Sustainability Network Consultation, Portland, Oregon, September 2001.



• Workshop, Investor's Circle National Conference "Venture Capital for A Sustainable Future", Cambridge, Massachusetts. September 2001.



• Convocation address, Clarkson University, August 2001.



• Keynote, ENTECH '01 Environmental Management and Technology Industry Conference and Exhibition, Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey., June 2001.



• Keynote, “First Do No Harm: Towards Environmental Sustainability at the Harvard Schools of Medicine and Public Health”, Harvard Medical School, June 2001.



• Plenary speaker: "Education for Sustainability — The University as a Model of Sustainability", Best Practices in Environmental Management Seminar, Yale University, May 2001.



• Keynote address: "Envisioning a Sustainable Future: The Next Industrial Revolution", Environmental Expo, Boston, Massachusetts. May 2001.



• "Greening Out Thinking: Paradigms for a Planet in Trouble", Colorado State University, April 2001.



• Keynote address: "The Critical Role of Higher Education in Rapidly Advancing Sustainability", 2001 Campus Earth Summit, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, April 2001.



• Presentation, Warren Wilson College, Asheville, North Carolina. April 2001.



• "The Critical Role of Higher Education for a Just and Sustainable Future", NWF Campus Ecology and University Leaders for a Sustainable Future Consultation, Washington, D.C. March 2001.



• Keynote: "Effective Campus Activism", Greening of the Ivies Conference, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. February 2001.



• Keynote: "Fostering a Just and Sustainable Future", New England Water Environment Association Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, January 2001.

2000

• Plenary session participant: "Why Campuses Must Develop Environmental Leaders", Harvard University Committee on Environment and the Environmental Network, October 2000.



• "The Critical Role of Higher Education in Fostering a Just and Sustainable Future", The University of Massachusetts Lowell Committee on Industrial Theory and Assessment International Conference, October 2000.



• "The Role of Higher Education in Fostering Sustainable Business and Communities”, New Bedford Chamber of Commerce, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth and City of New Bedford conference, September 2000.



• "A Just and Sustainable Future: The Defining Issue for the New Millennium”, University of Massachusetts, September 2000.



• "Globalization and Sustainability: The Critical Challenges in the 21st Century", State of the World Forum, New York, New York, September 2000.



• Keynote address: "Education for a Healthy, Just and Sustainable Future", Harvard School of Public Health Forum for Visiting Scholars, June 2000.



• Keynote address: "Fostering a Just and Sustainable Future Through Community Development and University Collaboration", Regional Symposium on Sustainable Communities, Roanoke, Virginia, May 2000.



• Keynote: "The Role of Higher Education in Fostering a Just and Environmentally Sustainable Future", Chatham College, April 2000.



• The New Jersey Sustainable Business Conference, Rutgers Graduate School of Management, Piscataway, New Jersey, April 2000.



• Keynote: "Universities Modeling Sustainability in Education, Research, Operations and Community Collaboration", Associated Colleges of the South Workshop, Atlanta, Georgia. April 2000.



• "Critical Role of the Environment in Developing and Sustaining Human Health: A Defining Issue for the New Millennium" Forum at Boston University, March 2000.



• Panel member: "Leveraging Change: Education for Sustainability in Higher Education", Alliance for Global Sustainability Panel Discussion, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, January 2000.

1999

• "Importance of Higher Education in Achieving a Sustainable Future: Strategies for Action", Environmental Sustainability Conference for Senior University Managers, University of North Carolina, September 1999.



• "Business, the Community and the University: Achieving Sustainability", Conference Board Corporate Environmental Health & Safety Council Meeting, Wilmington, Delaware. July 1999.



• "The Role of Higher Education in Fostering a Just and Sustainable Future", Cape Cod Community College, July 1999.



• "The Critical Role of the Environment in Protecting Human Health: A Defining Issue of the New Millennium", New England Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Conference, June 1999.



• "Importance of Higher Education in Achieving a Sustainable Future", President's Council on Sustainable Development National Town Meeting, Detroit, Michigan. May 1999.



• Keynote: "The Critical Role of the Environment in Protecting Human Health: A Defining Issue of the New Millennium", Regis College, April 1999.



• Keynote: "Higher Education for the 21st Century", Associated Colleges of the South, Environmental Fellows Workshop, Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas, April 1999.



• "Utilizing the Natural Step for Implementing Sustainability in Higher Education", The Natural Step U.S. Annual Conference, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, April 1999.