Higher Education Conference
Asking the Big Questions, Putting Ideals into Action
This conference is a great opportunity to get together with students, faculty, administrators, and staff from other Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability schools to:
- Share sustainability practices
- See a new models for low carbon energy production
- Ask the “big” questions
- Learn from each other
The conference is designed to flow into the traditional Symposium, where future and present leaders will be able engage with each other on a variety of important sustainability issues.
| Sunday, May 31 | |
| 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Arrival and settling into rooms. |
| 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Registration, Networking and Light meal Oyate Hall, Student Center |
| 7:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Welcome and Symposium Overview UMM, Chancellor - Jacquie Johnson Center for Small Towns, Director - Tom McRoberts Oyate Hall, Student Center |
| 7:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Rouser address: Troy Goodnough Oyate Hall, Student Center |
| 8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | Evening Activities – Networking via Texas Hold 'Em Turtle Mountain Cafe, Student Center |
| Monday, June 1 | |
| 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast Turtle Mountain Cafe, Student Center |
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. | Registration and Networking Oyate Hall, Student Center |
| 9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | The Green Energy Approach UMM Vice Chancellor of Finance - Lowell Rasmussen Oyate Hall, Student Center |
| 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. | Biomass Gasification for Campus Power Oyate Hall, Student Center |
| 10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Break and Networking |
| 10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. | Wind Turbines for Campus Electricity Oyate Hall, Student Center |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Tour of Biomass Plant and Wind Turbine |
| 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch Soils Lab, Catered by Subway |
| 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Presentation and tour of USDA Soils Laboratory Soils lab |
| 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Tour of Swan Lake Research Laboratory |
| 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m | Dinner Bello Cucina, downtown Morris |
| 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Plan B 3.0 Roundtables – Intro by Deb Swackhammer Oyate Hall, Student Center |
| Tuesday, June 2nd | |
| 8:00am - 9:00am | Breakfast for Higher Education Conference attendees Turtle Mountain Café, Student Center |
| 9:00am -10:00am | Sharing of Initiatives - roundtable discussion Oyate Hall, Student Center |
