Saturday, April 14, 2012

The inaugural Master's Level Graduate Research Conference, open to the public, featured work by master’s level students across the disciplines from Brockport and other universities in upstate New York and nearby southern Ontario, Canada. These students presented original research and artistic endeavors in poster sessions, panel presentations, and creative performances.

Conference Schedule

8 – 9 am	Check-in for registered attendees and presenters
9 – 10:15 am	Session I (schedule)
10:30 – 11:45 am	Session II (schedule)
Noon – 1:30 pm	Lunch and Keynote "The Nine Elements of a Sustainable Culture" by Dr. Mitchell Thomashow
1:45 – 3 pm	Session III: Workshops and Performances (schedule)
3:15 – 4:30 pm	Session IV (schedule)

Keynote: "The Nine Elements of a Sustainable Culture"

Our keynote luncheon speaker was Dr. Mitchell Thomashow, Emeritus President of Unity College in Maine and Director of the Presidential Fellows Program of Second Nature. He spoke about issues of sustainability in institutions of higher education in his address, "The Nine Elements of a Sustainable Culture." Read more about Dr. Thomashow.