Dr. Miles Coburn Environmental Symposium
The Dr. Miles Coburn Environmental Symposium honors the memory and work of our friend and colleague.
Daily seminars during the week prior to the Ride for Miles inform and educate
about the urgency of environmental activism. Speakers for this seminar series focus on local and global
issue in environmental science, with particular emphasis on sustainable practices in business and daily
life.
All talks are free and open to the public. Each talk is held in the Donahue
Auditorium of the Dolan Center for Science and Technology and is followed by a reception.
No reservations are necessary.
Tuesday, September 8
- 4 pm Creating a Carbon-Neutral Campus —
Laura Christie, Climate Change Project Manager for Green City/Blue Lake
- 5-7 pm Opening Reception for 1° Change —
An exhibit of photographs and paintings by Bradley Hart
and Nancy Richards-Davis
presented in collaboration with RED DOT Project.
Dolan Gallery, Room East 135
Wednesday, September 9
- 4 pm Sustainable Business —
Saul Kliorys, Environmental Programs Coordinator for Great Lakes Brewing Company,
which has a Zero Waste Program.
Thursday, September 10
Friday, September 11
- 4 pm Evidence for Climate Change in the Arctic —
John Smol, Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada
Saturday, September 12
- 10 am Ride for Miles —
A 15-mile bicycle ride for people of all abilities celebrating
the life of Dr. Miles Coburn, environmentalist/bicyclist.
For more information: Christopher Sheil 216.397.3088 or [email protected]