Public Engagement and Events

Check this page for additional events and recordings of past events!

Spring 2021 -- All events are 'virtual' for the semester!

• Tuesday, February 16 - "Fashion in the Circular Economy: Reducing Clothing Waste"
  Ruth Kelly, Performance Materials Expert/Entrepreneur/Former Head of Women’s Fabric Development at Lululemon
  Dr. Helen Goworek, Associate Professor in Marketing at Durham University Business School
  2:00 - 3:15 PM
  Email RCRL@rowan.edu to register
  
  
• Wednesday, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, and 3/17 - Carbon Literacy Training
  Dr. Petra Molthan-Hill, Nottingham Business School
  11:00AM - 1:00 PM on each day
  Email RCRL@rowan.edu to register
  
  
• Saturday March 6 & Sunday March 7 - Sustainable Development Goals student training
  Foundation for Environmental Stewardship
  10:00AM - 1:00PM each day
  Click on the link above to register - free for all Rowan students!
  (in collaboration with the College of Humanities and Social Sciences)
  
  
• Wednesday April 7 & Thursday April 8 - 2021 EcoCareers Conference
  National Wildlife Federation
  Full schedule each day, attend as many or as few sessions as you like
  Registration details coming soon - free for all Rowan students!
  
  
• Wednesday, April 14 - "The Economic Growth and Mobility Project"
  Ashley Putnam, Director of the EGMP, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
  6:30 - 7:30 PM
  
  
• Thursday, April 22 - Earth Day Celebration
  A full slate of events highlighting research, real-world sustainability initiatives from industry partners, and student projects
  Schedule and final speakersTBD

Fall 2020 -- All events are 'virtual' for the semester!

• Monday, October 5 - "Creating Standards for B Corp Certification"
  Jasmine Jones, Senior Standards Analyst, B-Labs
  12:30 - 1:25 PM
  
  
  
• Monday, October 26 - "The Effects of Social Spending on Entrepreneurship in Developed Nations​”
  Joshua Bendickson, ULL and Shelby Solomon, UWF
  12:30 - 1:45 PM
  
  
• Wednesday, October 28 - “How to Cultivate the Sustainability Mindset Across Campus? A Cross Disciplinary Panel Discussion” at the Fifth PRME Northeast Virtual Conference
  Susana Santos, Jen Maden, Ted Howell, Dilip Mirchandani, and Jordan Howell, all Rowan University
  10:00 - 11:15
  
  
• Monday, November 16 - "Online Sports Betting: Challenges and Opportunities Facing a 'New' Industry"
  Ed Andrewes, CEO of Resorts Digital Gaming, LLC
  Wayne Kimmel, Managing Partner, SeventySix Capital
  12:30 - 1:45 PM
  (in collaboration with the Center for Sports Communication and Social Impact)
  
  
  
• Wednesday, December 2 - "African American Management History"
  Simone Phipps, Middle Georgia State University and Leon Prieto, Clayton State University
  9:30 - 10:45 AM
  (in collaboration with the Rowan Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Rowan Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion)
  

Spring 2020:

• Monday, February 3 - "Women in Sports Leadership"
  Various speakers and guests discussing their pathway to the top of the sports industry
  5:30 - 7:30 pm, Bozorth Hall, King Auditorium
  (in collaboration with the Center for Sports Communication and Social Impact)
  
  
• Thursday, February 20 - "The Economic Growth and Mobility Project"
  Ashley Putnam, Director of the EGMP, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
  2:00 - 3:15 pm, Business Hall 104
  (in collaboration with the Rowan Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion)
  
  
• Tuedsay, March 10 - screening of "Living in the Future's Past"
  6:00 PM, Edelman Planetarium, Science Hall
  (in collaboration with the Dept. of Philosophy & World Religions)
  
  
• Monday, April 1 - Tuesday, April 2 - "EcoCareers Conference"
  all day online event
  (in collaboration with the Office of the Provost)
  
  
• Tuesday, April 14 - "The Green Amendment: Securing Our Right to a Healthy Environment"
  Maya van Rossum, Delaware Riverkeeper
  12:30-1:45 pm, online event
  (in collaboration with the Dept. of Geography, Planning & Sustainability)
  
  
• Wednesday, April 22 - "Abalone and Empty Bellies: Narratives of Hunger in the Environmental Humanities"
  Brooke Stanley, Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware
  11:00-12:15 AM, online event
  (in collaboration with the Dept. of English and supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities)
  
  
• Wednesday, April 22 - "Earth Day 50: Zero Landfill in Auto Manufacturing and National Parks"
  Denise Coogan, Environmental Partnerships Manager, Subaru of America, Inc.
  1:00-2:00 PM, online event
  

Fall 2019 schedule:

• Tuesday, September 17 — “America's Original People -- Keepers of the Land and Water”
  Carla J.S. Messenger, Director of Native American Heritage Programs
  12:30 - 1:45 PM, Business Hall 104
  (in collaboration with the School of Earth & Environment and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Rowan University)
  
  
• Tuesday, September 24 - "Crowdfunding for Social Good" workshop
  Devin Thorpe, founder Your Mark on the World and contributor to Forbes magazine
  8:00 AM – 5:00 PM; WeWork Philadelphia (1010 North Hancock Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123)
  (in collaboration with the Rowan Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship)
  
  
• Wednesday, September 25 - "Your Mark on the World" workshop for students
  Devin Thorpe, founder Your Mark on the World and contributor to Forbes magazine
  9:30 - 10:30 AM, Business Hall 209
  (in collaboration with the Rowan Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship)
  
  
• Monday, October 7 — “Inevitable Industry? Engineers and the Practice of Accountability”
  Jessica Smith, Associate Professor at the Colorado School of Mines
  12:30 - 1:45 PM, Business Hall 104
  
  
  
• Monday, November 4 - "Shattering Glass Ceilings"
  Tsedale Melaku, postdoctoral research fellow at at The Graduate Center, City University of New York
  11:00 - 12:00, Business Hall 209 (Rowan Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship)
  (in collaboration with the Rowan Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship)
  
  
• Monday, November 11 -- "The Nexus of Public Policy: Renewable Energy in New Jersey"
  Erick Ford, Executive Director of NJ Energy Coalition
  12:30 - 1:45 PM, Robinson Hall 302
  
  
• Wednesday, November 13 - "No Time to Waste: What We Need to Do for Sustainability and Climate Progress"
  Miranda Massie, founder and director of The Climate Museum
  5:00-7:00 PM, Eynon Ballroom, Chamberlain Student Center
  (public event in collaboration with the Honors Program, Rowan University)