Public Engagement and Events

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

Spring 2020 schedule (tentative titles):

• 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 - make sure to register following the link above!
  (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 - make sure to register following the link above!
  (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 - make sure to register following the link above!

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
  Check out Dr. Smith's lecture on the RCRL YouTube page
  
  
• 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)