Public Engagement
Public Engagement
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)