Where Is Environmental Science and Management Headed?
Duquesne Program Kicks Off 20th Anniversary With O'Rourke Lecture
Duquesne University's Bayer School's Center for Environmental Research and Education (CERE) is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Duquesne's environmental science program by launching a series of lectures and other special events.
To kick off the series, CERE will present The Evolution of Environmental Science and Management: 20 Years Back, 20 Years Forward on Wednesday, Sept. 12, at 6 p.m. in the Power Center Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public.
Featuring Bill O'Rourke, executive director of The Beard Institute, the event will examine the last two decades of environmental management to develop a prospective picture of the field 20 years from now. From the vantage point of his 30-year career in environmental protection, corporate social responsibility and sustainability at Alcoa, O'Rourke will profile the state of technology, changes in curriculum, characteristics of students and faculty, employment prospects, the perspective of business, the role of government and the central place of enlightened, responsible leadership in the year 2032.
Other fall events hosted by CERE will include:
Energy and Environment in the Alleghenies Conference
Co-sponsored with the Air & Waste Management Association, Allegheny Mountain Section
Sept. 24-25
Power Center Ballroom
Living in a New Climate Paradigm: Welcome to the "Idiocene"
Featuring Larry Schweiger, president and chief executive officer of the National Wildlife Federation
Tuesday, Nov. 27, at 6 p.m.
Pappert Lecture Hall, Bayer Learning Center
For more information about the ongoing CERE anniversary events, visit www.duq.edu/cere20.