2009 CIS
 

October 6-7, 2009           At Water's Edge: Complacency, Thirst, Action

 

Preliminary Events

Film Screening
Monday, October 5
7:30 pm, Knickerbocker Theatre

Flow: For Love of Water
Sponsored by Women’s Studies and Political Science
Discussion following the film, with facilitator Joel Toppen

CAN ANYONE REALLY OWN WATER? Irena Salina's award-winning documentary investigates what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century.

Art Exhibition
DePree Art Gallery
Gallery Open Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm, and Sunday 1pm - 5pm

River Fugues by Margaret Cogswell

Internationally known artist and 2009 Guggenheim Award recipient Margaret Cogswell uses space, sound, video, and sculpture to explore the interaction between the great rivers of North America and post-industrial American culture.

Film Screening: Latin American Film Series
Tuesday, October 6
3:00 pm, Fried-Hemenway Auditorium, Martha Miller Center 135

Until the Last Drop: Tales from El Salvador's Agua-Apocalypse

The battle over how to manage El Salvador’s water could reverberate throughout Latin America, where water is becoming ever more scarce.

 

Symposium Events: Tuesday, October 6

 

Tuesday Evening Keynote Address
7:00 pm, Dimnent Chapel

Solving the World's Water Crisis: No Time for Complacency

Peter H. Gleick
President, Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security

 

Wednesday, October 7

Wednesday Morning Keynote Address
9:00 am, Dimnent Chapel

Providing Safe Water for All in the 21st Century

Joan B. Rose
Homer Nowlin Chair in Water Research, Michigan State University

Wednesday Morning Focus Sessions
10:30 am, at various locations on campus (see below)

Knowing the Water Commons: A Scientific Foundation for Action

Charles P. Dunning
Assistant Director of the Wisconsin Water Science Center, USGS
(Wichers Auditorium, Nykerk Hall )

The Sacredness of Water: A Native American Perspective

Leland Little Dog and Lynn LaPointe
Sicangu Lakota Oyate, Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota
(Cook Auditorium, DePree Art Center )

Local Waters: The Lake Macatawa Watershed Project

Graham Peaslee
Professor of Chemistry and Geological & Environmental Sciences and Department Chair, Hope College

Mary Fales
Watershed Coordinator, Macatawa Area Watershed Project
(Winants Auditorium, Graves Hall)

No Complacency: Imagination, Story-sharing, and Calls to Action, Part 1

Alison Swan
Great Lakes Author and Environmental Activist
(Maas Conference Room)

Wednesday Afternoon Focus Sessions
1:00 pm, at various locations on campus (see below)

Critical Questions and Critical Answers about Water and Health

Joan B. Rose
Homer Nowlin Chair in Water Research, MSU
(Maas Auditorium)

Water, Justice and Christ:  Why Water is Thicker Than Blood!

Mark Husbands
Leonard and Majorie Maas Associate Professor of Reformed Theology, Hope College
(Cook Auditorium, DePree Art Center)

Critical Issues of Water in Michigan: Focusing on Sustainable Water Quantity and Quality

Alan Steinman
Director, Annis Water Resources Institute, GVSU
(Wichers Auditorium, Nykerk Hall)

Cheap, Clean Water: Generating It Locally

Robert McDonald
President, AquaClara Foundation
(Winants Auditorium, Graves Hall)

Wednesday Afternoon Department-Sponsored Sessions
2:15 pm, at several locations on campus

DEPARTMENTS OF COMMUNICATION AND WOMEN'S STUDIES
Martha Miller Building, Rotunda

An Ecofeminist Reflects on Water
Sara Ebenreck Leeland, Ph.D.  

A Feminist Analysis of How Companies Market Natural Cleaning Products: The Greenwashing of the Clorox Greenworks Product Line
Teresa Heinz Housel, Assistant Professor of Communications

Plastic Water Bottles & The Environment
Student Panel, with Ashley Austin and Tessa Talsma

DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING
VanderWerf Hall, Room 104

Collaborating for Clean Water
Hope Students and Engineers Without Borders

DEPARTMENT OF DANCE
Dow Center, 2nd Floor, Studio 207

Water: Imagery for Dance
Steven Iannacone and dANCEpROjECt

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
Lubbers Hall, Room 120

Fresh Water: Women Writing on the Great Lakes, Part 2
Alison Swan, Heather Sellers and Jackie Bartley

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
Wichers Auditorium, Nykerk Hall

The American West: Whiskey is for Drinking and Water Is for Fighting Over
Jack Holmes, Professor of Political Science

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK
Winants Auditorium, Graves Hall

The Value of Tap Water: The facts, the myths, and other consumer concerns
Gay Porter De Nileon, Publications Manager
American Water Works Association, Denver, Colorado

HOPE COLLEGE SUSTAINABILITY TASK FORCE
Cook Auditorium, DePree Art Center

The Greening of the Orange & Blue
Greg Maybury, Director of Operations, Hope College

 

Thursday, October 8

Thursday Afternoon Department-Sponsored Session
4:00 pm

DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
Maas Conference Room

Water Ethics in an Era of Climate Change: An Ecofeminist Perspective
Sara Ebenreck Leeland, Ph.D.

 

Monday, March 8, 2010

Lecture by Robert Glennon, author of Unquenchable
7:00 pm
Dimnent Chapel

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