2024 Humphrey Professional Enhancement Workshop: Climate Change
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Professional Enhancement Workshop: Climate Change 2024 Agenda
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Monday, March 25, Day 1: Climate Change: A Challenge for Us All
8:00 AM | Transportation Van shuttles from OU Inn to Baker Center | Driver: TBD |
8:15-9:15 | WELCOME BREAKFAST Welcome Remarks and Presidential Greeting Dr. Gillian Ice: Interim Associate Provost of Global Affairs/ Professor, Social Medicine Erin Amato: Events Project Manager, Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, Institute of International Education Dr. Lori Stewart Gonzalez: President of Ohio University | Baker 240/242 |
9:15-10:15 | SESSION: The Science of Climate Change Dr. Ryan Fogt, Director, Scalia Lab and Professor, Geography | Baker 240/242 |
10:15-10:30 | SHORT BREAK |
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10:30-12:00 | Situating Climate Change: Introductions and Workshop Overview
Dr. Geoff Dabelko, Professor, Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service and Environmental Studies | Baker 240/242 |
12:00-1:00 | LUNCH Italian Buffet |
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1:00-2:00 | SESSION: Climate Change and Health
Dr. Michele Morrone, Chair and Professor Environmental Health, College of Health Sciences and Professions Dr. Zelalem Haile, Associate Professor Epidemiology, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine | Baker 240/242 |
2:00-3:00 | ACTIVITY: Bafa Bafa Intercultural Communications and Team Building
Dr. Gerry Krzic, Director, OPIE/ITD | Baker 240/242 |
3:00-3:15 | SHORT BREAK |
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3:15-5:00 | ACTIVITY: Bafa Bafa Intercultural Communications and Team Building, Continued
Dr. Gerry Krzic, Director, OPIE/ITD | Baker 240/242 |
Tuesday, March 26, 2024, Day 2: The Many Faces of Climate Change
8:40 AM | TRANSPORTATION Van Shuttle from OU Inn to Workshop sessions Meet Driver in the Lobby of OU Inn at 8:40 AM | Driver: TBD |
9:00-10:15 | SESSION: Climate and Food
Dr. Steve Scanlon, Professor of Sociology Chris Chmiel, Commission, Athens County and Owner, Integration Acres | Baker 240/242 |
10:30-11:45 | SESSION: Climate Change, Development, and Adaptation
Dr. Edna Wangui, Chair and Professor, Geography Teslima Jallow, Environmental Studies Program | Baker 240/242 |
11:45-12:30 | Lunch |
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12:30-1:00 | TRANSPORTATION Van shuttle from Baker Center to OU Inn
WEAR COMFORTABLE WALKING SHOES/BOOTS AND | Driver: TBD |
1:00-4:30 | SITE VISIT: Truetown Watershed and Water Treatment Facility Watershed site visits, possibly including Truetown, Raccoon Creek, Sunday Creek, Monday Creek Michelle Shiveley, Director of Project Development, True Pigments
WEAR COMFORTABLE WALKING SHOES/ BOOTS AND | 16950 Truetown Rd. |
4:30-5:00 | TRANSPORTATION Van shuttle from Site visits to OU Inn | Driver: TBD |
Wednesday, March 27, Day 3: From Threat to Opportunity: Communicating Climate Change
8:40 AM | TRANSPORTATION Meet Drivers in the Lobby of the OU Inn at 8:40 AM | Driver: TBD |
9:00-10:00 | SESSION: Climate Change and Water Dr. Natalie Kruse, Director and Professor, Environmental Studies | Baker Center 240/242 |
10:15-11:30 | SESSION: Environmental Entrepreneurship Faith Knutsen, Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Voinovich School |
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11:30-12:30 | LUNCH |
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12:30-2:15 | ACTIVITY: Building Global Dexterity Skills
Dr. Gerry Krzic, Director, OPIE/ITD Dr. Geoff Dabelko, Professor, Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service and Environmental Studies | Baker 240/242 |
2:30-4:30 | BREAKOUTS: Climate in Regional Contexts
Teslima Jallow, Environmental Studies Azmat Khan, Scripps School of Communications Felipe Varela Muriel, Communications and Development Hashim Pashtun, Voinovich School Collins Kalyebi, International Development Studies | Baker 240/242 |
4:30-5:30 | OPTIONAL: Casual Walking Tour of Athens |
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5:00 As Needed | TRANSPORTATION Van shuttle from Baker Center to OU Inn | Driver: TBD |
Thursday, March 28, Day 4: Tools for Building Resilience in the Face of Climate Change
8:40 AM | TRANSPORTATION Meet Driver in the Lobby of the OU Inn at 8:40 AM | Driver: TBD
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9:00-10:00 | SESSION: Climate Change and Security: From Threat to Opportunity Dr. Geoff Dabelko, Professor, Environmental Studies Dimitrios Kantemnidis, Managing Director, Lesvos Reception and Identification Center for Refugees, and former Naval Officer, Hellenic Navy (Virtual) | Baker Center 240/242 |
10:30-11:30 | SESSION: Communicating Climate Change Dr. Amy Chadwick, Barbara Geralds Schoonover Professor of Health Communication, Scripps School of Communications Azmat Kahn, PhD Student, Scripps School of Communications | Baker Center 240/242 |
11:30-12:30 | LUNCH Soup and Salad Buffet |
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12:30-2:30 | BREAKOUTS: Topical Sessions Collins Kalyebi, International Development Studies Nicole Kirchner,Voinovich School Sam Crowl, Ohio University Office of Sustainability Steve Patterson, Mayor of the City of Athens | Baker Center 240/242 |
2:30 | PHOTO OP and WALK to Site Visit Walk to College Green for Photo Opportunity of the Group, continue to Central Classroom |
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3:00-4:00 | SITE VISIT: Coal Mining Pollution to Fine Art and Social Enterprise Visit Art Studio of John Sabraw, True Pigments utilization John Sabraw, College of Fine Arts, True Pigments | Central Classroom |
4:00 | WALK to Baker Center Walk to return to Baker Center |
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4:30-6:00 | RECEPTION: Student Networking Event
Light Appetizers provided Connection opportunity with OHIO students | Baker Center 5th Floor Atrium |
6:00 | TRANSPORTATION Van Shuttle from Baker Center to OU Inn | Driver: TBD |
Friday, March 29, Day 5: Adopting a Waste to Asset Approach in Tackling Climate
| Transportation Van Shuttle from OU Inn to Baker Center | Driver: TBD |
9:00-10:30 | SESSION: Finding Partners in Climate Action Roundtable on Building Climate Response Partners Tom Smucker, Professor, Geography Smart Amaefula, Graduate student, Environmental Studies Caitlin Corner-Dolloff – US Agency for International Development Teslima Jallow – Environmental Studies Program | Baker 239 |
10:30 - 11:30 | SESSION: Innovations in Renewable Energy Luke Sulfridge, Sustainable Ohio Public Energy Council Sam Crowl, Ohio University Office of Sustainability and President, Athens City Council Maruf Mohammad, International Development Studies | Baker 239 |
11:30-12:30 | LUNCH Boxed Sandwich Lunches |
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12:30 | TRANSPORTATION Van Shuttle from Baker Center to The Ridges | Driver: TBD |
1:00-2:30 | SITE VISIT: Ridges Waste to Biofuels Facility Dr. Sarah Davis, Associate Professor, Environmental Studies Jesus Pagan, Associate Professor, Engineering and Technology Management | Ridges 22, 221 |
3:00-4:00 | CLOSING: Reflections, Feedback Dr. Gillian Ice: Interim Associate Provost of Global Affairs/ Professor, Social Medicine Dr. Geoff Dabelko, Professor, Environmental Studies | Ridges 21, 105 |
4:00-5:00 | CLOSING: Ceremony Dr. Gillian Ice: Interim Associate Provost of Global Affairs/ Professor, Social Medicine Dr. Geoff Dabelko, Professor, Environmental Studies | Ridges 21, 105 |
Recorded Sessions
Get to know the Humphrey Fellows participating in the Workshop at OHIO
Name | Professional Experience | Home Country | Humphrey Host Institution |
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Seungshin Seo | TV Reporter Manager, Korea Broadcasting System | South Korea | Arizona State University |
Javier Amir Hurtado Yow | Regional Manager at the Office in Colon, Defensoria del Pueblo de la Republica de Panama | Panama | Cornell University |
Bossombra Nadege Parfaite Kouame Epse Koffi | Assistant Professor, Universite Jean Lorougnon Guede | Cote d'Ivoire | Cornell University |
Francisco Javier Vargas Chevez | Legal Advisor, Northwestern Regional Office of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transportation | Honduras | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Pimpimon Kaewmanee | Lecturer, Mae Jo University | Thailand | Michigan State University |
Mpho Keatlholetswe | Principal Natural Resources Officer II, Ministry of Environment and Tourism | Botswana | University of California, Davis |
Kara Roopsingh | Senior Heritage Preservation & Research, National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | University of California, Davis |
Oscar Hendrix | Legal Advisor, Ministry of Infr. and Transportation | Honduras | University of Minnesota, Humphrey School of Public Affairs |