Embracing Our Traditions of Partnership - A Green Up Your Campus Initiative

SUMMIT AGENDA

Locations on the campus of Florida A&M University

Pre-Summit Organic Farmer Training Session: FAMU Teleconference Center
2010 Pinder Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32307

Pre-Summit Sustainable Professional Certificate Session: Perry-Paige Auditorium
1740 S. Martin L. King, Jr. Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32307

MOU Signing with EPA and FAMU: Lee Hall Auditorium
1601 S Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Tallahassee, FL 32307

General Sessions: Perry-Paige Auditorium
1740 S. Martin L. King, Jr. Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32307

Concurrent Work Sessions: B.L. Perry General Classroom Building
1744 Pinder Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32307

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Date/Time	Event Description & Location
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2011
7:00am	Registration Opens (Perry Paige Lobby)
7:15am	Shuttle pick up at hotels: Doubletree Hotel and Aloft Hotel
8:30am – 1:00pm	PRE-SUMMIT WORK SESSION #1 Location: Perry Paige Auditorium SoGreen Network's Sustainable Professional Certificate A 4 hr session in which participants will learn what is expected in various green industries in terms of training, education, and experience. Each participant will be able to evaluate their current educational plan and work with a presenter on how to use the curriculum at their institution to prepare them for positions such as corporate or governmental sustainable officer. Charlotte King Snowden – King & Associates Joseph James - President, The Corporation for Economic Opportunity
8:00am – 4:30pm	PRE-SUMMIT WORK SESSION #2 Location: Teleconference Center Organic Certification Training Session A very intense 8 hr session that will train farmers on the principles of organic growing and the best practices for sustainable agriculture. Participants will leave with a “how to” develop a farm plan, a review of their state organic certification application and the fundamental basics of organic growing. Ten (10) farmers will be selected to become a part of SAAFON (Southeastern African American Farmers Organic Network). Their initial certification application will be paid for. Dr. Owusu Bandele - Board of Directors for Southeastern African American Farmers Organic Network; Southern University (retired) Marty Mesh - Executive Director, Florida Organic Grower Association Helen and Joseph Fields - Fields Farm John's Island, South Carolina » Click Here to view/download session agenda
3:30pm- 4:30pm	Moderator: Jewell Harper, Esq., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 Location: Lee Hall MOU Signing with EPA and Florida A&M University Formal Signing of the MOU between EPA and FAMU The MOU is an agreement between Florida A&M University (FAMU) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in areas of mutual interest and implementation of the Program Activities to build FAMU's capacity to [1] encourage trans-disciplinary collaborations and partnerships in order to support the mission and work of the President's FAMU Environment and Sustainability Council; [2] pursue the University's sustainable future by engaging the University in educational and environmental actions that foster a healthy, prosperous, environmentally and socially responsible campus community; [3] support efforts to establish a prospective Center of Excellence in Sustainability & Energy Policy, Research, Education, and Outreach on FAMU's campus; [4] support the continuation of the Center of Excellence for Watershed; and [5] apply to training and technical assistance to build the capacity of local stakeholders committed to improving and maintaining the natural and economic resources of their watersheds. Gwen Keyes Fleming - EPA Regional 4 Administrator Dr. James Ammons - President, Florida A&M University Cynthia Hughes-Harris - Provost, Florida A&M University Dr. Richard Gragg - Chair, FAMU Environment and Sustainability Council Dr. Michael Abazinge - Interim Director, FAMU Environmental Sciences Institute Dr. Makola Abdullah - Dean, FAMU College of Engineering Science, Technology, and Agriculture
4:30pm – 5:30pm	Moderator: Deeohn Ferris Sustainable Community Development Group Washington D.C. Location: Lee Hall Freshman Climate Change Rally – FAMU Critical Thinking Seminar FAMU Quality Enhancement Program 1000 student will attend a mandatory orientation session. The session this year will be conducted by SoGreen Network and will focus on the environmental issues that include the definition of “green”, what is climate change, how do you as a student get involved and what role culturally have we played in maintaining our environment. Rev. Lennox Yearwood - Executive Director of Hip Hop Caucus Dr. Diane Glave - Author of To Love The Wind and The Rain: African Americans and Environmental History Ursula Ible - Green For All Ambassador Akacia McBride - Delta Sigma Theta Gems
5:30pm and 7:30pm	Shuttle Returns to Hotels
6:00pm- 7:30pm	SUMMIT OPENING CEREMONY Moderator: Dr. Makola Abdullah - Dean, College of Engineering Science, Technology, and Agriculture- Florida A&M University Location: Perry Paige Auditorium Booker T. Whatley Award Southeastern Green Networks Centennial Farm Award will recognize an African-American family that has retained the farm for 100 years. A Florida family farm will be given the award. Presenters: Jeanne Cyriaque - National Trust For Historic Preservation, Board of Advisors; SoGreen Network - Board of Directors KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Shirley Sherrod, Former USDA Rural Development Director, Georgia Ms. Sherrod will outline the history of farmers and landowners in the region and her personal experience in working with this very important community.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2011
7:00am	Registration Opens (Perry Paige Lobby)
7:15am	Shuttle pick up at hotels: Double Tree Hotel and Aloft Hotel
General Session Location: Perry Paige Auditorium
8:00 am	Welcome - Kwasi Densu, Southeastern Green Network Inc., Chairman of the Board of Directors, FAMU Environment and Sustainability Council
8:15am	Welcome - Mayor John Marks, City of Tallahassee
8:15 – 8:30am	Rep. Alan Williams, Florida State Representative District 8 Moving Florida's and Tallahassee's Sustainable Plan Along What Are The Next Steps?
8:30am – 9am	Our Deep Roots In Agriculture – The Role of the 1890 Land Grant Institutions The journey of African Americans in agriculture, our contributions, and how agriculture has played a significant role in our lives even through our music. Dr. Owusu Bandele - Southern University (Retired), SoGreen Network - Board of Directors
9-10am	Panel Moderator: Kwasi Densu - FAMU Panel: Florida A&M University’s Vision of Sustainability Host institution will outline its vision of sustainability as a model for 1890 Land Grant Institutions. TBA, FAMU – Environment and Sustainability Council Dr. Makola Abdullah, FAMU - CESTA Dr. Michael Abazinge, FAMU – Environmental Science Institute Dr. LaRae Donnellan, FAMU - Green Coalition
10– 10:15am	Break
10:15 – 11:30am	Panel Moderator: Deeohon Ferris - Sustainable Community Development Group Panel: Information and Resources From Organizations and Agencies that have Regional Sustainability Initiatives and Programs That Focus On Working With 1890 Land Grants/HBCU’s And Their Local Communities of Farmers And Landowners. Jewell Harper - EPA, Region 4, Diversity Initiative Dr. Jerome Thomas - Deputy Regional Forester For Natural Resources, USDA Forest Services Southern Region Felicia Davis - United Negro College Fund Curt Ellis - Slow Foods USA - Food Corps Cynthia Portalatin - USDA 1890 Land Grant Liaison Denise Tennessee - EPA Agriculture Initiative
Concurrent Work Sessions: These sessions are designed to engage the participants while providing them with the tools they need to move to the next step. Panel participants have been instructed to come with models that have worked and the challenges and positives of implementing these models. Each session will have a moderator to facilitate discussion. Location: B.L. Perry General Classroom Building
11:30 – 1pm	Session I. Farmers and Land Owners – Moving Toward Sustainability Location: B. L Perry - Room 200 Session Moderator: Dr. Dreamal Worthen - FAMU College of Agriculture, Engineering Sciences, and Technology *Distribution - Getting It From Where You Grow It to Where You Need to Sell It* Tanikka Cunningham - Healthy Solutions Washington DC Vonda Richardson - Farmer to School Program FAMU *Growing Farm Products or Bio-Feed Stock: Go it Alone or Form A Coop?* Cornelius Blanding - Federation of Southern Cooperatives TBA - Florida Bio-Feed Stock *For Profit or Non-profit and Where Do I get The Funding To Support Both?* Lynn Pinder - The Take Action Network - Georgia Margaret M. Wale - Presbyterian Committee on The Self Development Of People Funding - Kentucky *Alternative Fuel Sources - Can I Power My Farm?* Euneika Rogers-Sipp - Sustainable Rural Regenerative Enterprises for Families (SURREF) David Stephens - Wind Energy Project, Langston University Session II. Organizing At 1890 Land Grants Around Sustainability, Climate Change and Environmental Justice Location: Perry-Paige - Auditorium Session Moderator: Kwasi Densu - FAMU College of Arts and Sciences *Advocating For Climate Change and Ensuring Environmental Justice Must Be An Educational Partnership For Low Wealth Communities – Both Urban and Rural* Nia Robinson - Environmental Justice Climate Change Initiative Amadou Diop - National Wildlife Federation – Forest Restoration *Organizing On Campus - How Do You Get Started? and Overcoming the Challenges* Prof. Elizabeth Lewis - FAMU School of Architecture Markese Bryant - Green For All Ariana Marshall - Green Up Your Campus - SoGreen Network – FAMU ESC Carly Queen - National Wildlife Federation Korbin Miles - SGA/ Eco-Rattler Initiative, FAMU Ursula Ible - Green For All/ Green Coalition, FAMU Ashley Milton - FAMU/American University Ms. Ballard De Ruiz - Family and Consumer Sciences Tennessee State University Session III. City Communities Taking On Sustainability Plans Models For Local Food Access - Energy Consumption - Public Health Location: B.L Perry - Room 205 Session Moderator: Dr. Richard Gragg – Chair, FAMU Environment and Sustainability Council Growing Food In The City To Establish Local Food Access Networks Cashawn Myers - HABESHA Inc Atlanta, Georgia Robert Hamilton - Slow Foods, Spelman Literacy Food Group City of Tallahassee Vision of Sustainability Panel Cynthia S. Barber - Director, Environmental Policy And Energy Resources Fred Goodrow - AICP, Administrator Comprehensive Planning–Tallahassee–Leon County Planning Department David Byrne - Director Dept of Energy Services *"Making The Change To Green" Educating Our Communities Is The First Step* Dr. George Smith - Family and Consumer Department, Tennessee State University Qasimah Boston - Public Health-Environmental Science Institute, FAMU Dr. Michelle Thomas - D.A.T.E. Sustainable Classrooms, Washington DC Tim Center - Sustainable Florida, The Collins Center
1pm	Summit Close