Ithaca College

The Sustainability Café on Monday, April 9th will feature Lisa Cleckner from the Finger Lakes Institute, discussing “Sustainability Initiatives and Lifecycle Assessment in the Finger Lakes Region.” Her talk will focus on current sustainability initiatives in the Finger Lakes in the areas of research and community development including the advancement of a new program in sustainable community development at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. A key component of the Finger Lakes Institute’s approach is lifecycle assessment or taking a systems’ view to analyze potential impacts of local food and agriculture, water supply protection and watershed management, and energy development including hydrofracking. The Café will be held in Center for Natural Sciences Room 112 at 4:00PM.

Lisa Cleckner is director of the Finger Lakes Institute at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, which is dedicated to the promotion of environmental research and education about the Finger Lakes and fostering environmentally‐sound development practices throughout the region. Cleckner earned her Ph.D. in public health with a concentration in environmental health sciences. Cleckner has long been involved in outreach activities targeted to a wide range of audiences including the public, students, businesses and professional scientists.

This event is free and open to the public.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Marian Brown at 607-274-3787 or mbrown@ithaca.edu. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.

“Teachable edibles” – local, organic and/or seasonal snacks – for the Spring 2012 Sustainability Café series are being sponsored by Ithaca College Dining Services whose motto is “Sustainability – Healthy – Fresh.” Please bring your reusable mug and fill up at the nearest drinking fountain or provide your own beverage of choice.

Drink in a new way to think in the Sustainability Café.