Fall 2024 Talks

For many years, the Mitchell Center has hosted an innovative Sustainability Talks series during the fall and spring semesters. The goal of these talks is to provide students, faculty, and interested citizens with opportunities to learn about: 1) the multi-faceted nature of sustainability problems; 2) the value of connecting different forms of knowledge and know-how in efforts to understand and solve such problems; and 3) the ways in which partnerships between universities and diverse stakeholders can facilitate efforts to identify and implement useful solutions.

All talks are Mondays at 3pm and are available via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. For Zoom attendees, registration is required for each talk. Please go to individual event pages to register. Many talks are recorded and can be found on our YouTube site following the event.

September 16

Penobscot Energy Resilience Initiatives
Gary Fearon, Director of Housing, Penobscot Indian Nation

September 23

Title: TBA
Kate Cough, Editor, The Maine Monitor

September 30

Gulf of Maine development: What can fishing teach us?
Robin Alden, former Director, Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries

October 7

Valuing the Benefits of Maine’s Great Ponds and Lakes in the 21st Century
Adam Daigneault, Associate Professor, School of Forest Resources, University of Maine

October 21

To be announced

October 28

To be announced

November 4

To be announced

November 18

Student Lighting Talks

November 25

To be announced

December 2

To be announced