Arboriculture & Urban Forestry Educators' Symposium & Summit
The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois
May 19-22, 2019
Symposium Program
The following is a preliminary symposium schedule, subject to change. Additional information will be added as available. A final list of speakers and talk titles will be available in mid-February 2019.
We are please to announce that our keynote speakers for the Educators' Symposium will be Melinda Myers and Dr. Susan Day! More information about their talks is posted below.
We are please to announce that our keynote speakers for the Educators' Symposium will be Melinda Myers and Dr. Susan Day! More information about their talks is posted below.
Program AT-A-GLANCE
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Monday, May 20, 2019
8:30-9:00 am Registration & coffee 9-9:30 am Welcome 9:30-10:30 am Keynote: Melinda Myers 10:30-10:45 am Coffee Break 10:45-12:15 pm Monday Talks 1 12:15-1:15 pm Boxed Lunch 1:15-2:00 pm Panel: "Stories from the classroom: The most out-of-the-box thing I've done that worked (or didn't)" 2:00-3:00 pm Monday Talks 2 3:00-3:30 pm Break 3:30-5:00 pm Monday Talks 3 5:00-6:00 pm Break 6:00-8:00 pm Reception + Drinks + Food + Posters |
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
8:00-8:30 am Registration & coffee 8:30-9:30 am Keynote: Dr. Susan D. Day 9:30-10:30 am Short Talks 1 10:30-10:40 am Coffee Break 10:40-12:20 pm Short Talks 2 12:20-1:30 pm Buffet Lunch 1:30-3:00 pm Workshops 1 3:00-3:15 pm Break 3:15-4:45 pm Workshops 2 4:50-5:15 pm Tuesday Closing Remarks Wednesday, May 22, 2019
8:30-12 pm Half-Day Morton Arboretum Tour (open to all) or Workshop 3 (open to all) or Summit (invite only) |
Monday Keynote
Melinda Myers: "Inspiring Change Through Science-based Knowledge and Targeted Communications"
Monday, 9:30-10:30 am
It seems so clear and important to us, but our audiences often miss the point, tune us out, or ignore the facts. Getting people excited, interested, and willing to make change based on science can be challenging. Melinda will share strategies for effectively sharing your knowledge and science with potential students, the public, and policy makers utilizing a range of communications platforms.
It seems so clear and important to us, but our audiences often miss the point, tune us out, or ignore the facts. Getting people excited, interested, and willing to make change based on science can be challenging. Melinda will share strategies for effectively sharing your knowledge and science with potential students, the public, and policy makers utilizing a range of communications platforms.
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About Melinda: Nationally recognized horticulturist, TV/radio host, author & columnist Melinda Myers has written over 20 books and is the instructor for The Great Courses “How to Grow Anything” DVD series. She has over 35 years of horticulture experience, a master’s degree in horticulture and was a Horticulture Associate Professor and Instructor with tenure and is a certified arborist. Myers has worked with the public, students, professionals, master gardeners and the media in her various professional roles. Whether working as a University of Wisconsin extension agent, Assistant City Forester for Milwaukee, Technical College Instructor or operating her own business, her mission has always been to educate and inspire her “audience” with science-based information. As a result, she has received recognition and numerous awards, including the prestigious American Horticultural Society’s B.Y. Morrison Communication Award, American Nursery and Landscape Association's Garden Communicator of the Year Award, and Honorary Life Member Award from Wisconsin Arborist Association. She was the first woman inducted into the Wisconsin Green Industry Hall of Fame and most recently the Hall of Fame of GWA: The Association for Garden Communicators.
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Tuesday Keynote
Dr. Susan D. Day: "Can urban forestry educational programs foster cooperation across professions?"
Tuesday, 8:30-9:30 am
Academic programs in urban forestry and arboriculture take many forms, but one thing they have in common is that their graduates will be working with a wide array of professions—engineers, landscape architects and everything in between. How can urban forestry and arboriculture academic programs help shape this interdisciplinary future? Our research results from Urban Forestry 2020, an initiative exploring the urban forestry profession, indicate that higher education has an important role to play. If society is relying on trees to contribute to solving complex urban problems, a new level of cross-disciplinary teamwork is required and higher education not only fosters these connections, but shapes public perception and prepares students to work in this world. As a case study, we will explore the construction of Ecological Cities, an undergraduate minor at Virginia Tech with a foundation in urban forestry that is intended to bridge the interdisciplinary divide. We will discuss opportunities for urban forestry as more universities seek to solve the grand urban challenges of the future.
Academic programs in urban forestry and arboriculture take many forms, but one thing they have in common is that their graduates will be working with a wide array of professions—engineers, landscape architects and everything in between. How can urban forestry and arboriculture academic programs help shape this interdisciplinary future? Our research results from Urban Forestry 2020, an initiative exploring the urban forestry profession, indicate that higher education has an important role to play. If society is relying on trees to contribute to solving complex urban problems, a new level of cross-disciplinary teamwork is required and higher education not only fosters these connections, but shapes public perception and prepares students to work in this world. As a case study, we will explore the construction of Ecological Cities, an undergraduate minor at Virginia Tech with a foundation in urban forestry that is intended to bridge the interdisciplinary divide. We will discuss opportunities for urban forestry as more universities seek to solve the grand urban challenges of the future.
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About Susan: Susan D. Day is Professor of Urban Forestry and Director of the Bachelors of Urban Forestry program at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. During her career she has shaped urban forestry programs at the graduate and undergraduate level and has led efforts to create new interdisciplinary curricula that cross disciplinary boundaries. Recently, she served as project leader for Urban Forestry 2020, an initiative funded by the USDA-Forest Service National Urban and Community Advisory Council to examine the urban forestry profession and its relationship to higher education. In addition to her teaching interests, Dr. Day leads a research program focusing on managing urban soils to enhance tree growth and longevity in the context of environmental challenges such as stormwater mitigation and land development impacts on soil-mediated ecosystem services. Dr. Day holds a B.A. from Yale University, a M.S. from Cornell University, and a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech
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