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Managing Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Endowment, Trustee Stewardship, and Investment Decisions
Monday, September 18
5:30–6:30 p.m. Buffet dinner, opportunity to talk with Task Force members
Joe Rosenfield ’25 Center, Room 101
6:30–8:15 p.m.
6:30–8:15 p.m.
Rosenfield Center, Room 101
Tuesday, September 19
4–6 p.m. and Andrew Choquette ’00 and Angela Clement's presentation slides (PDF)
Rosenfield Center, Room 101
7:30–9:30 p.m. and Kate Walker's presentation slides (PDF)
Rosenfield Center, Room 101
Arguments in Support and in Opposition to Fossil Fuel Divestment
Developing insights on the pluses and minuses of fossil fuel divestment and other actions investors can take to positively impact climate
What steps should Â鶹´«Ã½ take to impact climate change? Join the conversation.
Tuesday, October 3
4–6 p.m. and Cathy Woollums' presentation slides (PDF)
A presentation by Cathy Woollums, senior vice president, environmental and chief environmental counsel, Berkshire Hathaway Energy
7:30–8:15 p.m. and Jeff Hanson's presentation slides (PDF)
A presentation by Jeff Hanson, director of environmental services, Alliant Energy
8:30–9:30 p.m.
A discussion with Cathy Woollums and Jeff Hanson
Wednesday, October 4
4–6 p.m.
A presentation via Skype by Amy O’Brien, managing director, head of responsible investment, TIAA
7:30–9:30 p.m.
A student debate moderated by Mark Baechtal, the Debate Union's faculty advisor
Case Statement: "This house believes that Â鶹´«Ã½ College should divest itself of all its investments in fossil fuel industries."
Government participants: Thompson Teasdale ’20 and Manan Pradhan ’20
Opposition participants: Joel Katticaran ’18 and Sriyash Kadiyala ’21
Curricular Support and Reducing the College’s Carbon Footprint
Divestment decisions by other colleges, reducing the College's carbon footprint, providing more curricular support, and exploring sustainability efforts
Monday, November 6
Noon–1 p.m.
Matt Remle, Mazaska Talks
5:30–6:45 p.m.
Rick Lancaster ’76, vice president for power generation, Great River Energy
7:30-9:30 p.m. , and Laura Trombley's presentation slides (PDF)
Laura Trombley, former president, Pitzer College
Tuesday, November 7
11 a.m.–1 p.m., and Chris Bair and Liz Queathem's presentation slides (PDF)
Chris Bair ’96, environmental and safety manager, and Liz Queathem, senior lecturer in biology
4–6 p.m. , George Dyer's presentation slides (PDF), and Kristen Spaulding's presentation slides (PDF)
Georges Dyer, principal, Intentional Endowments Network, and Kirsten Spaulding, director, Ceres
7:30–9:30 p.m.
Moderated by Megan Goering ’08, CEO/founder at Action Labs Global
Panelists are Lana Katai ’21, Clare Magalaner ’18, Raghav Daryanani ’20, Morgane Garnier ’19, and Helena Kleiner ’18
SASB Considerations For the Â鶹´«Ã½ College Task Force on Fossil Fuels & Climate Change presentation slides (PDF)
From presentation by Matthew Welch ’96, president, The SASB Foundation, to Fossil Fuels and Climate Impact Task Force and Advisory Committee.