2026-2027 FREE Lecture Series
S.A.V.E. sponsors a free Lecture Series featuring guest speakers/presenters from our community addressing sustainability-related topics.
Lectures are held in person in the Board Room of the Franciscan Center on the Sylvania Franciscan campus at 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania, Ohio, with a virtual option via Zoom. For ZOOM Links visit the S.A.V.E. events calendar or see below.
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ZOOM Meeting ID: 803 467 5336
Passcode: 338114
Let’s Talk Spirituality: Rediscover Ancient Roots in our Evolutionary Story of Love and Transformation
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026
7:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.
In-person & Zoom
By: Esther Kennedy, OP, MSW, an Adrian Dominican Sister who is deeply engaged in Mindfulness Meditation and contemplative living
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026
7:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.
In-person & Zoom
By: Esther Kennedy, OP, MSW, an Adrian Dominican Sister who is deeply engaged in Mindfulness Meditation and contemplative living
The Mindful Path to Spacious Self-Compassion: Releasing Empathic Burnout
Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2027
7:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.
Zoom Lecture
By: Jan Stryz, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Emeritus, Writing, Rhetoric and Culture, Michigan State University
UN Sustainability Goal #3 - Good Health and Well-Being
Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2027
7:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.
Zoom Lecture
By: Jan Stryz, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Emeritus, Writing, Rhetoric and Culture, Michigan State University
UN Sustainability Goal #3 - Good Health and Well-Being
Green Amendments Across the Nation: The Transformational Power
of Constitutional Environmental Rights
Tuesday, March 23, 2027
7:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.
Zoom Lecture
By: Maya K. van Rossum, Founder and Leader of the Green Amendments for the Generations Organization and Movement.
UN Sustainability Goal #11 -Sustainable Cities and Communities and
UN Goal #17- Partnerships for the Goals
of Constitutional Environmental Rights
Tuesday, March 23, 2027
7:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.
Zoom Lecture
By: Maya K. van Rossum, Founder and Leader of the Green Amendments for the Generations Organization and Movement.
UN Sustainability Goal #11 -Sustainable Cities and Communities and
UN Goal #17- Partnerships for the Goals
Internet Web 3.0 and 4.0: What’s Coming Next?
Tuesday, April 20, 2027
7:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.
In-person & Zoom
By: Greg Miller, a UX and Performance Engineer and Owner of Shrinkray Labs, awarded the 2025 Silver Addy Award for Excellence by the American Advertising Federation
UN Sustainable Goal #9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure.
Tuesday, April 20, 2027
7:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.
In-person & Zoom
By: Greg Miller, a UX and Performance Engineer and Owner of Shrinkray Labs, awarded the 2025 Silver Addy Award for Excellence by the American Advertising Federation
UN Sustainable Goal #9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure.
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