2023-2024 FREE Lecture Series
S.A.V.E. sponsors a free Lecture Series featuring guest speakers/presenters from our community addressing sustainability-related topics.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, SAVE Lecture Series 2023-2024 presentations are following the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines and the COVID status in Lucas County at the time of the scheduled lectures.
Lectures are held in the Franciscan Center on the Lourdes University campus at 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania, Ohio, with a virtual option via Zoom.
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ZOOM Meeting ID: 803 467 5336
Passcode: 338114
The Art of Pilgrimage: A Timeless Way to Save the Soul of the World
September 12, 2023
7:30 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. (Tuesday) In-person & ZOOM
By: Phil Cousineau –freelance writer, independent scholar, worldwide lecturer, storyteller, and creativity consultant .Best-selling book, The Art of Pilgrimage. He is the documentary filmmaker of the PBS series, Global Spirit: Ancient Wisdom in Modern Times. He lives in San Francisco.
UN Sustainability Goal #3 Good Health and Well Being
Living Out Laudato S: Teaching Sustainable Practices at Bethlehem Farm
November 14, 2023
7:30 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. (Tuesday) In-person & ZOOM
By: Eric Fitts, Director, Bethlehem Farm, Alderson, WV
UN Sustainability Goal #11 - Sustainable Cities & Communities
November 14, 2023
7:30 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. (Tuesday) In-person & ZOOM
By: Eric Fitts, Director, Bethlehem Farm, Alderson, WV
UN Sustainability Goal #11 - Sustainable Cities & Communities
Beyond Shareholder Primacy: Remaking Capitalism for a Sustainable Future
January 16, 2024
7:30 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. (Tuesday) In-person & Zoom
By: Stuart L. Hart, Ph.D.-. Professor and Steven Grossman Distinguished Fellow in Sustainable Business at the University of Vermont’s Grossman School of Business and Co-Founder of the School’s Sustainable Innovation MBA Program. He is the S.C. Johnson Chair Emeritus in Sustainable Global Enterprise and Professor Emeritus of Management at Cornell University’s Johnson GraduateSchool of Management.
UN Sustainability Goal #8 Decent Work & Economic Growth
January 16, 2024
7:30 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. (Tuesday) In-person & Zoom
By: Stuart L. Hart, Ph.D.-. Professor and Steven Grossman Distinguished Fellow in Sustainable Business at the University of Vermont’s Grossman School of Business and Co-Founder of the School’s Sustainable Innovation MBA Program. He is the S.C. Johnson Chair Emeritus in Sustainable Global Enterprise and Professor Emeritus of Management at Cornell University’s Johnson GraduateSchool of Management.
UN Sustainability Goal #8 Decent Work & Economic Growth
Teaching at Garden for the Environment: Growing Community Through Gardening at San Francisco’s Teaching Garden
March 12, 2024
7:30 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. (Tuesday) In-person & Zoom
By: Maggie Marks, Director of San Francisco’s Teaching Garden
UN Sustainability Goal # 12 Responsible Consumption and Production, #2 Zero Hunger.
March 12, 2024
7:30 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. (Tuesday) In-person & Zoom
By: Maggie Marks, Director of San Francisco’s Teaching Garden
UN Sustainability Goal # 12 Responsible Consumption and Production, #2 Zero Hunger.
Conservation in Northwest Ohio: Protecting What’s Left. Restoring What’s Been Lost
April 9, 2024
7:30 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. (Tuesday) In-person & Zoom
By: Rob Krain, Executive Director. Black Swamp Conservancy
UN Sustainability Goal #14 Life Below Water; #15 Life on Land
April 9, 2024
7:30 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. (Tuesday) In-person & Zoom
By: Rob Krain, Executive Director. Black Swamp Conservancy
UN Sustainability Goal #14 Life Below Water; #15 Life on Land
