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DCISE Annual Report 2017-2018 6 DCISE Colloquium Series November, 2017 | Pleasantville campus Colleen Myles, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Geography at Texas State University (pictured below), led a seminar examining the excitement, unrest, and agitation evident across shifting physical-environmental and socio- cultural landscapes, as related to the production, distribution, and consumption of fermented products. This event was co- organized by DCISE staff and Michael Finewood, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Studies and Science (ESS). Hudson to Housatonic Regional Conservation Partnership Meeting December, 2017 | Pleasantville campus DCISE hosted an all-partners meeting of the Hudson to Housatonic Regional Conservation Partnership. This group is a collaboration of over 30 conservation organizations in Connecticut and New York whose mission is to advance the pace and practice of regional land protection and stewardship from the Hudson to the Housatonic Rivers by collaborating to enhance the connection between people and nature. Keynote speaker Jonathan Rose, an urban planner, discussed his approach to integrating environmental, social, and economic solutions to address current urban development issues. Teatown Hudson River EagleFest February, 2018 | Teatown Lake Reservation Nature Center Assistant Director James Eyring, aided by student Chris Petrella '21, Nursing, gave presentations with the Center's birds of prey at Croton Point Park. The annual event sponsored by Teatown Lake Reservation is attended by thousands of people interested in learning about eagles and birds of prey. Tools of the Trade February - April, 2018 | New York City campus John Cronin and Vanessa Herman, assistant vice-president of government and community relations, conducted a series of workshops titled Tools of the Trade: Skills and Techniques to Influence Policy and Politics, which also included visits from experts in the legislative, political and lobbying professions. The workshops were the forerunner of a formal course that will be offered in Spring 2019. Lower Hudson Urban Waters Summit March, 2018 | Pleasantville campus This summit, organized by the Lower Hudson Urban Waters Collaborative, brought citizen watershed groups in the Lower Hudson Valley together with non-profit organizations, universities, municipalities and agencies at the county, state and federal levels to discuss results of citizen water quality monitoring, and identify opportunities for acting on the results. EVENTS, OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT Right: Michael Finewood, PhD, moderates a panel on regional resources and initiatives at the Lower Hudson Urban Waters Summit.