Dyson College of Arts and Sciences

| DCISE ANNUAL REPORT 2015 - 2016 9 CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITES Mock Environmental Legislative Hearing This year, as noted above, the issue centered on regulation of nanomaterials. Students testified before a mock, blue-ribbon panel representing the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation. Sixty-five undergraduate and law students had research and speaking roles. In all, 23 students, representing 10 different academic majors, divided into five teams and presented testimony. Professional Mentoring Program The dual mission of the mentoring program is to provide interested juniors and seniors from across the University the opportunity to better understand environmental affairs through the lens of their major, and to team them with innovative leaders throughout the private and public sector. The 2015-2016 professional mentor list included 15 experts in policy, science, politics, health, law, communication, advocacy, business, and more. Applications from 14 mentees were received (10 Pleasantville, four New York City; 10 Dyson, two Lubin, one College of Health Professions, one Seidenberg). Visiting Fellow Program This is aimed at bringing a prominent environmental thinker and leader to the University for a week-long residential program of classes, seminars, workshops, lectures, and informal discussions across all three campuses. Visiting fellows participate in the intellectual life of DCISE and the University. In spring 2016, the Pace visiting fellow was Mr. David Rejeski, who directs the Science and Technology Innovation Program (STIP) at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC, and is an expert on synthetic biology, nanomaterials and the challenges of regulating emerging technologies. During his two-week visit, David Rejeski: Visited all three campuses (PLV, WP-Law, NYC) Guest lectured in six undergraduate classes, and three graduate classes Led two faculty lunch discussions Delivered one public lecture with five classes in attendance Visiting speakers arranged by CASE Amy Lipton, Co-founder and curator, EcoArtSpace Linda Weintraub, author of To Life: EcoArt in Search of a Sustainable Planet Aviva Rahmani, Ecological artist Yola Monakhov, in partnership with the Art Dept. Visiting Artist Series Nobuho Nagazawa, in partnership with the Art Dept. Visiting Artist Series

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