Community Conversations is a free lecture series examining a current topic each quarter. Credit is available by enrolling in HUM 106 with Jerry Zimmerman. Presenters are community members and LCC faculty. Lectures are held at 12 noon in the Rose Center for the Arts, Wollenberg Auditorium.

Fall Quarter 2010

The Green Earth
Our Playground & Responsiblity

Schedule of Topics 

September 30
The Body Toxic
Nena Baker, Author

October 7
Climate Change
Dr. Louis LaPierre, LCC Biology and
Environmental Science faculty

October 14
Sustainability and the Built Environment
Andy Rovelstad, Leavengood Architects

October 21
Water Quality Issues
Josh Johnson, Stormwater Manager for
the City of Longview, and Van McKay, Senior Engineer for the City of Kelso

October 28
Insects and Human Food Security
Scott Black, Executive Director of The Xerces Society

November 4
E-recycling: Waste Control and Recycling Issues
Gregg Hannon, Solid Waste/Recycling/Code Compliance Manager at the City of Longview

November 18
Air Quality & You
Laurie Hulse-Moyer, Air Quality Specialist
with the Southwest Clean Air Agency

December 2
The Politics of Green
Speaker TBA

For previous Community Conversations Lecture Series topics see Archive