IDS 369/CL 668:
Internship in Conservation Leadership

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Courses: IDS 369 (tbd)/CL 668 (CRN tbd); class 3 credits
Course title: Internship in Conservation Leadership
Instructors: Dr. Hans-Peter Plag,
Office Hours: On request.
Term: Summer 2023, May - August
Time: Variable (appointment based)
Location: Variable

Agenda for Orientation Workshop, Thursday, May 11, 2023 and Friday, May 12, 2023

Thursday, May 11, 2023, 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Ground Floor, Innovation Research Park II, 4211 Monarch Way, Norfolk

1:00 pm - 3:30 pm:The Sustainability and Conservation Leadership Program
1:00 - 1:20:Mamie Parker, Hans-Peter Plag (MARI, ODU): Introductions, Icebreaker and Ground Rules
1:20 - 1:40:Hans-Peter Plag (ODU): Focus on the Future — The Sustainability and Conservation Leadership Program at ODU (presentation)
1:40 - 2:25:Environmental Conservation Work: Current Practices and Challenges — a Conversation. Panelists: Karen Forget (Lynnhaven River Now), Lauren Mowbray (Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge), Larry Lappel (Paradice Creek Nature Park), Leah Schwartzentruber (Edisto Beach State Park, South Carolina), Eddie Hill (Weber State University. Utah); Moderator: Hans-Peter Plag
2:25 - 2:50: Amanda L. Gonzales, International Affairs Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Conservation Leadership: Lessons learned while working in Latin America and the Caribbean (slides)
2:50 - 3:50:Panel Discussion - Priorities for Conservation in a Changing World. Panelists: Jennifer Allen (Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources), Ashley Morgan (Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve), Steven Traylor (City Norfolk), Samantha Pettit (Edisto Beach State Park, South Carolina); Moderator: Mamie Parker
3:50 pm - 4:00 pm:Coffee Break
16:00 - 18:00:Stakeholder Meeting: Preparing the Built Environment in Grenada for Sea-Level Rise and Heavy Precipitation
16:00 - 16:05:All: Round of Introduction
16:05 - 16:20:Hans-Peter Plag: A Template for Transdisciplionary Participatory Case Studies of Wicked Problems
16:20 - 17:20:Blaizen Bloom, Rocco Boyd, Meagan Duncan, Ashawne Edwards, Jai Lewis, Alivia Markham, Adelle Novak: Preparing the Built Environment in Grenada for Sea-Level Rise and Increased Heavy Precipitation (slides)
17:20 - 17:40:All: Questions and Answers
17:40 - 18:00:All: Discussion on Further Development of Service Learning as a Cornerstone of the Program

Friday, May 12, 2023, 8:30 am - 4:15 pm, CCPO, Innovation Research Park I, 4111 Monarch Way, Norfolk

08:30 am - 10:00 am:Learning from the Past and Preparing for the Future
08:30 - 08:45:All: Reflections on the Previous Day
08:45 - 09:30:Hans-Peter Plag (Moderator): Panel: Reflections on the Past Experience — With students from previous Cohorts: Kimberly Allen, Elton van Buskirk, Kelly Jones
09:30 - 10:20:Mamie Parker: Emotional Intelligence Awareness (slides)
10:20 am - 10:30 am:Coffee Break
10:30 am - 12:15 pm:The 2022/2023 Students: Internship Presentations and Feedback:
  • 10:30 Blaizen Bloom: City of Norfolk: City Forestry (slides)
  • 10:30 Meagan Duncan: Back Bay NWR (slides)
  • 10:45 Ashawne Edwards: Hoffler Creek Wildlife Reserve
  • 11:00 Rocco Boyd and Alivia Markham: Lynnhaven River Now (slides)
  • 11:30 Adelle Novak: Paradise Creek Nature Park (slides)
  • 11:45 Elaine Walters: Edisto Beach State Park (slides)
  • 12:00 Discussion and Reflections
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm:Lunch Break
1:15 pm - 4:15 pm:Preparing for the Internships
1:15 - 1:45:Hans-Peter Plag: Knowing Your Values
1:45 - 2:00:Mamie Parker and Hans-Peter Plag: Visioning a Successful Internship (slides)
2:00 - 3:00:The 2022/23 Students: Individual Exercises: Legacy Sketch and Coat of Arms (slides)
3:00 - 3:15:Hans-Peter Plag: Building the Sustainability and Conservation Leadership Community
3:15 - 4:15:All: Reflections, Hopes and Fears, Burning Questions and Answers, Parking Lot Items, Final Thoughts and Moving Forward.