Welcome to the Social Sustainability Network and Colloquium website! As you can see we are 'under construction' but keep checking back as we get things set up.
The Social Sustainability Network operates as a living laboratory, acting as a forum in which scholars and practitioners can share, learn and collaborate.
Network members have access to: research development sessions; scholarly exchanges in a colloquium series co-sponsored by the Center of Professional Integrity & Accountability; and inventories of PSU social sustainability projects, related research tools and funding opportunities, and educational offerings on social sustainability.
The Network is funded by a Miller Foundation Grant through the PSU Center for Sustainable Processes and Practices
JOIN THE NETWORK TODAY - Please click here to download the membership form.
CALL FOR PAPERS - Please click here to learn more about submitting an abstract for an edited volume on Social Sustainability in an Era of Scarcity.
WINTER 2010 EVENTS
Social Sustainability Colloquium and Work Session Schedule
Jan. 8th | 1-3pm | School of Social Work 1800 SW 6th Avenue, 6th Floor, Room 650 | None or A Kinder, More Sustainable World: Contributions from Interpersonal Neurobiology |
| Jan. 15th | 1-3pm | School of Social Work | Community Outreach of Our United Villages: Strengthening the Social Vitality of Community |
Jan. 22nd | 1-3pm | School of Social Work | Understanding Sustainability from a Twenty First Century Frontier Settlement: Fort McMurray Oil Sands Presented by: Veronica Dujon, Chair & Professor, Sociology |
| Jan. 29th | 1-3pm | School of Social Work 1800 SW 6th Avenue, 6th Floor, Room 650 | WORKING SESSION: NETWORK MEMBERS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND! |
| Feb. 5th | 1-3pm | School of Social Work | Jesse Dillard and David Layzell present "Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the Sustainability of Capitalism - One Company's Story" |
| Feb. 9th | 5-7pm | Room 418 Cramer Hall | Special Presentation: People, Environment,and Political Change in Nepal For full details, click here. |
Feb. 12th | 1-3pm | School of Social Work | West African Social Sustainability -- What's the Weak Link? Jeff Goebel |
Feb. 19th | 1-3pm | School of Social Work | Youth Mentoring and Sustainability |
| Feb. 26th | 1-3pm | School of Social Work 1800 SW 6th Avenue, 6th Floor, Room 650 | TBA |
| Mar. 5th | 4-6pm | School of Social Work 1800 SW 6th Avenue, 6th Floor, Room 650 | Shireman Lecture featuring Peter Pecora Permanency Planning in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities in Helping children Find a Forever Home |
| Mar. 12th | 1-3pm | School of Social Work 1800 SW 6th Avenue, 6th Floor, Room 650 | TBA |
FALL 2009 EVENTS
Social Sustainability Colloquium and Work Session Schedule
Oct 16 | 1-3pm | PSU Univ Center Building room 485 | Social Sustainability Network Launch and Reception |
Oct 23 | 1-3pm | PSU Univ Center Building room 485 |
An Ethic of Accountability in an Era of Scarcity: Acting in the Public Interest |
Oct 30 | 1-3pm | PSU Univ Center Building room 485 |
Work Session: Book Proposal - Building Social Sustainability in an Era of Scarcity. Access Call for Papers here. |
Nov 6 | 1:30-3pm | PSU Smith Center room |
Community Resilience - part of the International Conference on Business & Sustainability, this session is open to all |
Nov 13 | 1-3pm | PSU Univ Center Building room 485 | Social Sustainability and Social Work |
Nov 20 | 1-3pm | PSU Univ Center Building room 485 | Work Session: Finding Social Sustainability Funding View this session's power point presentation by clicking here. |
Dec 4 | 1-3pm | PSU Univ Center Building room 485 | TBA |
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