Sustainability is for Everyone! UN Sustainable Development Goals

POSTPONED UNTIL FALL

We hope to host this program in-person in the fall! 

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In this interactive presentation, you will learn about the globally recognized United Nation Sustainable Development Goals framework and how it can be used to help us see the systemic connections between climate, environmental, human and economic health. As we consider how we can act to mitigate and adapt to climate change, how can our actions positively impact our communities and economies? Come ready to challenge assumptions and think creatively about the impacts we can have as individuals and as a community!

Dr. Holly Parker, the director of UNE North, the Institute of North Atlantic Studies at the University of New England brings a broad range of experience and perspective to her work as a sustainable development researcher, educator and advocate.  An educator for more than 20 years, Holly has worked in traditional, experiential and digital classroom settings.  She has collaborated with school systems in Alaska and the USVI to develop interdisciplinary digital curricula, taught high school English for 14 years, and directed a boat building program for at-risk youth in Maine.  A lifelong mariner, Holly is also passionate about maritime and ocean issues impacting Maine and beyond. Holly has represented UNE and Maine five times at the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland and was an official observer at the 2021 United Nations Climate Conference (COP 26). Holly is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. She holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy from the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine.