We have a limited number of host tables available during lunch for businesses and organizations wishing to share information on their missions, work and goals. Each standard round table will have a bit space for materials, while also providing an opportunity for discussion and networking while enjoying the symposium lunch.
If interested in hosting a table, please email us at gnce@conncoll.edu, subject line: SLREXPO
As Expo hosts sign up, we will list them below.
Expo Hosts
Table 1
Office of Sustainability, Connecticut College
The Office of Sustainability was established in 2013 to direct and enhance the College's sustainability goals and priorities. Among other initiatives the Office of Sustainability leads efforts to reduce the college’s impact on the environment, works with faculty across the campus to integrate sustainability into the curriculum, and educates students, faculty and staff about sustainability through events and programs. The Office of Sustainability is co-directed by the Director of Sustainability and the Suzi Oppenheimer '56 Faculty Director. Also critical to the work of the office are our student interns and EcoAmbassador volunteers who work to implement student-driven sustainability projects on campus.
AT THEIR TABLE: Earth Week event information, details on OOS intern positions, sustainability initiatives at Conn, stickers & more!
Table 2
Connecticut Sea Grant (CTSG)
CTSG works on a variety of coastal and marine projects, including research, education, aquaculture, communications and outreach. It is part of a network of 34 Sea Grant programs in coastal and Great Lakes states and territories. CTSG is headquartered at the Avery Point campus of the University of Connecticut.
AT THEIR TABLE: Free publications including: Wrack Lines magazine, Living Treasures (Spanish & English versions) booklet about Long Island Sound wildlife and educational "Protect Our Wildlife" stickers, CTSG staff list, info sheets, fliers and sign-ups for books about Long Island Sound salt marshes, seaweed , beaches and dunes.
Table 3
Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CIRCA)
The mission of the Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CIRCA), based at the University of Connecticut Avery Point campus, is to increase the resilience and sustainability of communities vulnerable to the growing impacts of climate change on the natural, built, and human environments. CIRCA has previously published research on sea level rise in Connecticut, led by Dr. Jim O'Donnell, which was incorporated into Connecticut state statute through Public Act 18-82 to guide coastal municipalities as they plan for a future of climate change.
AT THEIR TABLE: CIRCA sea level rise programs and research. Flyers, fact sheets and map viewer demonstration.
Table 4
Williams-Mystic Coastal and Ocean Studies Program
A collaboration between Williams College and Mystic Seaport Museum, Williams-Mystic is a one-semester study away program for college students of all majors. Students explore coasts and oceans through an interdisciplinary curriculum—literature, history, policy, and science—taught by Williams faculty. Learning is hands-on and place-based, with classes held on the water, at the beach, in the museum’s archives, and in the Carlton Marine Science Center. Field seminars take students into coastal communities from Maine to southern Louisiana, where they engage directly with fishers, Indigenous leaders, scientists, policymakers, and others shaping these places. Students live in cooperative houses, travel, and conduct original research on topics ranging from sea-level rise and environmental justice to offshore wind, kelp aquaculture, and maritime culture. Students of all majors are also invited to apply for summer funding of up to $7,000 through the Williams-Mystic Climate Fellowship. mystic.williams.edu