CI to present spring environmental lecture series
Camarillo, Calif., Feb. 4, 2011 – The Environmental Science & Resource Management
program at CSU Channel Islands (CI) will present a 2011 Spring Lecture Series, a six-part
program starting Tuesday, Feb. 8. The lectures are free and open to the public and
will take place from 6 to 7 p.m. as follows:
Know Your Fishermen with speaker Stephanie Munz, of Commercial Fisherman of Santa Barbara
• Tuesday, Feb. 8, John Spoor Broome Library, room 1750
Parasites and Ecosystems with speaker Kevin Lafferty of USGS and UC Santa Barbara
• Tuesday, Feb. 22, John Spoor Broome Library, room 1360
Green Tech: Networking and Control Technologies in Energy Saving Applications (co-sponsored with the Martin V. Smith School of Business & Economics) with speaker
Chris Stanfield of Echelon Corporation
• Tuesday, March 8, John Spoor Broome Library, room 2325
Kitchen Literacy: forgetting and remembering where food comes from with speaker Ann Vileisis, historian and author
• Tuesday, April 5, campus venue to be determined
The Future of World’s Birds in the 21st Century with speaker Cagan Sekercioglu of the University of Utah
• Tuesday, April 19, John Spoor Broome Library, room 1360
Moby-Dick and the Mythology of Oil with speaker Robert Wagner, independent petroleum consultant
• Tuesday, April 26, John Spoor Broome Library, room 1360
To make a reservation for any of the lectures contact Mary Devins at 805-437-3253 or mary.devins@csuci.edu.
Limited parking is available on campus. A daily permit is $6. Free parking is available at the Camarillo Metrolink Station/Lewis Road parking lot in Camarillo with bus service to and from the campus. Riders should board the VISTA Bus to the campus; the fare is $1.25 each way. Buses arrive and depart from the Camarillo Metrolink Station every 30 minutes from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday. For exact times, check the schedule at www.goventura.org.
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About California State University Channel Islands
CSU Channel Islands (CI) is the only four-year, public university in Ventura County
and is known for its interdisciplinary, multicultural and international perspectives,
and its emphasis on experiential and service learning. CI’s strong academic programs
focus on business, sciences, liberal studies, teaching credentials, and innovative
master’s degrees. Students benefit from individual attention, up-to-date technology,
and classroom instruction augmented by outstanding faculty research.