When: Friday, October 12, 2012 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Where: Architecture : Free and open to all : Auditorium 0204
Event Type(s): Lecture

Please join us as we welcome Dr. David W. Orr, the Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics at Oberlin College and a James Marsh Professor at the University of Vermont. Dr. Orr, a well-known environmentalist active in many areas of environmental studies, including environmental education and environmental design, is best known for his pioneering work on environmental literacy in higher education and recent work in ecological design. He has authored six books including ECOLOGICAL LITERACY, widely read and used in hundreds of colleges and universities, and EARTH IN MIND, which is praised by people as diverse as biologist E. O. Wilson and writer, poet, and farmer, Wendell Berry.

Website: www.arch.umd.edu/news_and_events/index.cfm?id=6821

For more information, contact:
Christine Cestello Hinojosa
School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation
+1 301 405 6286
hinojosa@umd.edu
www.arch.umd.edu