Ecosystems, Sustainability, and Justice: Program Building and Pedagogical Approaches for Artists and Makers, Dr. Mel Lewis, Working Wednesdays

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Ecosystems, Sustainability, and Justice: Program Building and Pedagogical Approaches for Artists and Makers
Dr. Mel Lewis, Maryland Institute College of Art / American Rivers
RSVP

The Ecosystems, Sustainability, & Justice (ESJ) major at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) empowers students to actively utilize their creative practice to make a more just and sustainable world. Environmental and social justice are inextricably intertwined; ESJ students study environmental problems and inequality together as they manifest locally and in a global context. This conversation will explore the interdisciplinary model for the new major at the intersection of liberal arts, sciences, arts, and design studies.

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Dr. Mel Michelle Lewis is the Program Director of the Ecosystems, Sustainability, and Justice Program and Associate Professor of Gender/Sexuality & Black/Ethnic Studies at Maryland Institute College of Art. Dr. Mel will join American Rivers as Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice in January of 2022.

PPEH offers a lunch series, Working Wednesdays, designed to showcase in-progress Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) straddling theoretical and practical environmental concerns. These sessions take place on Wednesdays, 12:30-1:30 sharp.

All sessions are open to the Penn community but require RSVP. This event will be recorded and shared on PPEH's public channels. Grab a lunch and join us on Zoom!