Our world is running short of many natural resources, and all of us must decide, while there is still time, to move toward a viable future that will still have a reasonable quality of life. We need to become better aware of the problems and the solutions as a campus, as a community and as a world. That is why the 2008 Otterbein College Integrative Studies theme is Sustainability. On Thursday and Friday, April 17-18, several events will be held on the Otterbein campus. All events are free and open to the public.

Thursday, April 17
7:30 p.m.
Church of the Master (southeast corner of Grove and West Main Streets, Westerville)
David Robinson will be presenting an updated version of the talk by Al Gore in the recent movie, An Inconvenient Truth. Trained by Gore himself, Robinson has presented this talk throughout the country.

Friday, April 18
9:30 a.m.
Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center (170 W. Park St., Westerville)
Dr. John Cusack, with the New Jersey Higher Education Partnership for Sustainability, will speak about sustainable college campuses, as well as the economic and business issues involved with moving toward sustainability.

11 a.m.
Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center (170 W. Park St., Westerville)
Dr. Rich Bowden from Allegany College will provide case studies on how sustainability can look on small college campuses.

2 p.m.
Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center (170 W. Park St., Westerville)
Green Energy Panel discussion with short presentations from several local agencies and questions from the audience

For more information about these events, contact Sarah Bouchard at 614-823-1119.