Accelerate Faculty

Alverno College is hosting a forum on science and the role it plays in our decision making. The discussion will look at how science knowledge is used to enact policy, the efforts people have made to have their voices heard, and the role of the press in keeping us informed. The conversation will focus on the Great Lakes, and will allow attendees the opportunity to join a discussion on the multiple objectives of science.

Presenters include:

• Alyssa Armbruster, co-founder, Walk to Sustain Our Great Lakes
• Susan M. Bence, environmental reporter, WUWM, Milwaukee Public Radio
• Jenny Kehl, PhD, endowed professor and associate professor,School of Freshwater Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• Julia Robson, founder, Walk to Sustain Our Great Lakes
• Sherry Seston, associate professor of Biology, Alverno College

The Alverno Forum series seeks to join community leaders in discussing cutting-edge topics that have a daily impact on the lives of people in our community and beyond. The next discussion in this year's series takes place on Thursday, February 15 at 6:00 p.m. in the Bucyrus Conference Center inside the Sister Joel Read Center. The Alverno Forum series is free and open to the public. For more details, please visit our website at http://www.alverno.edu/forum/.