2/28 Human Ecology: Reflections on Meaningful Livelihood and a Livable Future

Human Ecology: Reflections on Meaningful Livelihood and a Livable Future

with Dr. Richard Borden

Tuesday February 28, 4:00-5:30pm

Join us during Newforest's Social Ecology month for a free thought-provoking evening with College of the Atlantic professor, Richard Borden.  Dr. Borden will trace some of the history of ecological thought – from its scientific origins to its contemporary place in interdisciplinary education, international affairs and everyday life. The first part of the presentation will emphasize the value of an interdisciplinary perspective, while also noting the societal and intellectual obstacles to reaching this goal. The presentation’s second part will follow a more personal, anecdotal style – and hopefully lead to a group discussion of how each of us discovers our place in the living world.

Richard Borden holds the Rachel Carson Chair in Human Ecology at College of the Atlantic where he teaches courses in environmental psychology, personality and social development, contemporary psychology, and the history and philosophy of human ecology. 

Rich served as COA's Academic Dean for twenty years and is Past-President and Executive Director of the Society for Human Ecology. His educational background includes a B.A. from the University of Texas; an M. A. and Ph.D. in psychology from Kent State University; and a University Post-Doctoral Fellowship in animal behavior and ecology at Ohio State University. Before coming to COA, Rich served on the faculty at both Ohio State and Purdue Universities.  An author of numerous articles and books, he has been a USIA academic specialist and consultant in the area of human ecology and served as an advisor to human ecology programs in China, Russia and elsewhere in Europe and in North and South America. In addition to his passion for networking human ecology worldwide, Rich also enjoys the more domestic pleasures of cooking, carpentry, music and sailing.