Friday 8/18 

Social hour. Open to all ESSA scholars for an informal discussion of themes and ESSA core values

8/25 First class of RRS 

Choosing how we want to approach the theme of RRS and meeting other scholars 

9/1 Demo presentation by Abby York with Questions

Desert microbes - a closer look at local water quality 

Moderator: Clark

Moderator: Mattheus

TIME: 10:30 to 11:30am WCPH 468

CAP LTER Central Arizona Phoenix - Long-term Ecological Research site's student group meet and greet. Join us in WCPH 468 for coffee and bagels on 9/22 to get to know the CAP-LTER team. https://sustainability-innovation.asu.edu/caplter/ 

WCPH 468 is on the southern side of the building in a conference room. The peripheral doors should be accessible by SUN/keycard. 

Challenges for Urban Infrastructure Planning in the Anthropocene

Moderator: Rob Wolfinbarger

Individual Development Plans and Mutually Enriching Mentorship 

Moderator: presenter (Clark)

"The Grid" Resilience and Humanity 

Moderator: Ashley Foster

Plenary Session: Indigeneity in Oceania - Unerasing Indigenous People through Environmental Justice Research, Surf Culture Engagement, and Community-Based Collaborations 

Living in kinship: restoration through art, history and science 

Edauri Navarro Pérez is a soil ecologist and Ph.D. student in the Environmental Life Sciences program at Arizona State University (ASU). Currently, her research is about how grass root functional traits: 1) are affected by different abiotic conditions and species, 2) the relationship of root traits and mycorrhizal colonization and 3) how root traits affect drylands soil properties. She is part of Heather Throop's lab.

*Virtual talk - check ESSA RRS slack channel for the zoom link 

Register here — Walton Center for Planetary Health WCPH 509, Tempe campus (map) 

Enter at North door elevator or keycard access required

Rethinking the way we give and receive feedback.

Facilitator - Clark

ESSA RRS welcomes Dr. Jenni Vanos (Associate Professor, School of Sustainability) to the course for a facilitated discussion of her individual pathway in academia. (10 to 1030am)

We will explore our Individual Development Pathways (please edit and complete the attached document before 12/1). Course will end with a facilitated reflection circle.