Moot court debates environmental issues at Denison

Date of Event: December 11, 2012

Posted: November 30, 2012

GRANVILLE, Ohio—This December, a Denison University environmental studies class will have a unique final exam. Students will present a moot-court style debate about bills created by members of the class, covering issues on transportation, climate, green business and other environmental topics. A panel of experts will be present to offer feedback regarding the presentations. The debate will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 11, in the lecture hall of the Burton D. Morgan Center (150 Ridge Road). The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Abram Kaplan at 740-587-6736 or visit www.denison.edu

The panelists include Mike Brady, assitant professor of political science; Jeremy King, Denison's sustainability coordinator; Steve Larsen, developer;  Candi Moore, chair of the Licking County Land Trust; and Jerry Newton, executive director of the Licking County Planning Commission.

Kaplan’s course, Environmental Politics and Decision Making (ENVS 240), combines the theories of policy, the tools of problem solving and the practice of dealing with environmental changes in the real world of American government.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville— Environmental studies moot court at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 11, in the lecture hall of the Burton D. Morgan Center (150 Ridge Road). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Abram Kaplan at 740-587-6736 or visit www.denison.edu.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

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