Yale Divinity School is hosting a series of events and celebrations on Wednesday, October 11, to celebrate the historic occasion of groundbreaking for its landmark Living Village project.
The schedule is as follows:
2:30 p.m., Panel, Built Structures and the Environmental Crisis: Building in Harmony With the Natural World, Niebuhr Hall
Panelists:
- Deborah Berke, Dean, Yale School of Architecture
- Lindsay Baker, CEO, International Living Future Institute
- Julie Beth Zimmerman, Vice Provost, Yale Planetary Solutions
- Jason J. Jewhurst, Partner and Principal, Bruner/Cott Architects
- Greg Sterling, Dean of Yale Divinity School (moderator)
4:30 p.m. Groundbreaking ceremony and remarks, Living Village construction site; speakers to include Peter Salovey, President of Yale University, and George Bauer, who together with his wife, Carol, has been the project’s lead donor
5 p.m. Program and reception, Old Refectory; remarks by New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker
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