Geoffrey Habron at Furman University

07/05/2024

On May 4, I attended my final graduation at Furman University. I thoroughly enjoyed my 2017-2024 service in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Sustainability Sciences. I thank all the wonderful students and colleagues at Furman for the opportunity. After 25 years as a professor across 3 institutions, I have begun a new journey to support communities work toward building their resilience through the launch of Equitable Community Resilience LLC. You can always reach me through Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoffrey-habron-29b336148/

07/05/2024

Attending FEMA's National Engagement Webinar for the Draft National Resilience Guidance

We are seeking feedback on the draft National Resilience Guidance from whole community stakeholders. The guidance emphasizes that strengthening resilience requires a collective approach.

01/05/2024

Happy to share our webinar recording where I engaged with a panel of faculty at North Carolina State University on the concepts and practice of involving students in community-engaged research in higher education. Thanks to my colleagues and the team at Carolinas Collaborative on Climate, Health, and Equity ( ) | A NOAA CAP/RISA team for organizing and sponsoring. Good to reflect on 25 years in higher education with a focus on University, , Department of Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, SUS 473 Sustainability Science Practicum, as well as my own Ph.D. work Oregon State University stimulated by my Peace Corps service in St. Lucia, Eastern Caribbean.

Empowering Communities, Empowering Scholars

30/04/2024

Looking forward to our conversation April 30 on student involvement in interdisciplinary community engagement and research. Hopefully you can join 11-12pm eastern.
Empowering Communities, Empowering Scholars: The Interplay of Students in Interdisciplinary Research

Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 11:00-12:00 PM Eastern

Student Moderator: Emily Floess, PhD Student in Civil Engineering at North Carolina State University (NCSU) and Global One Health Fellow

Panelists:

Dr. Andy Grieshop, Professor of Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering and Faculty Advisor of NCSU Engineers Without Borders

Dr. Carter Clinton, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at NCSU

Dr. Geoffrey Habron, Professor of Sustainability Science at Furman University

Dr. Louie Rivers, Senior Social Science Advisor in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research & Development and Adjunct Professor of Forestry & Environmental Resources at NCSU
Registration link

17/04/2024

Glad to have earned my Advanced Facilitator Certificate from the Waters Center for Systems Thinking . This was great to break down what I previously knew of systems thinking, reorganize my thinking, and understand how to better engage with others. I appreciate the wonderful staff and the colleagues in my Cohort 5 who hailed from around the U.S. two other countries, multiple time zones and encompassed a range of professions and interests. Special thanks to Sheri Marlin for serving as our coach.

15/04/2024

Congratulations to our wonderful senior award winners in the Furman University Department of Earth, Environmental, and Sustainability Sciences. In addition to our departmental awards, one of our students also excelled in Poverty Studies. Congratulations to Connor, Zane, Mimi, Marie and Gabby.

14/04/2024

One of the best times of the year at Furman watching students share their high impact learning experiences. You can catch a quick view of our Shi Institute of Sustainable Communities fellows in their matching shirts.

14/04/2024

Glad to see our Sustainability Science student athletes leadership, in this case basketball player Veya Henley

04/04/2024

Happy to share our webinar recording "Toward Equitable Community Resilience Partnerships: Addressing Non-Climate Socio-Economic Stressors, Needs, and Threat Multipliers"
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Panelists: Dr. Geoffrey Habron, Furman University; Evangeline Costa, Trees Upstate; Becky Ryon, Coastal Conservation League; Renee Fortner, RiverLink

Carolinas Collaborative on Climate, Health, and Equity (C3HE), a NOAA Climate Adaptation Partnership team SPRING 2024 WEBINAR SERIES: COMMUNITY ENGAGED RESEARCH
https://carolinascap.com/events
Webinar recording https://youtu.be/EpRQvhwKNIM?si=7LgrRuR6UhCyHewi

Addressing Non-Climate Socio-Economic Stressors, Needs, and Threat Multipliers

03/04/2024

Our SUS 335 Sustainability and Social Justice class is discussing my former colleague Mallory McDuff's compilation Love Your Mother that chronicles women from each U.S. state fighting for climate justice (https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506464442/Love-Your-Mother). For day 1 students identified the top 3 individuals that most inspired them from the South and Northeast regions. Donna Kilpatrick of Heifer Farms in Arkansas was one of the top 2 people the students identified.

With over 25 years of experience in agriculture, Donna Kilpatrick specializes in pasture-based livestock production, ecosystem restoration and land stewardship. She leads Heifer Ranch in Perryville, Arkansas where she serves as an Accredited Professional with the Savory Institute, the world’s lead...