LIU Post Professor Named Co-Chair of Prestigious UN Conference on Sustainable Development

Dr. Scott Carlin has been named co-chair of the 66th United Nations Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organization Conference. This prestigious global event will be held in the city of Gyeongju, Republic of Korea, from May 30 – June 1, 2016.

The theme of this year’s conference is “Education for Global Citizenship: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals Together.” The conference will provide an opportunity for non-governmental organizations, governments, educational institutions, and business leaders to come together to develop partnerships and more sustainable institutions.

This will be the first UN DPI/NGO Conference held in Asia. The Conference will take place in the first year of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations Member States in September 2015 to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure human rights and prosperous and fulfilling lives for all, as part of a new sustainable development agenda to be achieved by 2030.

“Dr. Carlin’s outstanding work in education, with a focus on geography and climate change, has prepared him well to serve in this important capacity,” says Dr. Kimberly Cline, president of LIU. “We are particularly pleased that LIU Post students will be joining Dr. Carlin and have an opportunity to work at this landmark conference—directly reflecting the focus on global educational experiences that we offer our students.”

According to Dr. Cline, LIU Post’s Earth and Environmental Science Department uniquely offers a Master’s Degree in Environmental Sustainability, the only one of its kind on Long Island. The M.S. in Environmental Sustainability is offered in a blended format (some courses delivered partially online) and has been rated among the best online Master’s programs in environmental science and sustainability by NonprofitCollegesOnline.com.

Dr. Carlin adds, "In this new era of climate change, what happens to one, happens to all. The SDGs are a natural extension of this new perspective. With the SDGs, the world affirms that we are all safer and more prosperous when we attend to the well-being of all citizens and the planet." He concludes, "Education is a human right, a shared global value, that will help create a more prosperous, peaceful and sustainable world, where everyone can fulfill his or her dreams of education."

Dr. Carlin was chosen as Conference Co-Chair through a global online nomination process. He teaches at LIU Post’s new master’s program in environmental sustainability and coordinates their Campus Sustainability Committee. He has been active in civil society initiatives at the UN for nearly a decade. For the past two decades, Dr. Carlin has worked on a variety of sustainable development projects on Long Island, including breast cancer and environmental mapping, green buildings, wastewater management, climate change and renewable energy. He currently serves on the Town of Southampton’s Sustainable Southampton Advisory Committee. Dr. Carlin is also national advisor to the Graduation Pledge Alliance (of Social and Environmental Responsibility), which is offered at colleges and universities around the world.

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